Z-Bar |
Used on '67 and '68 Beetles and Type 3s to
improve handling in corners or under a heavy load before the introduction of
IRS.
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Z-Bed |
Accessory offered by "Z-Products" to allow the
rear seat to fold flat on baywindow buses. The kit includes hinge mechanisms
for the rear seat, extensions to position the middle seat forward a few
inches, seat belt extensions for the rear passengers, and other hardware.
"Z-bed" is also incorrectly used to describe the folding bed assembly used
on Westfalia campers. The Westfalia folding rear seat was not built by
Z-Products.
Z-Bed kit:
Bay Window folding rear seat:
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Zacarius |
Supplier of accessories for Split-Window
era Beetles. Often associated with their roofrack.
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Zu |
See Auf-Zu |
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Zündfolge |
Means "Firing Order". Normally appears on the
VW case (25/36hp engines) or generator stand, near the numbers 1-4-3-2. |
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Zwitter |
See
Zwitterkäfer |
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Zwitterkäfer |
German: "Hermaphrodite beetle".
Secondary meanings are, "dual purpose", and "made from two different kinds
of things". Refers to the late 1952 - early 1953 Beetle produced between the full Split-Window
Beetle and the Oval Beetle. It was a Split beetle with Oval window dash,
split rear window, and Zwitter only parts, the rarest being the dome light.
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