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There really were not "all kinds of Brasilias" as Jim Adney claims. Marc Bona is correct in his description of the Brasilia. The Brasilia was the Brazilian VW Type 102 which was a two-door or four-door body based on a Brazilian Karmann-Ghia floorpan (Type 143) with ball-joint front axle, front discs, rear swing axles and a 1584cc motor available with either one or two carburettors (and also available for alcohol fuel in Brazil). It was exported to many other countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, the Philippines and even to Portugal in Europe. The two-door model was also CKD-assembled in Mexico. The four-door version was also CKD-assembled in Nigeria but renamed there as the "Igala". But the Brasilia was never marketed in South Africa. During its production run between 1976 and 1982, around 1,063,963 Brasilias were built. Although some have confused Brazilan Type 3s for Brasilias, there were never any Type 3 and Type 4 or even water-cooled "Brazilias". There was only one Brasilia. Simon Glen Toowoomba, Australia Jim Adney wrote: > On 24 Jan 2001, at 14:44, Marc Bona wrote: > > > This is a called a Brasilia, these were built by VW of Brazil from > > 1973 to 1979 and are based on a standard Type 1 Karmann Ghia > > chassis and are powered by an air-cooled upright 1600cc engine > > (type 3 style case, with short VW Thing style fan shroud) with > > dual Solex carbs. > > The real problem here is that there were all kinds of Brazilias. > There were type 1, 3 and 4 Brazilias, as well as (I think) water > cooled Brazilias. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe