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Results are source-attributed previews, not a complete combined count. Feed dates are publisher dates; first-observed dates are provenance. Each collection links to its owner. Gerry Files matches indexed names and paths, not document contents; Podcasts contributes video results only. An unavailable collection is shown as unavailable, not as an empty result.

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  • trivia question

    Blbachman · Wed, 27 May 1998 00:16:29 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    ...T1 Transporter = split screen (to 1967) T2 Transporter = Bread Loaf/Bay Window (to 1979?) T3 Transporter = Vanagon (to 1991) T4 Transporter = Eurovan Yet I...

  • Re: engine swaps... Transporter the name

    Andrew Grebneff · Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:33:23 +1300 · Mailing-list archive

    >And with that said, you don't HAVE to raise the engine lid on the >Transporters...only Westys and Passenger Vanagons. The Transporters >(i...

  • Re: need BUS badge

    Brian Verbeek · Thu, 02 Jan 1997 10:04:39 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Transporter Transporter D Bus Camping Volkswagen Vanagon Carravelle Maybe even more, maybe 'Syncro', 'Carravelle Carat', 'Transporter C', 'Transporter CL', 'Transporter GL', i dono. The...

  • Re: WTB: "TRANSPORTER" emblem for hatch

    Ben · Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:35:38 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    The Transporters! More than meets the eye! Transport vans wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Minivans! The Transporters! Vanagons in...

  • Re: engine swaps... Transporter the name

    westydriver · Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:42:16 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The Transporters >> (i.e. those with the pick up bed) already have a raised deck. > > > Every Type 2 is a Transporter, from 1949 to...

  • Re: engine swaps... Transporter the name

    Kim Brennan · Tue, 5 Nov 2002 23:56:36 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 04:33 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Every Type 2 is a Transporter, from 1949 to 2002 and counting...

  • Volkswagen Transporter T7 Spied On The Move

    Jack R · Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:33:44 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    Volkswagen Transporter T7 Spied On The Move https://www.motor1.com/news/419059/volkswagen-t7-transporter-spy-video/

  • Re: WTB: "TRANSPORTER" emblem for hatch

    JRodgers · Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:57:53 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    Ahhhh! Then I am most fortunate - for I have not a "Vanagon" but a "Transporter" - says so right on the back of the van...

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  • Transporter

    Any of Volkswagen smaller trucks and vans. known as Type 2 , they evolved through four (4) 'generations': T1 , T2 , T3 , and T4 , but the entire line of vehicles has always been called ' Type 2 '.

  • Brick

    Vanagon model Transporters . Any VW bus or Transporter .

  • Combi

    Version of the VW Transporter produced in Mexico

  • T3

    The 3 rd generation of Transporters , from 1980-1991, known in North America as Vanagon , and elsewhere as Caravelle or just Transporter .

  • Bus

    Any Volkswagen Transporter of any model and any year. Specifically those VW Transporters from 1968 to 1979, distinquished by a large one-piece windshield and rounded body contours. all had double-jointed independent rear suspension. also called T2 Transporter .

  • Vanagon

    Any Volkswagen Transporter from 1980-1991, distinguished by squarer body contours and extremely large windows and windshield. Also known as T3 Transporters , or Caravelle.

  • T4

    The 4 th generation of Transporters , from 1992 to the present, known in North America as the EuroVan , and elsewhere as Caravelle or just Transporter .

  • NEATO

    Acronym for North East Atlantic Transporter Organization

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  • VW Transporter T3 Headlamp adjusters — creator’s model photo

    VW Transporter T3 Headlamp adjusters

    Thingiverse · kenkelso ·

    Replacement adjuster pieces for T3 square headlamps. The creator describes printing them in nylon.

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    Creator-described applicability; independent vehicle fitment and print durability have not been verified.

    CC BY 4.0 · Metadata checked 2026-11-10. Description summarized from the creator’s listing.

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