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I don't have a picture of it, and it's gone from my life; but my 1960 Type II panel van weighed as much as a Beetle but [no glass/heavier suspension] so the the CG is as low. It had [later] 3/4 ton axles and would carry 2/3 cord of firewood. It could back up uphill on wet leaves and drive right over parking lot bump stops.

With a fresh 1600 (dual Solex 40s, single extractor exhaust, Pertronix Ignitor) it got 30 MPG at 55 MPH, over the Coast Range. (Never went 55 again, it could top the Coast Range at 70)

I've still got an engine I built for it, a 1776 stroker. It's the VW Mileage Motor build that would probably get 35 MPG in a Type II.
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