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notchback
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'68 brochure with the "1500 squareback" (from the archives)
and "1500 sedan"
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Standards had rubber floor matting.
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| 99.9% of the vw community wouldn't know the difference if they were looking at anything rare or odd that is type 3 anyhow... build it how you like it... |
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| sprintstar.com wrote: | | 99.9% of the vw community wouldn't know the difference if they were looking at anything rare or odd that is type 3 anyhow... build it how you like it... |
He's not asking the VW community. He's asking the Type 3 community. I commend the man for wanting to get it right. 
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should I rephrase...  |
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| sprintstar.com wrote: | | should I rephrase... |
Rephrase what? You callin' us retards? 
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I don't see how it's going to end up looking like a "Model A"
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| Tram wrote: | | Eh? 7.5 degrees total advance at 3000RPM? That won't even pull a sausage off a dinner plate. |
1970 Notchback
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| Woreign wrote: | I don't see how it's going to end up looking like a "Model A"
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Haha, good one.
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| Tram wrote: | | sprintstar.com wrote: | | 99.9% of the vw community wouldn't know the difference if they were looking at anything rare or odd that is type 3 anyhow... build it how you like it... |
He's not asking the VW community. He's asking the Type 3 community. I commend the man for wanting to get it right. |
No shenanigans here, please. Contrary to popular belief, I'd like my car to be as correct as possibly minus the ride height, wheels and tires. I honestly just want a stripped down, no frills squareback. But, at the same time I don't want my car to be considered "cal-look" in any sense of the term.
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This is what I'm after. The owner of this car says that it's a '68 n model, so is he incorrect?
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I take back my "don't paint the vent window frames" comment.
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t3kg
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That car looks like it's in Italy. Italy had a law that required clear indicators up front and amber indicators on the side. Maybe the 1600A had bumper guards in some markets and no bumper guards in others? If so, you should build the Italian version.
I like where you're going with this project. In a way it's too bad the 1600As are less different from higher-grade 1600s than the 1500Ns were from 1500Ss -- fabricating the prop rods would have been an interesting challenge.
FYI, after checking the parts book I think a 1968 1600A would have had door locks on both sides. Only one handle part number is listed for 1968 on.
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Also, it's true that the 1966-and-later A was sometimes called the 1500 or 1500A but despite the nomenclature and the single carb they were all 1600 cc. Go figure.
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You've gotta do low back seats. Totally worth the potential whiplash.
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| Bobnotch wrote: | | turbomicrowaves wrote: |
This is what I'm after. The owner of this car says that it's a '68 n model, so is he incorrect? |
Incorrect about the "N" part, but it could be an "A". Does he have more pics? |
Yes, he has more pictures in his gallery.
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notchback
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| turbomicrowaves wrote: |
Yes, he has more pictures in his gallery. |
I just looked all through riccardo's gallery and found the following.
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I have a question or two. The color. The car's original color is Diamond Blue. My question is, would that have been a color used on an "A" model? Or would all of the colors offered for the type 3's in that year have been available in all trim options?
The reason I ask is because I've never seen an "N" or "A" model in that color. Seems that if VW was offering less options on the "A" model that they would offer less color options as well. Just curious to see how deep this rabbit hole goes.
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