car on Bainbridge Island

411 / 412 ~ 2-dr, 4-dr

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car on Bainbridge Island

Post by Bleyseng » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:09 pm

saw this car on Saturday, wow awesome car.
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Post by dtrumbo » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:15 pm

Very nice! So in the interest of furthering my air-cooled education... :study: 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.
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Post by karl » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:48 pm

dtrumbo wrote:Very nice! So in the interest of furthering my air-cooled education... :study: 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

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Post by dtrumbo » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:03 pm

That link is very informative. Thanks Karl.
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Post by Bleyseng » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:17 pm

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.
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Post by chitwnvw » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:47 pm

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?

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Post by IFBwax » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:50 pm

Sweet car.. are those vents always like that... behind the back windows or was that a mod?
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Post by tristessa » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:00 pm

How about this one?

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Post by Bleyseng » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:22 am

Those vents are part of the fresh air system so yes, stock.

a 69 411 with the different front

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Post by chachi » Thu May 08, 2008 3:17 pm

so which cars had what engines? and did they have carbs like buses of those years?

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Post by bretski » Thu May 08, 2008 6:01 pm

Wow.

That's all I have to say.

Hey Sluggo, didn't you acquire a 412 a while back???
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Post by chitwnvw » Thu May 08, 2008 6:27 pm

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.... :blackeye:

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Post by Bleyseng » Fri May 09, 2008 7:10 am

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.
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/

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Re: car on Bainbridge Island

Post by Kirk Knighton » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:00 pm

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!!!

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Post by Kubelwagen » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:13 pm

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.
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