I lived in Indonesia for two and a half years and these "Things" were not uncommon there, probably the commonest VWs we saw. Maybe this reflected Australian military intelligence? dave downunder 2008/6/8 BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>: > On 6/7/08, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > > > > > > I was puzzled when seeing one of these bastardized, half & half buses > > while in the military in Saudi Arabia back in 1990.........thought it was > a > > custom. > > > > Mike B. > > > > Mike, > > They were officially bastardized by VW. =) Kind of like those watercooled > bay window buses from Mexico. Looks like someone > made the radiator enclosure in their own backyard. > > While in Manila, I saw what I thought were homemade buggies. Later I > discovered they were VW made Australian Country Buggies. Apparently, VW > dumped them there and a few other places when the Aussie military decided > the car was not suitable for them. > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/countrybuggy/cover.jpg > > > BenT > |
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