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On Sat, 25 Jan 1997, Greg Merritt wrote:
> >
> > Hello all Type 3 owners. I have a few questions about type 3's that I
> >can't find out from where I am. It would be great if anyone could help me out
> >a little.
> >
> >Questions: 1-Are body parts from a squareback interchangeable with that
> >of a fastback of the same year? (fenders,hoods,rear quarter
> > pannels,doors,etc.)
fenders-yes
hoods-yes
rear quarters- i think so (guys?)
doors-yes
> > 3-Are any people out there as tired of hearing the words "What's a
> >Type 3?" as I am?
or how about this: "oh, what a nice old Volvo!"
> >
> > 4-What year was it that VW changed the style of lights on the front
> >from the small pionty ones to the kind that wraps around the corner?
> >
this is a tough question, because in the early years the parking
lights on the standard 1500 were round while the ones on the 1500 S wre of
the wraparound type. i'm not sure when they all adopted the wraparound
variety. keep in mind that at least for US models, early wraparound
lights differ from later ones, where the bulb and not just the trim wraps
around. i'd be willing to bet the change to full wrap bulb was in `68,
the year that new US
safety regulations mandated side marker lights.
hope this helps.
cooper
`72 SqB
Cooper N. Melton, Esq.
221 Gildersleeve, Brown College at Monroe Hill
University of Virginia
School of ArchDeluxure
coop@virginia.edu
http://palladio.arch.virginia.edu/~cnm4x
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