None were officially sold in the US . Two were sent over officially for testing , with five sent over for evaluation . Volkswagen of America vice-president James Fuller was a supporter of its addition to the U.S. / Canadian lineup . Fuller died in December 1988 while flying home from Germany aboard Pan Am Flight 103 , when a bomb planted by Libyan terrorists exploded over Lockerbie , Scotland ; this had a detrimental effect on the Rallye Golf 's chances of importation to North America
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Volkswagen Golf Mk2