VW Type 4
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The VW Type 4 was a medium sized 2 or 4 door sedan or 2 door station wagon built by Volkswagen. It was produced between the 1969 and 1974 model years. It was larger than the VW Type 3 and had a more powerful engine. The Type 3 and Type 4 were the last of VW's air cooled models and preceded the massively successful VW Golf.
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The Type 4 introduced many firsts to the VW line of cars. These firsts included: monocoque chassis (unibody), MacPherson strut front suspension, rear suspension with coil springs and trailing wishbones, hydraulic clutch, and it was also VW's first 4 door sedan. The McPherson strut were later succesfully used in the super-VW-beetle, also known as 1303 Beetle.
The Type 4 included the 411 (produced from 1968 to 1972) and the 412 (produced in 1973 and 1974). Each model included a sedan (fastback) and a station wagon version. Both models were fuel injected, one of the first mass production vehicles to include this feature after the Volkswagen Type 3 (which also began fuel injection in 1968).
The Type 4 was reputedly a favorite project of VW head Heinz Nordhoff, who felt that the larger vehicle would be attractive to families in North America.
While the VW Beetle's battery was located under the rear seat, the Type 4 engine was located under the driver's seat.
While the Type 4 model was discontinued in 1974, the Type 4 engine became the power plant for the 1972 through 1979 VW Type 2 Transporter (the VW van), and continued in modified form in the VW Vanagon (air-cooled from 1980 through mid-1983, and water-cooled from late 1983 through 1991).
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