Type 81 and 85 classifications

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Ti et al:
>From your quote: "The correct classification, IME, is that the type 81
only includes 4-cylinder FWD models." I ask whether the 1981 model year 5 
plus 5 is a type 81 or 85? I'd guess type 81.
I can see Pedros' 81 and 85 generalization as the body seems restyled from 
the 4000's between 1980 and 1984.  
The body restyle brought us the 85-87 years in near copy form. Before 1980 
the fox was the smaller car body.
The quattro sedan (not Ur-Q) was introduced in 1984 and the next year the 
body style was "facelifted."
IMHO the euros look better but the quads illuminate better.  Quads also let 
track enthusiasts remove one light for ram air induction to the airbox.
-SCott by BOSTON

> From: Ti Kan <>
> Subject: Re: was Re: Focus wheels on a CGT? is typ 81 and 85
> To: quattrocs at hotmail.com (Pedro Faria)
> 
> Pedro writes:
> > Type 81 cars are the 4000's with the double headlights 1984 and prior
> > type 85 cars are the 4000's with the aero headilights 1985 to 1987
> > got to www.audiworld.com or www.audistory.com
> > i like the second one better
> Like Huw says, it's not quite that clear cut.  Early quad-light UrQ
> and Coupes are also type 85.  The 85-87 "aero" headlight 4000 4-cyl FWD
> cars are still type 81.  So these pretty much throws the above classification
> out of the water.  The correct classification, IME, is that the type 81
> only includes 4-cylinder FWD models.  All 5-cyl 4000s and Coupes (including
> quattros) are type 85.
> -Ti
>