Cool vintage photos... Type 3's

[EverettB]

[KTPhil]

[notchboy]

[EverettB]

[finster]

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nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[Blue Baron]

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Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

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[Tram]

Probably not that "cool", but Xenia, Ohio Apr 4 1974 the day after the EF-5 tornado

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[Blue Baron]

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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

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[notchboy]

[djfordmanjack]

A beautiful RUBINROT squareback, by then at least 7 years old (park opened 1972). Something people always did (and still do ) over here, is keeping their winter tires and move it onto the next (same model) car they purchase. Easy explanation for the slotted wheels. My father still does this and moved the 'older' winter tires over to his new Golf VII.
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Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !

52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior

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[djfordmanjack]

This has been posted a long time ago, but I can fill in the back story.
This isn't Africa.
Car has an Austrian license plate, N for Niederösterreich ( the large region around Vienna). In the 1970s and 80s there was a Drive Through Safari park in Gänserndorf, Niederösterreich (approx 20 miles from Vienna). So that's where this was most probably shot. I once had a 1965 Impala 4dr ht that still had the Safari park sticker in the windshield.

[Blue Baron]

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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[notchboy]

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[EverettB]

[Blue Baron]

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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[Blue Baron]

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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[Rome]

Two 1500 S Notchbacks participated in the 250 km production car race held the day before the Sebring 12 Hour Endurance Race in Sebring Florida on March 20, 1964. Both entered in Class 9 by John E. Ryan, Griffin, GA. #18 driven by Jack Ryan, #19 by "Smokey" Drolet. The VW dealer in Griffin was RBM Motors.

Final preparations just prior to the drivers getting out, heading across the track and awaiting the "LeMans" style start in which the drivers run back across the race track, jump into their cars and drive off. Is that a woman in the driver's seat? Since the Notchbacks were never officially imported into the USA by VWoA, I wonder if this dealer brought it in via Canada as a slightly used vehicle, then ran it "legally" with his dealer license plate?

Looks like this #19 Notch is the last to leave... The two white Ford Lotus Cortinas in the center were driven by racing greats Jim Clark and Dan Gurney. They were in the same class as the Notches, and Mr. Clark finished 1st in class.

In the race, behind a Ford Galaxie (overall race winner driven by Dave MacDonald) and in front of a Morris Mini Cooper, not an "S" per the entrant list.

In front of a Volvo 122 Sedan-

At the pit area, though not during the active race due to nobody tending to the car. Looks like the Notch was slightly lowered, and is the front fender "rolled"? No apparent need for doing that with the near-stock tires and rims...