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OCTO
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Orange County Transporter Organization. Southern California based
Volkswagen Club. They hold the thrice yearly kick-ass OCTO Meet for
pre-1968 Transporters. |
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Odometer
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Mechanical device in the speedometer
that indicates how many miles a vehicle has traveled. |
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OE
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Original
Equipment |
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Oel
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German: "oil". |
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OEM
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Original
Equipment Manufacturer |
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Oettinger, Gerhard
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Devised the OKRASA
system. |
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Off-Road Vehicle
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General term for any VW that can be driven off
paved roads. See dune buggy or Meyers Manx. |
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OG
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Original
German - Term used to describe a vehicle, part, or characteristic (such as
paint) in original condition. |
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"Oh-Shit" Handle
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Slang for grab
handle. |
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Okrasa
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OKRASA an acronym for "Oettinger's Kraftfahrtechnische
Spezial-Anstalt"
(Oettinger's special automobile technology) or what the Germans called
"tuning" in
the early 1960s. Gerhard Oettinger, the Father of VW high performance, devised
a system to get more power out of the
Volkswagen engine, first with dual port heads and a single larger
carburetor, (a very rare kit) and then dual carbs, dual port heads, and then
(ca. 1956) a chrome molly counterweighted crankshaft.
Kits produced from 45 to 75 horsepower depending on tune, (the Weber carb
kit being the best but also the rarest!)
These engine parts also inspired and were a mainstay in the beginnings of
the EMPI business. The small Oettinger factory in Germany enjoyed great success until the
late 1970`s when its products couldn't keep up with the competition. |
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Öl |
German: "oil". |
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Old School
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Pertaining to original or unchanged. Classic or first appearance being
taken back to it's time. Untouched by modern design changes. |
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One-Eyed Duck |
Center mount for wiper blades on a pre-68 Bus when you open the
Safari Windows
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One-off
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Slang for "one of a kind". Not necessarily only one
existing, but very rare. |
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Orange Peel
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Paint imperfection resulting in
textured appearance (like an orange-peel, get it?) |
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Original
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Term used to describe Volkswagen parts or condition that are the
same as when the vehicle was new from the VW factory. For example:
paint, engine, upholstery, etc. Desirable among many stock enthusiasts. Slang: OG. |
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Original Paint
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Denotes a vehicle that has never been
repainted, it is still displaying the original, VW factory paint job.
Sometimes used on vehicles that have had partial repaints, as in "80%
original paint" |
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Osnabrúck
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Almost all of the Beetle convertibles,
Karmann-Ghias, and VW-Porsche
914s were built in the Karmann plant in Osnabrúck, Germany. |
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Osram
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Original bulb and light manufacturer and provider for Volkswagen. |
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OTW |
Abbreviation for Other Than Westfalia. Some VW
camper enthusiasts consider Westfalia camper
conversions the only true camper conversion and therefore refer to all other
campers as OTWs. |
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Outrigger
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Metal support that comes outward from the main
frame rails on VW Buses.
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Oval Window
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1953-1957
Beetle that used curved glass in the shape of an oval for the rear window.
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Overhead Fresh Air Vent
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On a Bus, the vents that were introduced in
early 1955 to provide fresh air for the drivers and passenger during
vehicle movement. Air enters above the windshields and the direction and
amount of air flow can be controlled by a series of flaps mounted inside
the interior roof of the Bus. |
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Overriders
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Additional bumper pieces introduced for the
Export markets, such as the USA, to provide additional vehicle protection
as well as an additional level of trim on a VW. Also available as an
optional extra for markets where it was not a standard feature.
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Over Spray
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Paint
imperfection where paint is sprayed onto an area (such as tires) where
it doesn't belong. |
