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Subject:Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
From:David Marshall
Date:Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:19:48 -0700

I thought we drove a Type II Transporter 3 or Type II T3?  Splittys being
Transporter 1s and loafs being Transporter 2s etc.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Andrew Grebneff
Sent: July 17, 2003 11:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?

>T4... thats what vanagons are...

Uh-uh! They are T3s (the so-called Eurovan is the T4). This is German
vernacular, not official VWspeak. In England they call them Type 25
(this IS VWspeak). All VW type designations are actually 3-digit; for
popular purposes we merely leave off the latter 2, which indicate
subtype. So Type 25 in the so-called "Vanagon". The basic panelvan
will be say 250; a GL say 251; pickup 253; Syncro panel 254 etc (I
have invented the last digit on these... some listee(s) may know the
actual designations. The Split will be Type 20, Bay Type 22 (or
whatever).

Porsche uses  the same system, but that's not a coincidence.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
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<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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