Pen FT Roll 8
A VW 1600 TL fastback. The 1600 TL still used essentially the same motor as the Beetle (four cylinder horizontally opposed air cooled) but attempted a more modern and spacious cabin design.
The problem remained of course that with the motor in the back the trunk space remained limited, even though there was another trunk in the front. VW could have designed this car as a true hatchback with a rear door that extends to above the rear window, but apparently that did not occur to them back then. Renault implemented that idea on their model 16.
The VW 1600s are known to be rust-prone. All enclosed spaces inside the car body were filled up with builder's foam which gave the erroneous impression of solidity because sounds were muted and nothing rattled or shook. The downside is that this foam is horrifically hygroscopic so pretty soon the body would start rusting from the inside out in all spaces that were impossible to get at. The owner of this car must have literally taken it apart and reassembled it.
Using the Zuiko 38 mm f/1.8.
Kodak Ektar 100 film
Darmstadt, Germany
Pen FT Roll 8
A VW 1600 TL fastback. The 1600 TL still used essentially the same motor as the Beetle (four cylinder horizontally opposed air cooled) but attempted a more modern and spacious cabin design.
The problem remained of course that with the motor in the back the trunk space remained limited, even though there was another trunk in the front. VW could have designed this car as a true hatchback with a rear door that extends to above the rear window, but apparently that did not occur to them back then. Renault implemented that idea on their model 16.
The VW 1600s are known to be rust-prone. All enclosed spaces inside the car body were filled up with builder's foam which gave the erroneous impression of solidity because sounds were muted and nothing rattled or shook. The downside is that this foam is horrifically hygroscopic so pretty soon the body would start rusting from the inside out in all spaces that were impossible to get at. The owner of this car must have literally taken it apart and reassembled it.
Using the Zuiko 38 mm f/1.8.
Kodak Ektar 100 film
Darmstadt, Germany