Re: T-3 questions

[Greg Merritt <gregm@engin.umich.edu>]

Hanson, Todd wrote:
[snip]
>      What were the available options (sunroof, seatbelts, a/c, etc.)? What
>      are the rare options or rare models? What was the production/sales

	Air conditioning was available in the U.S. as a dealer-installed
option.  Gas heaters were also available.

	I once received email from someone who described a "sleep-in
extender" option that he'd had installed in his late-model squareback
by a dealer in Texas.  He claimed that it was a modification to the
rear seat that allowed it to fold forward and/or lower than usual if
the front seats were moved forward.  This allowed for more room in the
back for lying down so that you could more easily sleep in the car.

	I have a hard time imagining how such a contraption would work...

	Types I & II had extensive options over the years.  These are known
as M-codes; see Mark Janello's listing of M-codes at:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mjanello/

M-codes for Beetles are indicated on the identification plate in the
front trunk.  My squareback has no M-codes listed there.  Then again,
it doesn't appear to have any extra options.  Does anybody know of
M-code listings for Type III?  (Actually, I take that back:  I saw
*one* M-code listed in my Bentley manual; I believe it was the code
for the automatic transmission.  Is this listed on the i.d. plate of
anybody's automatic Type III?  Mine is manual.)

-Greg
'71 squareback
'63 Beetle