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The Answer: was Re: anyone know what this is?



>http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/132929/246163.jpg

--- Eric S <scirocco81@vwmail.net> wrote:
> 
> I have no idea!  Mk1 rims on it though...strange...I'd
> suspect a prototype of some kind, its definately a
> VW...maybe some Polo prototype?

Wow, Eric the encyclopedia was stumped, but at least he was
on the right track!  :)

According to the "Volkswagen Chronicle" by Graham Robson,
it is the "Auto 2000" concept sedan, first displayed at the
Frankfurt auto show in 1981.  And yes, many of the styling
cues ended up in the 3rd generation (B3) Passat.


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 S, 81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, 90 Passat Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
For Sale: '66 Cessna 150, '81 Scirocco, '82 Scirocco, '85 Scirocco.
"I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong."

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