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>From: t.hughes@chem.csiro.au (Tim Hughes)
> they made type III's in Australia (they are not German, except very early
>ones). We could buy a '74 model Type III and it had open door handles
>unlike earlier models in Australia. So things were Australian only, eg the
>"TYPE 3" badge on the front guards was only on '73 and '74 models and we
>had our own version of the "thing" (type 181 ?) called a "country buggy",
>and type 3 wagons never came out here with fuel injection only the fastback
>did.
Thanks Tim. Is it safe to assume this was done by VW of Austrailia? Do you
know where in Austrailia the assembly plant was? Did Austrailian Type IIIs
have chassis numbers that looked just the same as German ones or did they
start their own series to keep them distinct from the German porduction?
Does anyone else know of any other places in the world where type IIIs were
made? (Not counting the Brazilian SP series.)
Jim
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