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Just as I would have said it myself! T1, T2, T3, T4 means Transporter 1, Transporter 2 etc. This is often confused, so a type3 is a type3, but a T3 is a Vanagon, or Caravelle as they are named in Europe. PerL 73 t3 87 T3 Jeff Kitterman wrote: > My understanding of it is thusly: > > A Type 2 is a bus. A Type 3 is a, well, Type 3. The T1, T2, T3, and T4 don't > refer to TYPE, just the generation of the "bus". For example: A type 2 T1 is > a 1950-67 splitty bus. A type 2 T2 is a 1968-79 bay window bus. A type 2 T3 > is a 1980-91 Vanagon. And the type 2 T4 is a Eurovan. Although I don't think > VW considers the Eurovan (or the Vanagon for that matter) a "Type 2" > anymore, I think the T1-4 is kind of a informal designation that us bus nuts > put on our beloved vehicles. > > FWIW, > > Jeff > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff and Genevieve * kittman@swbell.net * Houston, Texas > '76 Westy - "Daisy" * '73 Square - "Eunice" * '84 Rabbit GTI > Drop by kittman's volkswagen page @ http://www.neartowntech.com/kittman > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Glavas [mailto:csglavas@netscape.net] > > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:13 PM > > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Subject: [T3] T3s and crazy vanagon owners > > > > > > Remember the car-o-scopes? > > > > Well, I own a T2 and was wondering about tires and stuff for it. So I did > > some research there. I came across this link (look at the title): > > http://www.hrps.demon.nl/jwbus/T2-tires.htm > > > > Turns out, the (no offense) vw-historically challenged Vanagon > > owners think > > they own "T3s." I guess, since T2s are buses, then it follows > > that Vanagons, > > the next generation, should be called "T3s." Oops. > > > > That's why they all kept selecting "Type III" for the car-o-scope > > when in all > > actuality, they owned something, yeck, "watercooled." How's that > > for useless > > trivia? > > > > Hasta, > > > > Steve > > Proud owner of the Original Type 3. > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/