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VW TRIVIA |
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- By Herschel D. - |
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| JANUARY'S ANSWERS |
FEBRUARY'S - NEW QUESTIONS |
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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
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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 -
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