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>Guys, quit whimpering about towing your type 3. Trust me, I know better >than probably everyone on this whole damn news list what it's like to tow a >type 3. My fastback was towed via bumper bar from California to North >Carolina through the South (over 3000 miles I might add) back in 1980. >Then after various moves the car was towed from Texas to Georgia. Then >from Georgia to Kentucky. Then from Kentucky back to California. THEN >from California to sunny Washington. The moral of this story? Towing a >Type 3 will harm it no way WHATSOEVER. The damn joints on the car have >never been replaced! The car has over 300,000 documented miles, my dad >being the original owner, and I just sank some serious bucks into it >restoring it. I didn't even touch anything to do with rolling wear and >tear because there was nothing to touch. Just when you tow, make sure it's >out of gear, and the wheel is unlocked. There, I said it. Let's put this >pitiful controversy to rest and talk about something cool like stroker >motors. > >Kenik Hassel >71 fastback > Is your Type 3 standard or automatic....... that is the topic of conversation.... not just towing any type 3, I have seen a type 3 automatic that was damaged ( and still is sitting ) because of towing. If it is a standard there should be no problem at all. Todd Daley Ontario, Canada '80 Rabbit Convertible '71 Type 3 Squareback