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Subject:Re: Transporter
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:11:59 +1200

I don't want the antique split because the visor
>above the two windshields makes a loud houling noise.

The Split is the coolest road vehicle ever designed! I had a 57 and 66, and
never heard a noise from the front roof overhang. Or the rest of the roof,
for that matter. Not even at 80mph (yes, a 57 with 1600 & split-case trans
will easily do 80 but will shorten engine life...). If you've heard a howl
from one, are you sure it didn't have a roofrack? These can generate an
awful wail.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel