>Andrew Grebneff:
>>>>the CV rear axle came in with 12V for the last of the
>>>>Splits in 1967.
>
>
>I had a 12 volt '67 transporter.  It had reduction gears,
>not CVs....  This was in the US and was mid-year.
>
>                                Richard A. Jones
>                                Boulder, Colorado
>                                '81 Vanagon  Mr Bus

According to Kuch's 1998-1999 "Volkswagen Model Documentation", published
by Bentley, the change to 12V actually occurred in 1966.

I don't know exactly when the change to CVs occurred...probably really late
in the split production. According to Kuch it was with the Bay
introduction, which he says was in 1967. However I have heard elsewhere
(but cannot remember where) that the really late Splits had CVs. Maybe
another listee can clarify this?

VW normally introduced changes one by one into the production line, which
is why the T1/T2 really is one evolutionary sequence. The change from
Barndoor to tailgated T1 was really not all that much more radical than the
Split/Bay change.

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & seashell nut
Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24, LCIII, LC, Classic, Plus
*Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market,
always remember that we are the TOP 10%
*Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy and
millions of others are by far the most popular with about 70 million
machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may note that
cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do not
denote a higher life form - New York Times, November 26, 1991
*A 766mHz Mac G4 is 45% faster than a 1500mHz Pentium 4