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Open top in small format - a comparison of the Henkel cabriolets

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Created on August 6, 2020

Reading time 10min

Written by:

Sven Jürisch

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Bob Heinemann

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Bob Heinemann

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Für Liebhaber wohl tatsächlich Immergrün-Autos

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Henkel-Cabrios im Vergleich: Ford Escort, Opel Kadett und VW Golf

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Die Besitzer scheinen auf jeden Fall alle Spasss an ihren "Körbchen" zu haben

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Oben offen und der Spass ist grenzenlos

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Stolze Besitzer vor ihren süssen Wägelchen

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Gute Stimmung ist vorhanden

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Drei Henkel-Cabrios von hinten

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Escort neben Golf

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Escort hinter Golf

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Drei Henkel-Cabrios auf Achse

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Es werde Licht bei den Henkel-Cabrios

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Die Türverkleidung vom Escort

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Escort Cabrio oben offen

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Modellbezeichnung beim Escort

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Der Schriftzug vom Escort

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Die Felgen vom Escort

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Der Motor vom Escort

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Der Tacho geht bis 220

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Der Escort Innenraum

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Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet (1989) - Richtiges Häkchen im Prospekt angekreizt beim Escort. Das Dach verschwindet automatisch

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Opel Kadett GS/E Cabriolet (1991) - Der Kadett scheint Freude zu machen. wie man am Gesicht der Dame erkennt

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Opel Kadett GS/E Cabriolet (1991) - Daumen hoch für den Kadett

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Opel Kadett GS/E Cabriolet (1991) - Kultauto mit Kultfilmen

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Opel Kadett GS/E Cabriolet (1991) - Mantas im Kadett

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Das Erdbeerkörbchen

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Schriftzug vom Golf Cabrio

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - VW Schriftzug

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Das Verdeck wurde von Karmann entworfen

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Türverkleidung mit Blick auf einen Ford Escort

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Fahrertür mit reflektiertem Grafitti

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Der Motor vom Erdbeerkörbchen

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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VW Golf GLi Cabriolet (1992) - Scheibenwischer konnte man in drei Stufen einstellen

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1991) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Aigner

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1991) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Coast

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1991) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Bel Air

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1991) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Sportline

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1992) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Fashionline

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1992) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Toscana

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1992) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Acapulco

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1991) - Hier sieht man das Sondermodell Classicline

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Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) - Der Kadett in voller Fahrt

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Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) - Sommerlich unterwegs im Kadett

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Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) - Auch für eine Spazierfahrt am Hafen entlang geeignet

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Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) - Oben offen

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Opel Kadett Cabrio (1990) - Der Kadett mit Frau am Steuer

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1980) - Produktion bei Karmann

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1980) - In der Produktionshalle von Karmann reiht sich Golf an Golf

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VW Golf Cabriolet (1980) - Ein fertiger Golf bei Karmann

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Ford Escort Cabriolet (1980) - Auch das Escort Cabrio wurde bei Karmann gefertigt

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Summary

Convertible fun doesn't have to be expensive, especially not with a classic car. The Opel Kadett, Ford Escort and VW Golf prove that you can enjoy open-top driving fun even on a budget.

This article contains the following chapters

A little freedom
Openly into oblivion
Compact and stable
Long live sport
Value into the next decade
Renaissance of values
Buying tips
Technical data comparison

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Convertible fun doesn't have to be expensive, especially not with a classic car. The Opel Kadett, Ford Escort and VW Golf prove that you can enjoy open-top driving fun even on a low budget. They were the heroes of the Golf generation. In December 1985, many people looked enviously into the Glottertal valley, where the doctor's son Udo Brinkmann, alias Sascha Hehn, daringly swung over the closed doors into the snow-white Golf Cabriolet, or onto the center court, where two fresh air fanatics, Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, brought the open-top compact class from Opel (Kadett) and Ford (Escort) to a whole new level of fame. Yes, back then an open-top single-seater was enough to bring a touch of unheard-of luxury to the terraced housing estate. Mercedes SL or Jaguar XJ-SC were still where they belonged in the ideal world of the eighties - in the posh neighborhoods.

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