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- By Herschel D. -

JANUARY'S ANSWERS

FEBRUARY'S - NEW QUESTIONS

 

1.       Q: In what body styles was the VW Type 4 made?

A: 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, and 4-door station wagon

2.       Q: What is the illustration in a 1960’s VW ad that says, ”Some shapes are hard to improve on?”

A: The ad showed the back of a Beetle drawn onto an egg.

3.   Q: OK, Back to that 1948 VW owner’s manual: at the top of the German language right hand page 9 is the title “BESONDERE HINWEISE.” What is the English language translation on the left hand page 9?

A: “Special Hints.” It was about the generator warning light, adjusting the fan belt, and the oil pressure warning light.

4.   Q: What VW is a Type 82E?

     A: A W.W.II Beetle staff car body sitting on a 2-wheel drive Kubelwagen chassis.

5.   Q: What was the model year of the first VW Jetta?

A: 1980

6.   Q: The first “bubble-window” VW bus came out in the 1968 model year. For what model year did it first get stronger bumpers and high mounted front turn signals?

A: 1973

 

1.       Some W.W.II Kubelwagens have a thing mounted on the side above the rear fender, that Allied soldiers referred to as a “Jerry Can.” what is it?

2.       What VW is a Type “87 Tropical?”

3.       How many doors does a Golf station wagon have?

4.       Every Christmas season I do a special Christmas VW drawing for the newsletter. Do you know when I published the first one?

5.       From the outside, how would you know if a 1957 Beetle were a European model or an U.S. one?

6.       In what year did VW switch which end the bubble window camper top was hinged on?

- Answers next month, along with new questions -