audis in movies..., and Fondmetal wheels

[Per Lindgren]

I'm not sure I understand the question here, but VW used a Bosch
L-jetronic multipoint injection system in the Type 3 series in 1968, and
type 4 series from 1969. VW's type 3 was the first mass production EFI car.

PerL
87 Cq
73 VW Type 3


james accordino wrote:

>Good guess.  In the days before supercomputers
>"simulated" real world testing, lead times of several
>yrs. for all new or heavily redesigned models?  I
>thought that's the way I remember it.  Multi-point
>electronic injection was coming in (87 Dorf truck has
>it) so maybe EFI.  Not sure of Bosch's developement on
>the Motronic computer in 87?  Anybody know whether
>Bosch had it this early?
>
>Jim Accordino
>
>--- "Larry C. Leung" <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Just checked, the movie was released in 1987. So I
>>guess it was a
>>prototype.
>>
>>
>>On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:04:21 -0400 (EDT) brett
>><brett at cloud9.net> writes:
>>
>>
>>>On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Larry C. Leung wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>There's actually a number of '91 200Q 20VT on
>>>>
>>>>
>>the Marketplace
>>
>>
>>>right now.
>>>
>>>
>>>>That IS what the car was in the Living
>>>>
>>>>
>>Daylights.
>>
>>
>>>...except the movie was made well before the 20vt
>>>
>>>
>>engine was in
>>
>>
>>>-any-
>>>audi model.  It's one of the great mysteries,
>>>
>>>
>>because the fenders
>>
>>
>>>are
>>>flared too, another feature not seen on type 44's
>>>
>>>
>>until later, even
>>
>>
>>>in europe.
>>>
>>>Oh, that and the wheels are pretty big- they're
>>>
>>>
>>certainly not stock
>>
>>
>>>15's.
>>>
>>>Brett
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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