The Volkswagen 411 was
introduced in October 1968 at the Paris Motor Show. The Type 4,
designed by Carozzeria Pininfarina under the direction of Heinrich
Nordhoff, was produced from 1968 to 1974 in two-door and four-door
sedan (Fastback) as well as two-door station wagon (Variant) body styles. The Type 4
evolved through two generations, the VW 411 (1968–72) and the VW
412 (1972–74).
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Volkswagen 411 Fastback 1968-1969 |
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Volswagen 411 Variant 1969-1972 |
The cars retained VW's
trademark air-cooled, rear placement, rear-wheel drive, boxer engine.
Volkswagen had prototyped a notchback version of the 411, without
introducing it to production. It was Volkswagen's first 4-door
saloon. The Type 4 also introduced uni-body construction, coil
springs, trailing wishbone rear suspension, hydraulic clutch manual
transmission – as well as MacPherson strut front suspension.
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Volkswagen 412 Fastback 1972-1974 |
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Volkswagen 412 Variant 1972-1974 |
Over its six year
production run, Volkswagen manufactured 367.728 Type 4 models. As
Volkswagen's last air-cooled sedans, the Type 4 models were succeeded
by the first generation water-cooled Passat.
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Volkswagen EA142 prototype 1966 (411 Notchback prototype) |
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Volkswagen EA311 prototype (1966) |
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Never started below 19 degrees F. No heat, unless you use the gas heater, which delivered less than 13 mpg
ReplyDelete...easily outrun by Benz 190C.