About Rabbit Magazine...
With the formation of Club GTI back in 1987 it was deemed fundamentally important to keep members up to speed with what was happening within the club via a newsletter. From this humble beginning, Rabbit became a full colour glossy magazine.
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History & Insight
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Rabbit, the very first edition.
First published in 1987, Rabbit started as a mere newsletter, just 4-pieces of photocopied A4. Today it is a full colour 40+ page magazine. Why Rabbit? It may seem an odd name for a members VW magazine but the answer to the often-asked question is simple. When VW launched the Golf on the unsuspecting American public it went under the name of Rabbit!
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Rabbit, the cover of the first edition.
Over the years Rabbit magazine has developed in stages under the helmsmanship of different Editors who give up most of their free time to voluntarily produce the magazine for the members. Instrumental in the growth and style of Rabbit was Mick Clements the longest standing Editor (twice) Mick gradually turned what was now about a 40 page black and white magazine containing a high proportion of adverts into something far more professional with show reports, feature cars and other interesting topics. He also brokered a deal whereby the magazine went part colour for the very first time and gradually increased the number of colour pages until the magazine was full colour.
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Rabbit, the tri-colour edition.
When a sudden change in work commitments meant Mick could no longer carry on a new Editor had to found quickly due to a looming publishing deadline. Carol Richardson stepped into the breach and virtually put together an entire issue within two weeks. A search for a full time Editor for Rabbit yielded results in the form of Mike Moorhead a highly talented individual with an eye for perfection, punctuation and grammar. Mike introduced new ideas and took Rabbit to a new level, however it is no easy task producing a magazine of this standard and after about a year Mike moved on and is now running his business.
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Rabbit, the full colour edition.
Once again, Carol, who was Sub Editor under Mike, took the helm and is still Rabbit Editor today. Under Carol’s guidance Rabbit took on a fresh new look and is now professionally designed by the highly talented Emma Frost and is proof read prior to final design by Malcolm Heymer. Many people contribute to Rabbit on a regular basis the full list would simply be too long to print but most notably Jon Cass, Peter Rosenthal, Drew Wagar, Robin Turner and Karen Andrews feature highly in the frame.
Rabbit Today...
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We are assembling an online Rabbit archive.
Rabbit is viewed by many as a Club GTI institution, but the speed and functionality of the Club GTI forum has overlapped Rabbit to such an extent in recent years.
We are compiling an extensive pdf download library of past Rabbit magazines, which can be accessed by Paid Club Members.