Frank:

No, no one wants the facts.  :-(  The list just blew on past your
post with no mention, except maybe one.  Who wants facts when they
can post their opinions or speculations?

But thanks for the link!  I'm still laughing over the English
version of the Summary for the Syncro article
http://www.members.shaw.ca/ragnarhairybreeks/technical%20articles/syncro%20optimised/syncro1.html
I swear, it must have been translated via babelfish from German to
Italian to English...twice.

I'm comforted by knowing that I don't have to provide any "destinate
driver input" for my Syncro, which was a color in VW's palette of
Transporters....

Richard