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DONGKG
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 Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject: Trakbayan ~ made in the Philippines |
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Trakbayan was made in the Philippines. Trak (Filipino), means truck and bayan (Filipino) means, country; hence the term Trakbayan (country-truck). These were under the supervision of DMG, the official VW dealer in the Philippines. Though these are no longer produced.
The Trakbayan is really a truck. The aircooled engine is position in front and transmission is practically turned around 180 degrees. It had a loading capacity of 1 ton. It was available in six versions: the high side pickup w/ roof, the high side pickup without roof, the jeepney, the low side pickup, the van and the cab & chassis only.
These are some of the pictures of the trakbayan. Some of the specs are included in the pictures:
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Spezialist
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That is cool, looks like some cool off road parts, front wheel drive for the four wheelers ect ect!
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bizmarkie
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| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| damn wish i had one of those...Good to see another Flip! |
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DONGKG
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| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Yeas front wheel drive using the vw trans plus some modified VC-Joint to that the front wheels can turn the way they should be.
One is now displayed at the VW Wolksburg Museum.
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'66 Type 3 (Sharky 2)
'72 Type 2 Homey
'67 Splitty Bus
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phaeton
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Are there any still in the Phillipines ? |
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