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On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Erkson, Toby wrote: > I would label those Type IV if I had to give them a label. My opinion. Why, Toby? Is this based on the styling cues? Most all of them (except the Brasilia) have Type III pancake engines. The floorpans are Type III in some cases, Type I in other cases. The "Brasilia" (Type 103) is the least Type III of the bunch, but, since the name is so over-used, it seems to me to be worth it to include the "proper" Brasilia as a point of reference -- "this *here* is a Brasilia, not to be confused with the other ones, which are *not* Brasilias." I don't think any of the cars have Type IV engines or Type IV chassis -- though some of the styling elements are Type IV-ish, to my eye. In my opinion, if it's got a Type III pancake engine, and/or a Type III floorpan, it's close enough -- not more than "once removed," so to speak. That's also why they've got their own category, and haven't been included with German (or Australian) Type 31 or Type 36 cars. :) Cheers, -Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe