Date:         Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:43:20 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
Comments: To: vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
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Thanks for pointing that out, Mark … I was digging for a picture of my friend’s ’92 “Limited Last Edition” to make the same point.


> On 18-Mar-2016, at 18:16, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET> wrote:
> 
> G stands for Graz. The G means it was built in Austria, not Germany.
> 
> When the Hanover Germany plant switched over to making the T4 the 2wd
> production of T3 increased in Graz to take up some of the demand that
> remained for the old workhorse. Prior to this it was Syncros that were
> built in Graz while 2wd were built in Hanover.
> 
> This is a little amusing because in the US we think of there being a
> year gap between T3 and T4 while in reality there was a 2 year overlap.
> 
> Mark
>