The Vanagon Dictionary

Bus model with individual front seats, allowing passage to the rear.

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A model of bus that has no side windows behind the front doors. usually a commercial model.

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Vehicle networking system that allows electronic control units to communicate with each other

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• networking

A table comparing engine wear across different VW Bus models

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• bus
• wear

Another name for the buses made from 1968-1979. So called for the large single-piece windshield.

Basic Bus model without seats or windows in the rear compartment, often used for commercial purposes.

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• model
• variant

A nickname for the Microbus .

Shortened nickname for the EuroVan .

Electronic Fuel Injection. Computerized metering and squirting of fuel, replacing the carburetor systems. introduced into the buses in the mid-70's.

A number stamped behind the passenger front seat on buses, used before the M-Code plate.

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• body

Slang term for the vent wing windows on 1952 and earlier Buses, characterized by their hinge design.

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• window
• hinge

Term referring to the smaller rear axle nut and reduction box design used in pre-1964 VW Buses

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Special model of the bus , based on the Standard bus , first available in 1951. The most notable feature was the smaller engine lid than the previous Barndoors , and a rear hatch hinged at the bottom, which allowed stretchers to be loaded into the interior of the bus . The gas tank and spare tire were moved in order to accomodate the rear hatch.

Usually refers to the buses made from 1968-1979, due to the resemblance of the body shape to that of a loaf of bread

The German name for Double-cab pickup truck.

Miles per hour. the American measurement of speed.

A type of camper conversion done by ASI .

Kilometers per Hour. Speed measured in the metric system.

Another name for Double-cab pickup trucks.

Another name, usually British, for the Vanagon body series.

A vehicle produced in Australia from 1965 to 1968, using the Beetle engine and floor pan with Bus trailing arms and reduction boxes.

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• beetle
• bus

The German nickname for the original VW buses . loosely translated, it means "work horse" or "oxen" (some sort of strong animal used for pulling heavy loads).

Another name for the Single-cab pickup truck.