Re: [T3] Top of the line

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@dataflake.org>]

<x-flowed>the porsche 914 was not the sport model for the type 4 line. it was a 
totally separate car that only happened to share the engine. even the 
chassis/drivetrain setup (apart from the body) is totally different.

jens


On Thursday, Jan 30, 2003, at 14:29 US/Eastern, Steven Ayres wrote:

> AaronC=> I didn't know this was considered
> => VW's "top of the line."
>
> The Type 3s were introduced in '61 as VW's high line, meaning it 
> offered
> greater luxury and performance at a higher price. The Type 34 is the 
> sport
> model in the Type 3 line, designed to lead sales of the entire line. 
> It was
> also the most expensive, with lots of hand work done by Karmann.
>
> As a parallel, when the Type 4 line was introduced to one-up the Type 
> 3s and
> freshen VW's image, it also included a sport model, known in the 
> States as
> the Porsche 914.
>
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 KG1600


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