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I think @MarSolRivas will like this one… The multi-coloured Volkswagen Polo Harlequin (yes, it really did leave the factory like that) has come up a few times in comments on my previous posts but I think this is the first time I’ve seen one for real since I lived in Germany back in the nineties. Snapped yesterday at this year’s Festival of the Unexceptional in Lincolnshire.

#davidsdailycar #VolkswagenPoloHarlequin #VW #WeirdCarMastodon

sortius Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas there's cars like that around here. They did not leave the factory like that

Sol R. 🌤️ (déménagé)Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins I call it the Polo Colorblind 😑

David Wilkins Jul 28, 2024

@MarSolRivas Apparently the British registration authorities classify it as ‘multi-coloured’…

Sol R. 🌤️ (déménagé)Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins 😅 The French reg system requires the color be described by hue and shade, so if the car is white you still have to tick one of the shade boxes, hence white cars are "blanc clair" and black cars are "noir foncé" 😄

Ted Ward Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas I always used to see the "home made" versions with people painting their panels but never an original

PaddyTech 👾Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas I was on holidays in Germany in the late nineties. I walked past one in someone’s driveway, never seen one before. I walked back for a second look. They’re bonkers, but somehow in a controlled German way.

Frank Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins THAT IS NOT UNEXCEPTIONAL! That is the best Polo ever! 😍

Andrew Clews Jul 28, 2024

@vwdasher @davidwilkins well a single cab pick up won the event’s concourse even though the thing is billed as being about family cars.

Frank Jul 28, 2024

@CrackedWindscreen @davidwilkins 🤔 that really does not gel with me

David Wilkins Jul 28, 2024

@vwdasher @CrackedWindscreen Yes - that decision for the pick-up seems to have been a bit controversial!

padraig Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins I would love for Volkswagen to bring this back. Imagine a Harlequin up!

David Wilkins Jul 28, 2024

@padraig A quick google…

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stance/comments/rb6ezz/harlequin_vw_up_from_argentina/

@stevewfolds Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas
Never cared much for color, go, stop & turn were more attractive.

Vex for Harris & Wallz has moved Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas Love those, and reminds me of this ad:

youtu.be/PMpoBL5LZGM?si=2QW-pQ…

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Dud (Mx)Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins I wish I could have been there, but I wasn't. My Brother in Law was, though (the bastard! 😜 ) !@MarSolRivas

Heather Harvey 🏳️‍🌈 🏎Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas Oh I remember these! Someone local to me had one back in the day. Always brought a smile to my face 😊

BarryP Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas Around 1967/68, I saw a Triumph Herald in Hove that was similar colours. Probably a bit more swirly, given the era I saw it.
It wasn’t paint, though: it had been covered in glued-on flock (like ground up Fuzzy Felt).
Wonder what happened when it rained?

Stephen Greenham Jul 28, 2024

@davidwilkins @MarSolRivas We had one in my town where I grew up, I always admired it. Any stats on how many were produced?

David Wilkins Jul 28, 2024

@solarisfire @MarSolRivas Apparently they planned to do 1,000 but ended up doing almost 4,000.

https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/automotive-history/vw-polo-harlequin-crazy-colour/

The Polo Harlequin: When VW went crazy with colour | Hagerty UK

What started life as a sales gimmick, became one of the must-have cars of the 1990s. At least, that's how we remember the VW Polo Harlequin.

Hagerty UK