914 trivia: What does the VDO stand for?, on the bottom of each gauge on dash |
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914 trivia: What does the VDO stand for?, on the bottom of each gauge on dash |
fatlando |
Apr 18 2005, 04:59 PM
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I ponder that every time I'm at a stop light.
Verbotten. Deadly. Outside? Villianous dudley odometer? i'm bored! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/alfred.gif) |
SirAndy |
Apr 18 2005, 05:56 PM
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well, that's the story for you history challanged amuricans ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) what it actually means is: "Vereinigte Deuta OTA" VDO was founded in 1929 when the two companies "OTA Apparate GmbH" and the automotive devision of "Deuta" (Deutsche Tachometerwerke GmbH) (both in Berlin) merged into "Vereinigte Deuta OTA", which simply means "Merged Deuta and OTA" ... there you have it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Andy |
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