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Old 07-05-2019, 10:54 PM   #701 (permalink)
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...panel truck, sedan delivery, or extended pickup body...
All prototyped by VW in the 1930s and 40s.


https://theclassicbeetle.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/14/


https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/0f/2b/f...56d506992d.jpg

How about a Crossover SUV?


PAPERMAU: WW2`s KdF/Volkswagen Typ 82/3 Paper Model - by Paper Diorama
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Old 07-06-2019, 12:24 AM   #702 (permalink)
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That black panel thing looks cool.
Wonder what the "cargo space" looked like from the inside.
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It would have had the upright fan engine so compare with the bed of that pickup right above it. The crank-driven fan of the Type III makes that configuration work.
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Old 07-08-2019, 07:48 PM   #704 (permalink)
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That black panel thing looks cool.
Wonder what the "cargo space" looked like from the inside.
That black panel is my favorite VW of all.
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Old 07-10-2019, 12:18 PM   #705 (permalink)
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That's awesome, but like journalists everywhere, they neglect to mention the PCI on those Willwood disk brakes.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news...-and-flaunt-it

Electric power steering? No tailpipes, might be it's electric.

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Why do you need power steering in a bussie? Power brakes, yup, PS no
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