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History The Volkswagen Basistransporter is perhaps one of the rarest Volkswagens in the world due to the fact it was never sold in a 1st World Country, it is a small FWD front engined truck about the size of a modern day VW Polo.

It was built between 1975-79 with only 2600 units produced in completely knocked down kits in Hanover, Germany and 3,600 units were produced in Mexico between 1976 and 1977 for Mexican market.

It was evaluated for production in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico.It was built in and sold as: Turkey as the EA489, Indonesia as the Mitra and Mexico as the Hormiga (meaning Ant in Spanish).

Information sourced from book (Volkswagens of the World) by Simon Glen

Basistransporter Specifications Cylinder layout: 4 cylinder boxer, ohv pushrods, aircooled

Capacity: 1584cc

Power: 37kW/50hp DIN (33kW/46bhp DIN @ 4000rpm)

Transmission: 4-speed synchromesh

Drive: Front-wheel drive

Suspension: FRONT independent, longitudinal torsion bars & wishbones REAR rigid lazy axle and leaf springs

Chassis: Simple ladder frame

Length: 4064mm

Height: 1988mm

Width at cab: 1684mm

Wheelbase: 2395mm

Wheel size: 4.5J x 14

Unladen weight: 1290kg

Maximum speed: 85km/h

Payload 1000kg

Italic = Mexican Specified Hormiga

fi:Volkswagen Basistransporter History The Volkswagen Basistransporter is perhaps one of the rarest Volkswagens in the world due to the fact it was never sold in a 1st World Country, it is a small FWD front engined truck about the size of a modern day VW Polo.

It was built between 1975-79 with only 2600 units produced in completely knocked down kits in Hanover, Germany and 3,600 units were produced in Mexico between 1976 and 1977 for Mexican market.

It was evaluated for production in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico.It was built in and sold as: Turkey as the EA489, Indonesia as the Mitra and Mexico as the Hormiga (meaning Ant in Spanish).

Information sourced from book (Volkswagens of the World) by Simon Glen

Basistransporter Specifications Cylinder layout: 4 cylinder boxer, ohv pushrods, aircooled

Capacity: 1584cc

Power: 37kW/50hp DIN (33kW/46bhp DIN @ 4000rpm)

Transmission: 4-speed synchromesh

Drive: Front-wheel drive

Suspension: FRONT independent, longitudinal torsion bars & wishbones REAR rigid lazy axle and leaf springs

Chassis: Simple ladder frame

Length: 4064mm

Height: 1988mm

Width at cab: 1684mm

Wheelbase: 2395mm

Wheel size: 4.5J x 14

Unladen weight: 1290kg

Maximum speed: 85km/h

Payload 1000kg

Italic = Mexican Specified Hormiga

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