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Re: [T3] Warning,Brasilia Alt. Conversion




Dave Campen wrote:

> There's also the Gol. I think later w/c versions made it to the US (the Fox,
> perhaps?) but early versions had a T1 motor at the front, mounted backwards
> i.e. with the pulley at the front, and a somewhat Porsche-style fan-housing
> containing a small plastic fan. The fan faces the front, so gets ram-air to
> help it. The body was in the generic Mk1 Golf/ Rabbit Passat/ Dasher style.
> There was one for sale at VW Action here in the UK a few years ago, but it's
> the only one I've seen.

The car sold in the US as the VW Fox is the same car as the Gol (Portuguese for
Goal, as in soccer) and did indeed start it's life with a bug engine up front.

PerL
73 Variant L

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