Date:         Wed, 27 May 1998 16:08:58 EDT
Reply-To:     Blbachman@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Blaine Bachman <Blbachman@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: trivia question
Comments: To: JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU, Route87@aol.com
Comments: cc: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Whoa!  Back up the apple cart!

I should have guessed that my "shorthand" might have caused confusion.

I DO know the difference between a Type (or, auf Deutsch, Typ) I, II, III, &
IV (and all their "variants").

In my illustration, I substituted the almost universal word "Transporter" for
the term "Typ II"

The notation I have seen (go to the "projektzwo" (http://www.projektzwo.de/)
web page for an example) refers to the "vanagon" body style (I know it's not
called that in Europe) as a T2 (which is to say Typ II, T2) and the "Eurovan"
(I also know it's not called that in Europe) as a T4 (or Type II, T4).

Yeah, I know.  Usless drivel and all.  But did projektzwo mess up?  If not,
what happened to the Typ II, T3?

As for our NAFTA and sub-equatorial friends,  I guess that the Brazilian
splits could always be called Typ II, T1; the odd S.African Bay windows with
the square side windows, clamshell doors, and "fishbowl" rear wrap-arounds
could be called Typ II, T1.5; and the Mexican waterpumpers might be classed
Typ II, T(H)2(0).

-Blaine (smarter than the average bear)