WOLFSBURG: Mod it till you make it ... somewhat. Once upon a time, small Italian company Biagini created the "son of Frankenstein" Biagini Passo, a top down, go-anywhere fun all-wheel-drive version of the Golf Country. One could even called it the spiritual successor of sorts to the Volkswagen T-Roc Convertible.

Inspired by the Meyers Manx, Volkswagen Thing and other models, the Biagini Passo was essentially the chassis of the Mk 2 Golf Country blended with a reworked body shell of a Mk 1 Golf Cabriolet.



The headlights and taillights were borrowed from other manufacturers, a raised ride height and an external bull bar, the Passo looked ... like that.

It could hold five people with its top down; and the 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine which was capable of 98hp.

Initially destined for central and eastern Europe, it’s not clear how many Passos were built after its launch in 1990.

Today, few Passos remain in drivable condition, as a lack of rustproofing doomed it to junk status.



 

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