Very good, SteveO. I did expect some Aussie to answer this. The
article said they only had one in their registry from the country I
found them in. I saw no less than a half dozen in my two day visit
just last month. It's be cool to tow behind a stretched Westy (RVC).

BenT
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:06:55 +1000, Stephen Overmyer
<s.overmyer@uws.edu.au> wrote:
>
>
> Date:    Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:48:14 -0700
> From:    BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)
>
> hmmmm.... i know where there's a container load of vintage Type 1, 2, &
> 3 NOS parts form a defunct VW holding company. Even found whole sides of
> split screen and loaf buses. They were a bit too big for my luggage but
> I brought some Type 3 pieces. I am negotiating to purchase an early dune
> buggy type vehicle made by VW for rough country consumption. It's not a
> Thing or a Kubelwagen... It's something very basic. Can someone guess
> what it is?
>
> Only VW built vehicle that comes to mind that matches that description
> (if it isn't a 181/182 or a Kubelwagen) is the one year only 1968 VW
> Country Buggy. They didn't come much more basic ;)
>
> Seen here at http://members.netro.com.au/~vwcc/cb.htm  since others may
> never have heard of it...
>
> Cheers,
> Steve O
> NSW Australia
> '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
> '00 Transporter Double Cab
> '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
> '78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top (ex-Aust.Army)
>

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