Looks like Chris got it

https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/end-of-an-era-the-last-air-cooled-automobile-engines/

From:   Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date:   09/10/2015 02:30 PM
Subject:        Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's  
counterintuitive.. (long post)
Sent by:        Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>

It's an acronym only if you pronounce it as a word ( like "scuba"), 
otherwise it's initials.

Stephen

mobile

> On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:54 AM, Chris Szpejankowski 
<szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Ah, you mean an ACRONYM. 
> 
> NSU?
> 
> Wys�ane z iPhone'a
> 
> Dnia 10 wrz 2015 o godz. 15:52 szpejankowski@gmail.com napisa�(a):
> 
>> Name is just letters, not numbers? Hmm, that's tricky. Im familiar with 
DKW but their designs were front engine/front wheel drive in that time 
frame. 3 cylinder 2-stroke, some of them. 
>> 
>> Wys�ane z iPhone'a
>> 
>> Dnia 8 wrz 2015 o godz. 23:25 SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) 
<scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> napisa�(a):
>> 
>>> Too bad it's not Fridae.
>>> There are two very good examples of small rear engine/rear radiator US
>>> Model Cars..
>>> Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with
>>> adequate cooling at 70 mph on a highway on a warm day.
>>> 
>>> Another one ..great little car actually ...1959 Fiat 600D.
>>> kind of hokey ...fan was belt driven ...mounted on a pedastal coming 
off
>>> the side of the block ..
>>> sucket air through engine cover louvers and blew it forward thru a 
small
>>> radiator and out and down.
>>> it worked fine though.
>>> Belt tension adjustment was by shims, ala VW Bettle arrangment.
>>> 
>>> there have been a few exotics with rear radiators and I believe 
Formula
>>> 1 cars use that arrangement.
>>> 
>>> OK...triva quiz ..
>>> name a German  car that is rear engine air-cooled, inline 4,  OHC, 
from
>>> the 60's.  Sideways mounted rear engine.
>>> a hint ..
>>> name is just letters.
>>> 
>>> but rear radiator/s in a Vanagon ..someone build one please ..with 
huge
>>> rear side scoops !
>>> 
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>>> On 9/8/2015 5:10 PM, James wrote:
>>>> Ah yes, the argument for rear radiator(s) on a rear engined car, such 
as this:
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_1000_MB
>>>> 
>>>> James
>>>> Ottawa, ON
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 19:09:29 -1000
>>>>> From: scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's  
counterintuitive.. (long post)
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> 
>>>>> it's a consequence of the vehicle design ..
>>>>> I DO appreciate that the Vanagon is the last version of the original
>>>>> concept ..
>>>>> oppossed 4 cylinder aluminum rear mounted engine ..
>>>>> that starts with the very very first VW Buses ...1954 or about there 
..
>>>>> and they evolved the design through 3 basic versions ( Spitty, Bay 
Bus,
>>>>> and Vanagon ) .
>>>>> I like that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> rear mounted radiator..or even twin rear mounted small radiators 
...not
>>>>> practical generally .
>>>>> Though ...that would keep the major cooling system parts in one 
area..
>>>>> and help the weight distribution ..which oddly, on a 2WD Vanagon is
>>>>> about 55 % of the weight is on the front axle.
>>>>> 
>>>>> and generally ...a front-mounted radiator is the most 
easily-successful
>>>>> arrangement, high air pressure there, etc.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And sure ...there are scads of cooling system parts ..one of the 
Charms
>>>>> of water-cooled Vanagons let's say.
>>>>>> On 9/6/2015 12:17 PM, PSD wrote:
>>>>>> Yeah, not counter intuitive just over-complicated.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
Behalf Of SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 4:01 PM
>>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's 
counterintuitive.. (long post)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I wouldn't say it's counter-intuitive really ..
>>>>