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Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:56 pm

Does anyone have a photo that you could post of the diesel prototype engine - Type 309?

Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:00 pm

I have it on my home computer (I'm on the train at the moment). I'l post it up this evening if someone doesn't beat me to it. :wink:

Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:32 pm

Is this what you are talking about? Sorry about the crappy picture.

Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:39 am

Thank you for the photo. Were there many of these prototype engines produced? I have only seen this engine mentioned in a type number list.

Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:10 pm

only one that ive heard of, too bad :(

Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:51 pm

this Palten Transporter was a Diesel also, don't know the story behind it though

Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:36 am

Thank you so much for the copy of the diesel beetle article. This is one reason I enjoy this website so much, is the knowledge of the participants is astounding. Thanks again.

Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:14 pm

Anyone know who to at Volkswagen to contact to see if they have the blueprints/paperwork for this engine? I emailed the museum.

Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:55 pm

vwtrey wrote: Anyone know who to at Volkswagen to contact to see if they have the blueprints/paperwork for this engine? I emailed the museum.
You want to make one?

Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:04 am

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/ein-kaefer-mit-dieselmotor_765608.html

Engine Typ 508, reconstructed 1981

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:05 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, early models are by no means a specialty of mine. But I read somewhere that there were only a few of these prototypes were made, and they were dreadfully slow. Something like 0-60 in one minute. So they pulled the plug.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:10 pm

Looks like a good skeeter fogger :D

Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:21 pm

are there any videos of this bug running