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RE: [T3] French names Type 3



I thought it might have been "vagn" but I didn't have any reference handy.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Henrik Larsson [SMTP:Henrik.Larsson.5727@student.uu.se]
> Sent:	Monday, March 13, 2000 12:45 PM
> To:	VW Type 3 Mailing List
> Subject:	Re: [T3] French names Type 3
> 
> 
> Stieg Hedlund wrote:
> 
> >  "P" in P1800 stands for Personvagen, similar to Volkswagen, no?
> 
> I'm probably the only one who noticed, but it is "Personvagn". Still very
> close
> to the german word.
> 
> When the VW Type 1 came to Sweden in the early 50s, the world Volkswagen
> became
> "Folkvagn" and that is still the most common swedish name for the Type 1.
> 
> Henrik Larsson, Sweden
> 1964 1500S Notch
> 
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