PEACE SIGN SERIES #36 - 1960's Icon Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/17/2010
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Remember the 60's? This puzzle is all about part of the time period, the VW Micro bus.
To solve you will need to learn a little history of this icon of the time.

N 47 40.ABC 
W 122 DD.CEC

This is 1 of 42 puzzle caches in a series that were created to commemorate GeoWoodstock VIII. There is a Final of this Series that you can find, if you feel inclined to do so. The Waypoint for the Series Final is GC24NBA. You will need to find the 21 numbers attached to 21 of the 42 puzzles used to create this series. These numbers will be placed on the logbook of the puzzle caches, so WATCH FOR THEM! This cache may, or may not have one of those numbers in it. You will need to have signed the logbook of all 21 of the correct caches to be able to legally claim a find on the Series Final. Good Luck!

The Volkswagen Type 2 (also officially known as Transporter or informally as Bus) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. It was a panel van introduced in 1950, initially based on Volkswagen's first model, the Type (D), also known as the "Beetle".
The Type 2 is the forerunner of modern cargo and passenger vans. The Type 2 spawned a number of imitators, both in the United States and Europe, including the Ford Econoline, Dodge A100, and the Corvair 95 Corvan, the last even adopting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration. As of January 2010, updated versions of this line are produced for international markets, both as a passenger and cargo van, and as a pickup truck. It is also unofficially known as a "microbus", a "minibus"[1] or "hippie van," the latter due to its popularity with the 1960s/70s counterculture movement.

When this abruptly changed, it took a short three months to produce a prototype, [2] which was known internally as the Type 29. It was soon realized the stock Type 1 pan was too weak, and a ladder chassis with unit body construction was produced, instead;[3] by coincidence, the wheelbase was the same as the Type 1's.[4] Engineers reused the reduction gear originated on the Type 81, enabling the 1.5 ton van to use a 25 hp (19 kW) flat four.[5] Although the aerodynamics of the first prototypes were poor (the original drag coefficient was 0.(C)5),[6] optimisation took place at the wind tunnel of the Technical University of Braunschweig. It was learned simple changes, such as adding a "vee" to the windshield and roofline, made a big difference. The production Type 2 was aerodynamically superior to the Type 1, with a Cd of 0.44, compared to 0.48.[7] Volkswagen's new chief executive officer Heinz Nordhoff (appointed 1 January 194(E))[8] approved the van for production 19 May 1949,[9] and the first production model rolled off the assembly line to debut 12 November,[10] now designated Type 2.[11] Only two models were offered, the Kombi (with middle and rear seats that were easily removable by one person, and two side windows)[12] and the Commercial;[13] the Microbus (world's first minivan, officially the Type 22)[14] was added in May 195(B),[15]joined by the Deluxe Microbus in June 1951.[16] In all, 9,541 Type 2s were produced in the first year.[17]
An ambulance model was added in December 1951, which repositioned the fuel tank in front of the transaxle and the spare tire behind the front seat,[18]while adding a "tailgate"-style rear door.[19] These features became standard on the Type 2 from 1955 to 19(A)7.[20] 11,805 Type 2s were built in the 1951 model year.[21] These were joined by a single-cab pickup in August 1952, and it changed the least of the Type 2s until all were heavily modified in 1968.[22]
Unlike other rear engine Volkswagens, which evolved constantly over time but never saw the introduction of all-new models, the Transporter not only evolved, but was completely revised periodically with variations referred to as versions "T1" to "T5," although only generations T1 to T3 (or T25 as it is called in Ireland and Great Britain) can be seen as directly related to the Beetle (see below for details).
The Type 2, along with the 1947 Citroën H Van, among the first 'forward control' vans in which the driver was placed above the front roadwheels. It started a trend in Europe, where the 1952 GM Bedford CA, 1960 BMC Morris J4, and 1960 Commer FC copied the concept. In the United States, the Corvair-based Chevrolet Corvan cargo van and Greenbrier passenger van went so far as to copy the Type 2's rear-engine layout, using the Corvair's horizontally-opposed, air-cooled engine for power. Except for the Greenbrier and various 1950s-70s Fiat minivans, the Type 2 remained unique in being rear-engined. This was a disadvantage for the early "barndoor" Panel Vans, which couldn't easily be loaded from the rear due to the engine cover intruding on interior space, but generally advantageous in traction and interior noise.

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