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<x-charset windows-1255>This may have been the situation in the US (I've no idea), but I have a 1969-model German pricelist that shows a completely different situation: There are loads of different models, but what it boils down to is this: all Type 3s were available with two different engines - 45HP and 54HP - and two different trim levels, standard and L, so in other words you could get a fastback 1600TL with a 45HP engine, and a fastback 1600T with a 54 HP engine, and so on. All the different combinations of body, engine and trim level were available. The fastback and notchback cost the same, while the squareback was slightly more expensive. Fuel injection and AT was an option only on the 54HP engine. They all cost more than most Beetles, except the cabrio, which was slightly more expensive than the cheapest Type 3. The only one with no engine and trim options was the Type 34, which cost almost as much as a Type 3 and a Beetle together. Daniel > Ok- > lemme give this a shot... > All fastys were 4 lug- [only a few really rare 65 models are 5 lug] > Fastbacks did not have an "S" or "N" model. It was all standard. > The Fastback was the most expensive of all the type 3's and came with most > of the more deluxe items as standard issue. > > The square and notch were the cheaper models and could be ordered in > different trim packages. Also this was the reason VWoG / VWoA didnt import > the notch "offically", since at the time it was the same price point as a > Type 1 VW didnt want anything to hurt the T1 sales numbers so the Notch was > left out. Since the square and fasty were already more expensive they > imported them over. > sorry to babble.... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > </x-charset>