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1979 T2 Microbus (Type 2)
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1979 T2 Microbus (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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1979 T2 Microbus (Type 2) exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1979 T2 Microbus (Type 2). Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

Unknown displacement

Air-cooled flat-4 / Type 4

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

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Pale Yellow

L12A•limited

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Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedAS, GD, GE
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