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<html><HTML> <B>Sounds like you got yourself a great find!!! Enjoy!</B><B></B> <P>John Gatten wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Hello there, <BR> I am brand new to the list, stationed in Germany, and I have <BR>just aquired my first VW. I have done a lot of reading on bugs but <BR>when I saw this car I just had to have it. (I'm a little long winded <BR>but bear with me) A GOOD friend (you will understand why he is a GOOD <BR>friend in minute) told me about a fast back in a garage that an old <BR>man wanted to unload. I said, "great" and we went and looked at it. <BR>In his garage sat a 1971 Fastback, with an automatic transmission, and <BR>95000 kilometers on the odometer (approx. 57000 miles). I inquired <BR>about the price and the old man said "You can have it. I'm too old to <BR>fool with it and I just want it out of my garage after all these <BR>years! (15 years to be exact) Yep, I got if for free and German spec <BR>cars can be shipped back to the U.S. as is if they are over 25 years <BR>old!!!!! WooooHoooo!!!!! <BR> The car had been vandalized slightly and the old man moved it <BR>into the garage and did not touch it for 15 years. Someone had thrown <BR>house paint and glue on the passenger side and broke the passenger <BR>door window. (He gave me the new window for it too) Folks, aside <BR>from a couple of spots of surface rust the car is perfect. The <BR>interior looks like it just rolled off the show room floor. I pulled <BR>the carpet back and I cannot tell you how new the floor looks. I am <BR>more and more amazed each time I explore this thing. <BR> Not knowing very much about Type 3's I was hoping you folks could <BR>answer some questions for me. How rare is this car? I have never seen <BR>any old VW with a fully automatic tranny?!?! How rare is it to find <BR>one in this kind of shape? I put a charged battery from a friends bug <BR>in it and every thing electrical in it works to include the clock? <BR>Please, give me some direction here. I initially wanted a VW to fix <BR>up and have a hot rod. I don't think I want to do that with this car, <BR>right? <P>I'll cut it off for now and if anyone has any suggestions, tips, or <BR>anything please E-mail me or post. <P>Thanks, <BR> Matt Gatten <P>_________________________________________________________ <BR>DO YOU YAHOO!? <BR>Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com";>http://mail.yahoo.com</A></BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML> </html>