Lustalbert Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Anyone on here have any experiance with VW trucks? My father in law used to have a VW pickup that was destryoed in a barn fire a few years back, looking to see how hard it would be to replace, what years had what options, and other general info on them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Ben Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 http://www.thesamba.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkendubber Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Any other information there were a couple variants for the trucks some were based on the VW bus others from the 80's looked like the quantums, also they had a few pie wagons that were based on bugs. What year was it? wooden bed? motor type, any extra information you can get is helpful in rounding out the possibilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Not sure of the year or engine. It was one of the compact pickup types, not anything like a bus or beetle. The only pics I have seen of it are from after the fire, IIRC it ha "Volkswagon" on the tailgate. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Ben Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I'm going to take an educated guess and say that it was a VW Rabbit Truck aka the Caddy. http://www.rossvw.com/vw/pics/83truck2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 yep, that would be the critter. Anyone got any specifics (years made, engines, options ect.)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suffocateXfaster1647545505 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 haha my neighbor has one of those, always wondered what they were called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gti33702 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 get on vwvortex.com and do a search under the make and model and year all ? will be answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBussman1647545507 Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 they used 1.7L engines, made from 78-82 i think, but not positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Ben Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 One thing I do know is that they were offered with both gas and diesel engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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