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Re: [T3] Type3 notchback Cabriolets


PerL,

I'd love to see that scan sometime and I'm sure some others would, too.

Regards,

Simon Glen
Toowoomba,  Australia.



Per Lindgren wrote:

> Simon Glen wrote:
>
> > I know several people have made quite good-looking replicas of these
> > notchback Cabriolets but are these the only two original examples in
> > existence?  I have been told variously that four and even eleven were
> > built.  Manufacturers usually send prototypes to the crushers but did
> > any other Type 3 notchback Cabriolets escape?
>
> The German magazine "VW Speed" made an excellent article on the T3 cabrio
> last year, where the conclution was that 9 were made between 1960 and 1065.
> The problem with the car was that VW and Karmann engineers was not able to
> make the body rigid enough to satisfy their safety levels. The two cars at
> VW's Autostadt and Karmann's museum are the only two survivors. I can
> probably scan the pages someday. Maybe this weekend.
>
> PerL
> 73 Variant L

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