Date:         Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:33:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW drivetrains in early '80's Dodge cars
Comments: To: Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
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It is the Omni/Horizens with a 1.7 that have VW based engines.

Mark

Bob O'Shaughnessy wrote:
>
> Jason Yasment (jyasment@YAHOO.COM) said on the date of 9/13/00 8:36 PM
>
>      (snip)
> >
> >Has anyone else heard of this?  It might be another
> >source of junkyard parts in a pinch.
>
>      Ever noticed how similar the Dodge/Plymouth Omni/Horizon look to the
> A1 Golf (nee Rabbit)?  That's because the Chrysler is based on the Golf.
> I believe their 2.2 engine is a bored out 1.6 VW engine.
>
>      This wasn't uncommon in the cauught-with-their pants down era.  Ford
> was lucky to be able to import the Escort from Ford Europe (they called
> it the "World Car") and GM quickly borrowed a design from Daewoo in Korea
> to build the Chevette.
>
> >List Moderator vanagon-unrestricted@egroups.com
>
>      Is that as amazingly contridictory as it sounds?
>
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>
> Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
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