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It was a very wet weekend/day, but about 25 411/412's turned up anyway:

First picture: a tuned 412 ??? We gotta see that!










And I did a fantastic deal on 4 old Gute Fahrt magazines from 1972/73, all with 412 tests in them. One of them was the famous issue with the testing of the Oettinger 1,9 (90 Hp) and the Volkswagen Werks-2,0 100 Hp prototype version

Greets,
Walter

hi, wally ,, wow ,, very nice pictures ,, many 412 group there my frend ,,,

Wow Wow Wow Great pics!! Thanks!! Man it must have been great to see all the 411/412's lined up!! Nice turn out! Sorry the weather was rainy but we could use some here! I really like how many different looks there were! Painted bumper to match on some?? Hey did you get to look at the trailer hitches and how they were mounted?? I have seen it as a bumper mount and frame but wonder how they went through the bottom grill? Thanks again for the great post and tells us about the mags! Bill
p.s.I have never seen a green 411/412!

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the nice comments
Trailer hitches don't go through the rear guard grille at all (of which I bought a NOS one at the meeting ). Thebumper has an extra steel bar from both bumper mounts, very sturdy. The bumper mounts also have a sort of extra angled hook that bolts up to the rear chassis mount. I only noticed when I took my rear bumper off last winter. They are the best attached hitches by far compared to those of type 1's and type 3's I 've seen.

Did you notice some of the cars had chromed head lamp surroundings?
Two cars had original sun roofs; one had double head lamp washers and a Variant had the optional brake assist in like-new state.
I also saw a lot of limousines with a deck-lid for the rear luggage compartment. Very cool and handy. I really need to get one of those. It will also further reduce engine noise into the car.
Made some good contacts for parts that day

Regarding the mags: I have made a post about the Volkswagen prototyp 100 Hp 2,0 412 Variant version some while ago. The coolest thing for me is that I found the exact magazine that the german Type3/Type4 book 'Die grossen Volkswagen' quotes from!
Unfortunately they don't exactly give the stoke of the Oettinger 1,9 engine, but they do mentione they keep the original bore of the 90,0 mm of the 1,7 engine. The counterweigthed Oettinger crank is pictured and by math must be a 74 mm. There was a post of Russ about a 74mm Oettinger crank on the typ4um, so that must be what it was used for

Regards,
Walter

First picture: a tuned 412 ??? We gotta see that!

Who's car was that?

Nice pics, Walter! I didn't realise my car looks so damn good. It was nice to meet you finally. Keep up the good work, cheers, Jan Peter