The series production of the VW Boxer air cooled engine was discontinued in the end of December 2005. This part of the automotive story finished silently what concerns the assembly line. On the other hand we can say that the movement towards Volkswagen of Brazil started in October 2004 did succeed with the manufacture of the "KOMBI Silver Series" a special vehicle made to commemorate the air-cooled engine.

What you can see below was part of the effort made in order to call the attention of the world wide VW Boxer engine lovers of the end of manufacture that was approaching. It remains here as a memento of this campaign. Many letters were written to Volkswagen of Brazil but we do not have notice that any of them has been answered... But the effort was valid and all that did participate do deserve a special homage for having persevered.

This part of the automotive history ended silently, but all those who did know what was happening could participate from this event and could evaluate its meaning for the future of the Volkswagen Story. The Golden Era of the Volkswagen Story did end. The launching of the New Beetle did not recover the good old times. The Volkswagen Group (VAG) did not learn how to cherish the millions of fans - and now, should Volkswagen not wake up urgently, these fantastic human asset will be lost for ever!

From my particular side I thank to all that did participate in any way of this effort.

Alexander Gromow
14/01/2006

THE OLD AND FAITHFUL VW BOXER ENGINE DESIGNED BY PORSCHE ERA IS ABOUT TO COME TO A SILENT END - WE SHALL NOT ALLOW THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT A RESPECTFULL AND SIGNIFIVATIVE HOMAGE MADE BY THE VW LOVERS WORLD-WIDE!

The last vehicle powered by the air cooled VW Boxer engine still being manufactured now is the Kombi, how the VW transporter is called here in Brazil. Next the air cooled engine will be substituted by a water cooled one and the Porsche's Motor era will come to an end.

THIS IS THE LAST REMAINIG LINK OF THE SUCCESFULL CHAIN ESTABLISHED BY PORSCHE SO MANY YEARS AGO.

I dare to say that this engine was an important element for the humanity, VW lovers or not - almost everyone from our days did ride a vehicle powered by this motor that was produced in many countries and used in almost all parts of the earth even in the South Pole!

Contact with VW do Brasil, last manufacturer on earth still producing VW air cooled motor in series, was started since last year pointing out the major importance of this fact. Hopefully that advice will be followed, but no official answer to these alerts was received up to now. Resuming, there is no confirmation if the end of the VW air cooled boxer motor designed by Porsche will be commemorated according to its universal importance or if it will be a silent and bureaucratic end.

We would like to hear your opinion about this fact, and if you evaluate the importance of this event as we do we suggest to you to encourage the VW Beetle lovers you may have access to, to address Volkswagen do Brasil telling how important the boxer air-cooled motor designed by this great automotive genius that Dr. Ferdinand Porsche is for the automotive history. This applies also to other automobiles equipped with this motor, like Transporters, Karmann-Ghias, Things, Variants, TL's and so one. This will be a celebration of ideas remembering Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and his creation and will help to show that there are persons that care for the maintenance of the automotive history.

Probably the right address to be contacted at Volkswagen do Brasil is the Press Department, and the address that is available trough the Internet (http://www.automotivebusiness.com.br/imprensa%20montadoras.htm), is the address of the Corporative and Press Director Mrs. Júnia de Sá and the e-mail address is of the Corporate Press Attaché Mr. Flávio Chantre:

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VOLKSWAGEN
Diretora de Assuntos Corporativos e Imprensa
Júnia Sá
Imprensa Corporativa
Flávio Chantre
Tel. 11 4347-5055/5056/5057
flavio.chantre@volkswagen.com.br