Yes the Gol was like a dasher/rabbit kind of car not ACVW though. Drove one in 92 when I lived there.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Richardson Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:01 PM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Front Wheel drive ACVWs??? Was there something called the GOL out of brazil as well? Sent from my iPod Touch On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:22 PM, "No Quarter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know for a fact that there have been some vehicles in the past > that used the Type 1 engine in a front wheel drive type of setup. > I've been toying with the idea of making a reverse trike and would > like to see if either the parts from a FWD Type 1 powered vehicle > are available or at the very least, some spindles that take the IRS > rear stub shaft. > > The one vehicle that comes to mind is the VW mexican utility vehicle > known as the Hormiga just for example. Anybody from Mexico should > know about this and ever better yet if they could send me the > parts. :) > > And while I'm babbling on, I've seen some nicely done reverse trikes > that used the left over parts of a rear-ended beetle. You chop off > the front behind the front seats and then graft a motorcycle rear > end to it. I'm not sure but I think you can consider it a > motorcycle now that it has the complete motorcycle body with a > "modified" front end. > > I've always liked the tadpole style of trike - they are stable, get > great mileage, and it's a way to put your mind to work to save some > gas money. > > Thanks for the help/commentary/etc. > > Erin > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
