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Subject:Re: VW Iltis was:Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
From:David Marshall
Date:Sat, 17 Oct 1998 10:57:55 -0700

Duoh!  I always spell that incorrectly!  Why the beer on the hood?  Must of
been that weird Engligh beer so they could drink it warm!  :)

At 16:48 10/17/98 -0700, Per Lindgren wrote:
>David Marshall wrote:
>
>> Derek,
>> Here is an avenue for you to research.  Look up the Volkswagen Iltas...
>> <snip>
>
>That is of course ILTIS, not ILTAS. It is a very cool car, one of VW's least
>known models.It was powered by a 1714 ccm variant of the Golf/Rabbit-Audi
etc.
>engine, with an output of 75 hp, taking the car to a top speed of 130 kmh.
The
>wheelbase is just 201,7 cm, with the total length being 388,7 cm. I've only
>seen one of these cars once, it was with german plates. There were two guys
>driving, the top and windshield was down, with two crates? of beer
strapped to
>the hood :-)
>
>PerL
>88 Caravelle Syncro
>
>

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