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1978 T2 Westfalia (Type 2)
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1978 T2 Westfalia (Type 2)

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Image: Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1979. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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2000cc
Displacement
N/A
Power
N/A
Top Speed
1978 T2 Westfalia (Type 2) profile

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1978 T2 Westfalia (Type 2) exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1978 T2 Westfalia (Type 2). Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

2000cc

Air-cooled flat-4 Type 4

Source-recorded engine code: CU, GD, GE.

Power
N/A
Fuel
Solex 34 PICT-4 carburetor with emissions controls

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Light Green

L13A•limited

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Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedCU, GD, GE
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