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How many works Group A Golf Rallyes were built?

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Group A bodyshells were built by Matter and all have a unique chassis plate.
As is common in rallying, there are more chassis numbers than registrations..
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Chassis: RL 1 ?

Built: 1989
Registrations used: WOB VX 44
Events history: test car
Works drivers: Weber
Privateer drivers: n/a
Location: not known

 

Chassis: RL 3

Built: 3/1990
Registrations used:
Events history:
Works drivers:
Privateer drivers:
Location: Holland

 

Chassis: RL 4

Built: 3/1990
Registrations used: WOB CL 636, S CL 636
Events history: Australia 1990
Works drivers:
Privateer drivers: Antonio Ruis (Spain), Jozef Studenic (1992-4), Andrej Studenic (1995), Christoph Weber (2011), Wolf-Dieter Ilhe / Sepp Wiegand (2012)
Location: Germany (previously Austria)

 

Chassis: not known

Built:
Registrations used: WOB VP 14
Events history:
Works drivers:
Privateer drivers:
Location: not known

 

Chassis: not known

Built: early 1990
Registrations used: WOB AZ 144
Events history: 1990 Costa Smeralda (April)
Works drivers: Erwin Weber
Privateer drivers:
Location: not known. VIN transferred to RG60 13, late 1990

 

Chassis: RL 5

Built: 3/1990
Registrations used: WOB CL 622
Events history: 1990 Acropolis, 1990 New Zealand (3rd o/a), Bohemia, Drei-Stadte Rally (?)
Works drivers: Erwin Weber
Privateer drivers: Antonio Ruis (1990 Talavera, Spain), 'Idorap'
Location: France

 

Chassis: not known

Built:
Registrations used: WOB CL 636, 4-P-0486, 3-P-8921, O-P-3127, O-P-3050
Events history: 1990 Australia
Works drivers: Erwin Weber
Privateer drivers: Antonio Rius (1991), Alfredo Luzuriaga (1993-4), Pepe Alonso
Location: Spain

 

Chassis: RL 6

Built: 4/1990
Registrations used: WOB CL 757, VB BB 15, 75-JKN-2
Events history: 1992 Austrian Rally Championship
Works drivers: Raimund Baumschlager
Privateer drivers: Armin Holz (1994)
Location: Holland

 

Chassis: RL 7

Built: 6/1990
Registrations used: WOB AW 482, 64-62-BU, W WOBCW 1
Events history: 1990 Sachs Winter Rallye, Drei-Stadte Rally. 1991: Sachs Rallye Franken, ADAC Saarland Rallye, Rallye Hessen, Hunsruck Rallye.
Works drivers: Erwin Weber (Sachs zero car), "Charly" Beck, Raimund Baumschlager
Privateer drivers: Paulo Meireles, António Abreu, José Paula, Dércio Melo, Christoph Weber
Location: Austria (previously Portugal)

 

Chassis: not known

Built:
Registrations used: WOB CL 770
Events history: 1991: 3-Stadte Rallye. 1992: Austrian Rally Championship
Works drivers: Raimund Baumschlager
Privateer drivers:
Location: WOB CL 770 left Europe in 1993

 

Chassis: RG60 13

Built: 9/1990
Registrations used: WOB AZ 144, SE- 07537, SE AZ 145,
Events history: 1991: Rallye Niedersachsen, Sachs Rallye Franken, ADAC Saarland Rallye
Works drivers: Erwin Weber
Privateer drivers: Arne Carstens
Location: Germany
ID history: second bodyshell of WOB AZ 144, for 1991

 

Chassis: not known

Built: 1991
Registrations used: WOB AZ 144, VP-10-VG
Events history: 1991 Rallye Hessen, Hunsruck Rallye, Rallye Deutschland, 3-Stadte Rallye
Works drivers: Erwin Weber, Raimund Baumschlager
Privateer drivers: Hans Weijs + rentals
Location: crashed & broken up, Holland.
ID history: third bodyshell for WOB AZ 144. VIN transferred from RG60 13, May 1991. Believed to be the last GpA car built by VW Motorsport. Registered GO-95-83H & GO-RALLYE, owned by Darko Peljhan, before it went back to Hans Weijs. The VIN supplied by Darko is TP8332420.

 

Chassis: RG60 19

Built: 10/1991
Registrations used: brand new bodyshell, never painted
Events history: none
Works drivers:
Privateer drivers: Christoph Weber
Location: Austria

 
Other identities seen

RT 47 152 (Kaj Peterson) Denmark
XJ 50 777 (Kaj Peterson), "1990" car, new bodyshell, Denmark

These two cars may be the same and it is believed that Kaj still has his car.

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