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RE: [T3] 15 Brazilian scrapbook additions


>(except for the
>couple of Type 103 that were submitted - why?  If they're closely related to
>the T1 then why include them, just because they look similar to the rest?
>Hmmmm, that doesn't seem right in light of the argument of declaring
>'Type's...)


	It's in the interest of droppin' some science and correcting the
"conventional wisdom" surrounding Brazillian VWs.

	I think that, at least in the U.S., many VW fans at large know
generally of Brazillian VWs, but probably could only describe the SP2 and,
somewhat more vaguely, the "Brasilia".  I think that when these folks say
"Brasilia" they generally mean "a non-SP2, non-Beetle Brazillian VW sedan"
and aren't really thinking of the Type 103 in particular, nor distinguising
the Brasilia from the Variant or Variant II or 1600L or 4-porta, etc.

	Given that the "conventional wisdom" is based largely on the glossy
magazines and what's seen at shows (and on the street), this is not too
surprising.

	I think that inclusion of a Type 103 Brasilia in the Scrapbook
serves to show folks "oh, o.k., *that's* a Brasilia, and all of these other
cars, they're different.  I get it now."

	Toby, I like the idea of including more descriptive text with the
various examples.  A picture tells a thousand words, but perhaps not
necessarily the words that were intended. :)

Cheers,
-Greg


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