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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:00 am    Post subject: VW Hormiga Reply with quote

Neat looking VW. I’ve never heard of it before…….
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/edmonton/volkswagen-hormiga-unicorn-for-sale/1662334107

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:52 am    Post subject: Re: VW Homiga Reply with quote

Holy crap! Talk about a death trap.
And people thought the Vanagon was angular. Laughing
https://www.oldbug.com/lahormiga.htm
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:11 am    Post subject: Re: VW Homiga Reply with quote

A must-have for the collector (and I have met a few) whose mantra is "I've got one and you don't".
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:31 am    Post subject: Re: VW Homiga Reply with quote

Hormiga means ant in Spanish
Interesting name for a truck.
Maybe it can carry ten times its weight ?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:30 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Hormiga Reply with quote

"It has a 1600cc air cooled [B]eetle engine mounted up front making this the first front wheel drive VW."

A) The Hormiga in the ad is a 1977.

B) Production of this vehicle was 1976 to 1978.

C) Volkswagen's first front wheel drive vehicle was the K70, sold from 1970 to 1975.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:59 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Hormiga Reply with quote

VW likely took idea for Hormiga from the 1949-1951 Tempo Matador truck...

https://www.oldbug.com/tempo.htm

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