I'm pretty sure it was the two little chrome tailpipes fitted to the stock muffler. I smile every time I hear it...quite infrequently these days :( On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > You know, that is a GREAT question! > I first heard it in mom's '74 Super Beetle and have always just accepted > that "it's a VW thing", and never put much more thought into it than that. > > You can always tell a VW (ok, OLDER VW) by its sound before anything else. > > > > Something I've always wondered about...what creates that signature VW > > "chirp" coming from the engine? > > >
-- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar |
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