On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. This week’s contest was challenging, judging by the variety of guesses and the fact that only a few were correct. The first commenter to match the shifter with the 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon was Zach C., who will receive a Save the Manuals button and sticker as a reward.
The Vanagon pictured here is from our June 1983 issue. Even though the 1983 Vanagon didn’t look any different from the year before, its biggest change was under its boxy sheetmetal. The Vanagon received water cooling for its previously air-cooled flat-four for the first time. Volkswagen made several other changes to the flat-four, too, resulting in an additional 15 hp and an 11-mph-higher top speed. The new totals? A road-thumping 82 hp and a maximum velocity of 86 mph.
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