Homebrew VW truck!

[Theron J. Bliss]

I'll try to find the web address, but theres a VW pickup here that runs low 10's
with a caburated 2.0 16Valve.

Theron

Jorgen Karlsson wrote:

> > Actually, here in the USA, there was a Golf hybrid pickup
> > (actually Rabbit), and
> > I've seen some pretty hot custom jobs on web sites. Hmmmm, front
> > wheel drive,
> > easily modified, and probably very cheap, if you can find one.
> > Sounds like a
> > perfect recipe for a third vehicle, that only gets used occasionally.
> >
>
> I know which one you mean, it was called VW Caddy over here and was built in
> Jugoslavia, the factory was destroyed during the first part of the war,
> years ago, that is why the production of these stopped. After that VW
> started building a delivery type car based on the Polo.   Now VW and Skoda
> now has a common pickup truck design based on the polo.
>
> I know of a guy in the US that has installed a turbo charged GTI engine in
> the old Caddy, I think he ran mid to low 13's on the 1/4mile!!!
>
> The Taro was based on a Toyota Hilux 4X4.
>
> Jorgen Karlsson
> Gothenburg, Sweden