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>From: Douglas Taylor <pupland@bserv.com>
>No insult taken. What caught my eye was that the exhaust system didn't
>look right (ie-not N.A. Type IV) on the first van in question, so I took a
>quick peek under and noticed that the oil screen plate on the sump was
>secured by 10mm nuts, rather than a single 17mm bolt, like on the Type
>IV's. I am presuming that it was a Type III engine, not a Type I, as I
>can't imagine squeezing anything but a pancake engine in there. I didn't
>look inside the engine compartment, so that much is left to deduction.
Good, so it was not a type IV. Did it have the characteristic cast aluminum
fan housing?
About ten years ago I noticed a rabbit following me on the highway, but
there was something about the car that was odd--I just couldn't put my
finger on it. I finally realized that the problem was that where the front
grill whould have been, you know, between the headlights, there was just
sheet metal with the round VW emblem.
I let the car pass me and followed it till it parked, but the owner got away
before I could park. Upon inspection I found that the car was a VW
Brasilia, type 1 rear engined, rear wheel drive. On a later extended trip
to Argentina I saw several more Brazilias, each different, but usually
mostly resembling type IVs. One afternoon I came across a white 66 T3 Ghia
1 block from by hotel in Buenos Aires.
Also in Buenos Aires: spotted and talked to the owner of a Lotus Super 7,
1800cc (I know, wrong interest group) totally made in Argentina.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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