Aircooled VW South Africa

This may have been posted before, but for Retrovan: Actually, by definition, this is a hatchback rather than a fastback.

Note the double headlights as opposed to the head and fog lights on the production 34.

Interesting - The VW TL Fastback from Brasil has very similar styling....

Yes, more similarities with that Brazilian KG on this prototype:

very pretty indeed...

Wow! cool!
I learned something new today

I've never seen them. The first pictures must be from Karmann in Osnabruck

Nice pics of a fascinating car.

Ron&Gill wrote:Actually, by definition, this is a hatchback rather than a fastback.

I don't think that the definitions are mutually exclusive - I think it's both
It has fastback styling with a hatch, a fastback hatchback.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastback )

Ron&Gill wrote:This may have been posted before, but for Retrovan:
........

Thanks Ron,
A fantastic car developed at EXACTLY the wrong time.

Have the history behind this car, somewhere, sad it never made it, was different when 1st designed, then later changed, to get the double lights

Only one in existence, as they changed the original to the new shape.

Herman

Hello is an old thread but I have some pictures about this..
The Type34 fastback is a prototype from Karmann Germany

here some pictures from Wolfsburg Museum..
my visit 2011
https://picasaweb.google.com/moesi1967/ ... pCKwNuJuQE

and here from the Karmann Museum.. is not normal open, only with good contacts...
my visit 2011 with the Karmann Ghia Meeting Germany
https://picasaweb.google.com/moesi1967/ ... mtfFw9PneQ

Here some pictures from the Karmann Ghia meeting
https://picasaweb.google.com/moesi1967/ ... Iv95IX22QE