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>From: t.hughes@chem.csiro.au (Tim Hughes)
>In Australia, we had a '74 model. It can be identified from the '73 model
>by the internal door handles which have an opening in the bottom (ie you
>can put your hand through them unlike earlier ones which were enclosed at
>the bottom.)
I don't mean to be pedantic about it, but I don't think so. The open bottom
door handles started in mid-72 and continued through 73. Of course I can't
be sure what you folks have down under, but I think they still had to be
made in W. Germany. And the VW folks are under the impression that they
didn't make any of these after 8/73.
Of course if you can come up with one of those VIN tags from a type III (not
a Dasher/Passat) where the third digit is a 4 they I would say you might
have a point, but 'til then I plan to stick to my guns.
BTW, the last West Coast Metric catalog I looked at also thought there were
'74 type IIIs, but they're mistaken too.
OTOH, the last year for type IVs WAS '74.
Jim
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