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| Garbe-Lahmeyer Gmbh | A German company that supplied electrical
components for VW starting in 1955. The parts are often called "VW" due to
the presence of a prominent VW logo along with "GL" on many of the parts. GL
supplied distributors, coils, generators, voltage regulators, and starters
as late as 1975.
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| Garbus | Polish nickname for the Beetle sedan and convertible. Literally means "Hunchback". |
| Gas Burners | 4-lug (914) and 5-lug (914-6, 911) Wheels made by
Mahle for Porsche that look like gas
burning stove grills. |
| Gas Heater | Factory or dealer-installed accessory that
provided additional heat when needed. See Eberspacher,
Southwind, and Perfection
 |
| Gates | Fold-down panels on the sides and rear of a Single
Cab or Crew Cab bed.  |
| Gauges | Mechanical or electrical instruments that provide vehicle information. May include speedometer, tripometer, odometer, gas gauge, warning lights, or tachometer. |
| Gel�ndewagen | German name for the Type 181 Safari and the Wehrmacht's Kubelwagen. Literally means "land vehicle", or off-road vehicle. |
| Gemi | Large screw style clamps. Used on various
parts ranging from Fresh Air Hose and Heater Box. And for Fuel Filler neck hose-to-tank (on late models). Forums thread Size range: 40 mm 45 mm 56 mm (fuel filler) 60 mm 
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| Genny | Slang for generator. |
| Generator | Electrical device that converts rotational movement provided by a belt driven off the engine's crankshaft to electrical energy. The generator in turn runs the electricity through the regulator to provide a constant voltage to keep the battery charged |
| Ghia | See Karmann Ghia |
| Giorgio Giugiaro | Famous Italian car designer who redesigned the Oval Window from Ovalto Square in 1958. Giorgio Giugiaro also designed the VW Rabbit in 1974. |
| Glass | Slang; A common reference to fiberglass as in a "glass" buggy - a dune buggy made of fiberglass. |
| Glass Taillights | 1956 - 1961 US Beetle
taillights.  |
| Glasurit | OEM paint supplier for VW |
| GmbH | Gesellschaft mit beschraenkte Haftung: limited partnership company, as in Volkswagenwerk GmbH |
| Governor | Speed-limiting device used on 36hp, 40hp, and 1500cc
Buses to prevent over-revving of the engine by closing a valve to stop air
flow from the carburetor to the intake manifold. The governor was an
option on 36hp/40hp engines. 1500cc governors are quite common as they
were factory-installed for many years. 
 36hp style  40hp style 
 1500cc style |
| Grab Handle | Handle mounted on the dashboard or in the
cargo area of a Bus. Slang: "oh-shit"
handle. |
| Grafted | Often used to describe merging one piece of a
car with another. Examples: I grafted a ragtop into my 1963 Beetle I grafted a 23-Window onto the top of my School Bus |
| Gravel Guards | Accessory aluminum plates mounted to the
fenders to protect against rocks or debris kicked up by the tires.
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| Grawomobil | VW Bus camper conversion with square-shaped
raised roof. It's former name was Arcomobile.
About 600 of them were made, divided over
Split-screen Bus, Bay Window and
Vanagon. Grawo stands for Grau Wohnmobile.  |
| GTV | See EMPI GTV |
| Gute Fahrt | "Good Driving" in German. German magazine - See Gute Fahrt |
