OT: Do you know what kind of car this is?

i would say a vw or a volvo, but i dont really know.=20 im interested myself.=20

I looks like a Wartburg to me.

Chris Bartram wrote in news:vqaWg.31373 $ snipped-for-privacy@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

Looks sort of like a VW Variant.

My money is on Type 3 Variant.

You're both right, I think. The chrome strips made it look a bit odd, at least, that's my excuse.

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This one appears to have chrome strips...

Well, the number checker says it's still on the road - last owner change was

Doesn't say what it is though. And apparently it was manufactured on 01 January 0001 - so it's doing well at over 2000 years old!

The Vehicle License site is down at the moment, so there's no further check can be made. I'll try and remember to do it tomorrow.

looks like an estate version of this vw:

my car check confirms that is a Volkswagen:

VW Type 3 Variant Squareback (basically an estate with a rear engine). There was also the Notch back (saloon) that had limited storage at the rear and the fastback that had hatcback like rear end.

All models featured rear engines and front storage, plus lesser or greater ammounts of rear storage over the flat 4 "pancake" rear engine.