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1968 Volkswagen Kombi Politi T2 [Typ 2]

1968 Volkswagen Kombi Politi T2 [Typ 2] in Olsen-banden og Dynamitt-Harry går amok, Movie, 1973

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1968 Volkswagen Kombi Politi T2 [Typ 2]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Lateef ◊ 2012-07-19 22:54
tore-40 ◊ 2012-07-20 08:34	They were built on "Transporter". Not a "Kombi" (Kombinert bil) as there is no cargo room wall behind second seat row here.
Lateef ◊ 2012-07-20 10:03	But it has windows, which I find less likely to be present on a Transporter. It's a great possibility that it originally had back seats, but they were removed as the police converted it.
tore-40 ◊ 2012-07-20 10:11	The question remains, were they marketed - in Norway - as "Kombi" at all?
Lateef ◊ 2012-07-20 10:21	I'm not sure. AFAIK there were: Transporter (AKA Varebil), Buss, Pick-up and Pick-up Dobbelkabin. Kombi is supposed to be the entry level Buss, but I wonder what name they actually had because I can hardly find any evidence that Kombi was actually used as a model name in Norway... I think user DAF555 knows more about this than myself: /vehicle_240556-Volkswagen-Kombi-Politi-Typ-2-T2-1968.html
tore-40 ◊ 2012-07-20 10:26	@lateef: Also remember that "Kombi" in Sweden is what we would refer to as "Stasjonsvogn". It was never sold by that name. Kombi in Norway: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombi_(bil)) -- Last edit: 2012-07-20 10:41:09
Lateef ◊ 2012-07-20 10:56	That's Kombi Coupé It seems like Wikipedia thinks that Kombi and Kombicoupé are the same things. Which is true, in a contemporary standpoint, but AFAIK Kombi was used in the Norwegian language to describe cars long before 1974, as Wikipedia says. Back in the 60s, I think Kombi was used for small 3-door wagons such as the Skoda Felicia, while the term Stasjonsvogn was used for larger ones such as the Ford Taunus 17M. Anyway, I wouldn't trust everything that Wikipedia says (especially the Norwegian one), as anyone are free to write whatever they think is true. Norwegian Wikipedia wrote Modellbetegnelsen kombicoupé som brukes i Norge er opprinnelig skapt av Saab som lanserte en Saab 900 med tre dører og modellbetegnelsen «Combi coupé» i 1974. Begrepet beskriver biltypen som kombinerer sedanens komfort med stasjonsvognens bagasjeplass og fleksibilitet på en god måte. In my copy of Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store Norske Leksikon from 1980, it's said the following about kombi-: DSNL wrote kombi-, kortform for kombinasjons-, brukt i betegnelser for produkter som brukes til flere formål (kombi-veske, som kan bæres i hånden eller over skulderen, kombi-bil, som kan brukes som personbil og varebil. "kan brukes som personbil og varebil" - by that I'm thinking about a station wagon or a van with windows (like this one above) with removable seats.
tore-40 ◊ 2012-07-20 11:27	Isn't it strange how the the language evolves, words travel over borders and change their meaning on the way.... The Swedish language has adapted the Kombi in a way that needs CombiCoupe to describe the coupe profiled models. CombiCoupe has later been adapted also in the Norwegian language but it still describes the same type of car: A hatchback. But I agree on the fact that Wikipedia can be misleading, I used it as a reference to illustrate. The first real Kombi I can recall was the Reanault 16. Large leaning rear door and foldable seats. CC/CombiCoupe (Audi, SAAB) are mainly the car manufacturers' way of branding features. Essentially the same thing. Then there is the real Norwegian Kombi or in full "Kombinert bil", that is truly for both people and cargo transport. By legal definitions. I tried to explain here: /vehicle.php?id=248686 -- Last edit: 2012-07-20 11:50:54

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