Anyone know the story behind this vent setup? It's a '67 Panel.
Cheers, Ian.
Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard
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Strange vents on \'67 splitty.
twoguns simply aircooled
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to me it looks like it was as an import (vents below) and some one has add the aussie vents above...
could be the other way roumd but i dont think so as the vents above are un even...
thats my guess.
could be the other way roumd but i dont think so as the vents above are un even...
thats my guess.
Simply Cruzin'...
SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!
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COOL !
maybe it was an option for our HOTTER climate ?
maybe it was an option for our HOTTER climate ?
Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard
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I've been told these vans were Aussie built and windows were cut in as part of the order.
Ian.
Ian.
5PL1TDCS10N Insano Dub Head
845 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
My PV has these vents as well but no windows. I've been told they were factory vents as it is a commercial vehicle and driven hard. It sure does keep the motor cool.
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
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Normally, the lower (dust sucker) vents were on imported Kombis only, and the top vents (anti dust sucker) were on Australian made Kombis...
Kombi Vans usually have flow thru ventilation vents up high.... 3 or 4 vents only.
This one seems to have them ALL...!!
Lee
Kombi Vans usually have flow thru ventilation vents up high.... 3 or 4 vents only.
This one seems to have them ALL...!!
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
matara Custom Title Time!
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The top vents on your bus are different to the Aussie ones as yours bend in and the Aussie ones bend out from the car!
The last year model always has oddities like that.
Cheers
Steve
The last year model always has oddities like that.
Cheers
Steve
Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard
687 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
According to Steve Muller (Muller VW Sydney) this vent setup was for an Aust. Goverment order of '67 Panel vans for The Dept. of Water Exploration and Lands or something like that. They all had the same vent configuration and a lot of them had windows cut into the sides to make look like window vans. Steve said he knows of 3 of these vans.
Ian.
Ian.
Menangler Custom Title Time!
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I had a dude come to see me today for some parts for his '67 splitty, guess what, same vents, it was a panel with windows cut in too
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