what are those early 1950 trucks with VW engines behind the seat called???

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jan 2007, 7:47 pm

#563908

What are those German small trucks called, that have the beetle engine behind the front seat inside the cabin??
They were made in the early 50s...

I saw one at Nambucca / Valla beach a few years ago...
[I think it was there??]

Been trying to think of it for a few days....

I think there are a couple of people restoring them..

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 12 Jan 2007, 7:55 pm

#563913

Tempo Matador..?

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4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 12 Jan 2007, 8:36 pm

#563928

Thats them...

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4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 12 Jan 2007, 8:36 pm

#563929

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aussiebaja Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 12 Jan 2007, 9:05 pm

#563939

god there ugly

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 12 Jan 2007, 9:44 pm

#563947

Not as ugly as those 411's...god,even there mothers tried to abort..:duh

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jan 2007, 10:10 pm

#563961

thanks for that...

I would never have remembered that...

and I still love those 412s with the twin headlamps...
with the so called Leiding nose... after Rudolf Leiding
who designed the twin headlamp nose ...
He was chairman of Volkswagen AG in Germany from 1971 to 1975...
this front design was used on many South American Volkswagens from VW do Brasil...

and those Tempos are really Ugly...
but then so are many VWs... [not incl the 412].. lol..

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 13 Jan 2007, 7:09 am

#563992

I'd love to fit a supercharged VW engine in there and run PRO Front Wheel Drive Dragracing class.
These are front wheel drive?
Or am I thinking of the Basistransporter"? or "Hormiga"

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 13 Jan 2007, 7:20 am

#563995

yes Dave, they're frond wheel drive.
just gotta figure out a way to use the front wheel drive hubs in conjunction with some rear wheel drive hubs. ❓

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Jan 2007, 1:39 pm

#564056

Did they use the VW transaxle???

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 13 Jan 2007, 3:17 pm

#564065

man... i wouldz luv to have one... lowered... large profile chrome rims, have a flat bed tray with polished timber... :O!

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 Jan 2007, 8:18 pm

#564129

thanks typ-114 i always wanted to see how the tranny and axles were setup on those things

Lee, there was a very ratty original biege one at valla bout 99 or 01, i think i have a pic of it somewhere
one of the swapmeet stands had it

-Joel