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Date:         Thu, 3 Dec 1998 09:21:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>
Subject:      Re: Syncros pre-1980
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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At 11:33 PM 02/12/98 -0500, Karl wrote: >Well, based on the pictures that Chris Turner brought back from >Germany, VW was experimenting with the syncro concept even as >far back as the loafs. Check out: > >http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/turner/germany/ > >and look at the picture underneath the white loaf. > Yes, there were a couple of prototypes made. I even remember seeing some writeups in German 4WD magazines about them at the time (1979). As a detail in this picture notice the joints of the front driveshafts which were later replaced by CV joints. 1980 VW changed to the Vanagon style and when the Waterboxer came out the Syncro was introduced. I think the Syncro was first produced for military applications and then released to the public.

Björn Ratjen

Mill Bay, B.C.

1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized) 1995 Passat TD (1982 Vanagon Diesel) 1979 VW Bus (self- camperized)


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