New VW Golf: Famous previous five

• Pics of all six Golfs
• More than 26 million sold
• New Golf revealed today

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Volkswagen's Golf has grown into an iconic car with more than 26 million of them sold since the first Golf came out way back in 1974.

The new model, revealed today, should take that figure past the 30-million mark.

So if you are feeling all dewy-eyed and nostalgic about the car, take a look at our gallery of all six versions.