There were also Peugeot engines in these cars between the VW Golf powerplant
and the Japanese engines.  When Chrysler starting selling the Omni/Horizon
series, they still had a French manufacturing division that sold a nearly
identical car called the Simca Horizon.

Donald Baxter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Mathis" <CMathis227@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: VW drivetrains in early '80's Dodge cars

> One of the problems Chrysler cited in their bankruptcy filing was that
they
> could not keep up with demand for the early Omni/Horizon because VW
wouldn't
> sell them enough engines to meet the demand.  Later they switched to the
> Mitsubishi engines.
>
> Chuck