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car on Bainbridge Island
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:09 pm
by Bleyseng
saw this car on Saturday, wow awesome car.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:15 pm
by dtrumbo
Very nice! So in the interest of furthering my air-cooled education...
what's the difference between a 411 and a 412? Sorry for the newb-ish question, but I haven't explored the Type 4 vehicles, only the Type 4 engine in my bus.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:48 pm
by karl
dtrumbo wrote:Very nice! So in the interest of furthering my air-cooled education...
what's the difference between a 411 and a 412? Sorry for the newb-ish question, but I haven't explored the Type 4 vehicles, only the Type 4 engine in my bus.
The year :)
69-72 were 411, 73-74 were 412's
http://www.type4.org/pictures
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:03 pm
by dtrumbo
That link is very informative. Thanks Karl.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:17 pm
by Bleyseng
The early 411's had a interesting front nose that most people didn't like at all. It was redesigned to be more pleasing....cool cars.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:47 pm
by chitwnvw
Is it like the difference 'tween the 911 and 912. Cosmetically not so much, internally, much more?
Or is it like software revisions? Version 4.11 vs. 4.12?
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:50 pm
by IFBwax
Sweet car.. are those vents always like that... behind the back windows or was that a mod?
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:00 pm
by tristessa
How about this one?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:22 am
by Bleyseng
Those vents are part of the fresh air system so yes, stock.
a 69 411 with the different front
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:17 pm
by chachi
so which cars had what engines? and did they have carbs like buses of those years?
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:01 pm
by bretski
Wow.
That's all I have to say.
Hey Sluggo, didn't you acquire a 412 a while back???
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:27 pm
by chitwnvw
bretski wrote:
Hey Sluggo, didn't you acquire a 412 a while back???
Pretty sure he sold it. What happened to Sluggo? He must be busy with real life....
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:10 am
by Bleyseng
chachi wrote:so which cars had what engines? and did they have carbs like buses of those years?
All US 411/412's had FI, early ones had 80hp 1.7's (W code) and later ones had 1.8l's. Most had auto trannies.
Re: car on Bainbridge Island
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:00 pm
by Kirk Knighton
Sorry I am so late in responding to this, but I only just now discovered this forum, just today. Now, as to this car on Bainbridge Island, THAT WAS ME!!!! But by now the picture is gone so I don't know which one of my type-4s I had on the island that day. I have three of them: a 1974 red 412 wagon, a 1974 silver blue 412 fastback, and a 1971 yellow 411 wagon. I hope I'm not too late with my reply!!!
Re: car on Bainbridge Island
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:13 pm
by Kubelwagen
Come on down to Portland on a Monday evening. Many of us are usually at the Lucky Lab in NW. It would be fun to see a type 4.