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On 16 Apr 2002, at 18:10, Daniel Baum wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong (I probably am ... ) but in markets where it was > called the Variant, this was the official VW name and was written on the > script on the back of the car, after a certain date. "Squareback", though, > was never more than a nickname, like "Beetle" While there was never a script with the word squareback (or fastback or notchback, for that matter) the Squareback and Fastback were sold in the US under those names. This is what VW officially called them here. > I have never lived in a country where it wasn't called a Variant, so I am > not sure about this. I don't know why they changed it here. I always liked the Variant name, but I suppose that had more to do with its seeming more "exotic." - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/