Who has the "Transporter" emblem for a Vanagon?

syncrodoka · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:54 am Post subject:

I don't know the paint color. My M-code sheet is missing from under the fuse block.

turbotransporter · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:46 pm Post subject:

syncrodoka · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:50 pm Post subject:

yggdrasil · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:03 pm Post subject: ok you got me curious.

I took 9 people to the hot springs the other day. Last summer I took 10 people to a baseball game in my vanagon gl. I said to my brother in law that's why they call it a transporter. Except I don't think mine is one. What exactly makes a type3 a transporter?
I'm thinking I'm gonna stick dam badge on the back anyway.

syncrodoka · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:10 pm Post subject:

A type 3 is a fastback, notchback or squareback.
A t3, t25, vanagon or transporter are the same vehicle depending on where you are- in the us or overseas.

yggdrasil · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:14 pm Post subject: thank you.

So who got the emblem? Just depeded on the geography of where your van was sold?
Thanks for the correction I thought t3 meant type 3. I bow before your omnipotent vnagon knowledge.

syncrodoka · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject:

Worms · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject:

Actually a T3 is the Vanagon or Transporter. It is sometimes called a Type 25, which is also correct - to an extent - it will actually be a Type 251 or Type 254 or similar. It really is still a misnomer in the VW arena (officially anyway).

a T25 isn't actually correct in any way. It came about in the same way as people use T3 when the mean a type 3. They are very, VERY different.

It is widely used incorrectly, but gets very confusing when you want parts - lots of people get snotty about it all, but if they used the correct terms they would find life a LOT easier!

TYPE is for vehicle type:

Type 1 Beetle
Type 2 Microbus (transporter, kombi etc)
Type 3 square, Notch etc
Type 4 411 412

T is for generation of Transporter

T1 Split window microbus
T2 Bay Window
T3 Vanagon
T4 Eurovan, first gen front drive platform
T5 5th generation
etc

The T1 and T2 were actually introduced retrospectively, VW started to use T3, so started using T1 and T2 for the previous models.

So type is for a model type, and the long type code ( such as 114, 251, etc) gives more details - left/right hand drive wagon/sedan/fastback etc.

I know this is a bot (LOT) off topic, but I hope it helps - confused the hell out of me when I was new to the VW scene!

Allan.

66 dormi · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject:

I've got both emblems ones on the wall under the clock funny never noticed the different sizes
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joetiger · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:26 am Post subject:

This obviously isn't a Transporter badge, but the Caravelle badge is pretty cool too:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1078482
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BlackDogVan · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:36 am Post subject:

I found a MicroBus emblem from a guy who was bringing in SA bits for a while.
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syncrogreg · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject:

r39o · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject:

What about MULTIVAN?

Was that a world wide name?
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syncrogreg · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:04 pm Post subject:

vwjedi · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject:

I must throw in $o.o2.

Carat is plush,lower sitting, fiberglass side cladding Vanagon.

Multivan is the Westfalia pop-top without the sink/fridge. rear cabinet only.

I have a "Wolfsburg edition" weird crossover year in 87 that has half vinyl/hlaf cloth door cards, fat bumpers without side cladding, sits lower, no po-top or rear cabinet but has the folding table and rear facing jump seats. Shocked

To make things even more confusing this is how I have mine badged. Laughing

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Now I have a GLI badge over the last holes, I tell people it is a very limited edition Wolfsburg Kombi GLI. haha.
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syncrogreg · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject:

r39o · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject:

vwjedi · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:47 pm Post subject:

Multivan is the Westfalia pop-top without the sink/fridge. rear cabinet only.[/quote]
My Multivan sits low with the cladding all the way around and has the pop top and just the rear cabinets along with the cool big table.

Exactly what I said. Wink

and yes you are correct, so many variants it's rediculous to keep up with, thus my silly badging.
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BlackDogVan · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject:

I don't think the canadian carat got side cladding.
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joetiger · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject:

Somewhat related:

I got stopped at a checkpoint in rural Arkansas last summer on the way to a festival. The officer asked for my registration, and I obliged. He looked at the registration and walked to the back of my rig, which has a "TRANSPORTER" badge.

He came back up to the window. He looked at the registration again. He didn't say anything for a few moments.

Sensing the issue, I said, "Transporter is the German name for Vanagons. It's just a German badge."

He thought about it for a minute, then said, "OK. You're good, move along."

He was as confused as this thread is.
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