Is this the oldest Variant?

type 343 · Samba Member Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 12

Found this January 62' Variant in a VW yard in Upstate NY. Is it the oldest?

vin# 0189165

EverettB · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:

Nope.

Plus that VIN # is May, 1963.
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notchboy · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: Is this the oldest Variant?

Hornman · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject:

Are all Squarebacks called Variants? Or is that a specific model?
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nicolas · Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

variant = squareback

variant is the european name and square is US

blankmange · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:58 am Post subject:

to this day, VW calls its wagons Variants
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type 343 · Samba Member Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 12

Sorry about that guys I should have known better than to trust my memory. I did not write it down when I was at the yard and thought it was 0016 but after the owner sent the pictures I realized it is 018. Dumbass!!!!

60DoubleTurd · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

I 16K car square would be nice. 47K I think is the earliest known so far.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=2213

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vwtype3 · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:43 am Post subject:

Hello guys,

Happy to see my car here!!
Just enclosed the ID plate on the front apron :

and some new pictures :

vwtype3 · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:50 am Post subject:

I have also the wolfsburg certificate :

# vin number : 0 047 758
Model : VW 1500 VARIANT
# engine number : 0 049 487, 45PS, 1,5 Liter
Color : L87 perlweiss
Options : gelbe scheinweferlampen (yellow headlight only on french market)
built on : 23 May 1962
left factory : 24 May 1962
country of destination : Frankreich

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notchboy · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:44 am Post subject:

Thats very cool! Thanks for comming on and posting some new pics. What are the plans for the square? Stock, modified?? It looks to be very clean and should be easy to restore.

Check out my site the1500club.com
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vwtype3 · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject:

it's simply in my garage now and I really don't have the time or money to restore it.
When I saw him, I had to buy it because it was an very early one.
I would like to have it finished but you know I have others type 3 to work on and you know also that type 3 are very difficult to restore even in Europe!
It's also an early one and a lot things are not common with others....
but I keep it warm in my garage for the future...

I don't know really if it's the earliest but it doesn't matter, I love it!!

bertrand

Typ311Dave · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject:

ALLWAGONS · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject:

I thought early type III's had that bar to hold up the hood and this squareback has springs.
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Typ311Dave · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

Mine has same front setup, and the rear deck lid has springs.

ibjack · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject:

60DoubleTurd · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject:

60DoubleTurd · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject:

ibjack · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

Frank you missed the part of searching under droupsy. Here it is,
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=droupsy
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notchboy · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:32 am Post subject:


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