Date:         Mon, 22 Aug 1994 19:35:19 -0800
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From:         rrk@rahul.net (Bob R. Kenyon)
Subject:      Re: 20cm Kombis???

At 21:28 8/22/94 -0500, Joel Walker wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Aug 94 21:11:05 CDT Bob R. Kenyon said:
>>Very nice job, Joel, but where are the pre '67 buses? How long were they?
>
>sorry guys. :)  Ralf distracted me. ;)
>1950-1955 Kastenwagen, Kombi, Bus, Krankenwagen,   4100 mm overall length
>          Pritschenwagen                           161 inches, 13.5 feet
>1956-1959 etc.                                     4190 mm overall length
>                                                   165 inches, 13.7 feet

Now you're talking! :)

>1960-1964 etc.                                     4280 mm overall length
>                                                   168 inches, 14.0 feet
>the Grossraum-Pritschenwagens were, again, longer (4300mm) and the later
>single and double-cab pickup trucks were 10mm longer (4290mm). hmmmm. kinda
>odd, that.
>
>>Hmmm. I always figured the 2-door and 4-door Rabbits were the same length.
>>Where did the length go? It certainly wasn't in the back seat legroom!
>
>i always thought the extra length was in the pillar between the front and
>rear door (it looked thicker than the same pillar in the 2-door).

Hmm. There's such a difference in the front door length that I never
noticed the pillars. 

Some mystery. Guess will have to find some and measure 'em...

Bob

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