Date:         Sun, 2 Mar 2014 11:28:21 -0600
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <1393648368.34074.YahooMailNeo@web122004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi Anthony.  Under two feet of snow in my backyard lies a 1969 type III notchback, automatic.  1600 cc fuel injected, 12V, disc brakes in the front.  It last ran about 7 years ago when it developed a knock in the motor, so I parked it, and between moving twice it sat for far too long.  The frame and floors are ok but the fenders are in rough shape.  Hard (if not impossible) to replace.  White with a red interior.  And a gas heater!

This year we are moving so it is either going to get running or passed on.  I have found someone not too far from me with an early 70s notchback that hasn't run in awhile either.  But the body looks much better.  Unfortunately he's a little nutty (aren't we all) and hasn't quite indicated whether or not he will ever sell it.  His kids say I'm first on the list :)

When it ran, it was super fun.  Good pickup and it felt like it was flying.  Sometimes it was.  

There is 1 or 2 fastbacks around here, and the odd square back.  Certainly not like the west coast where you trip over them.

Jeff in Winnipeg

On 2014-02-28, at 10:32 PM, Anthony Egeln wrote:

> It is still Frydae here on the east coast of the USA, and I am curious about the old VW that was called the square back.  It was sort of a VW station wagon. 
> 
> I had one for a very short time back in the late 70's.  Too short a time to really get to know it, as I plowed into a stopped car and totaled it on the second day I owned it.   My brain was all about a plane ticket to visit a girl in Boston, and my foot was on the gas.  
> 
> Anyway, what did VW call the engine in those cars? What was the configuration of the engine, and what sort of fuel economy did it achieve?
> 
> It seems to me that if one of these in decent shape could be had today, it might be a good, economical, easy to work on "around town" car for running errands and carrying various household goods.
> 
> What do the VW old timers think?
> 
> Thanks, Anthony
>