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On 3 Apr 2001, at 15:50, David Cook wrote: > I have just acquired a 1977 Type 3 Variant that has been dry stored for the > past 15 years and has done just 40000 miles before that. It is in remarkable > shape and a good clean and service may be all it needs. I have just one > problem at the moment. After 15 years nobody knows where the ignition key > is. The last year of production for the type 3 was 73, except for Austrialia which made a few into 74. All type 3s are rear engined air cooled. Is this what you have? If your date was just a typo, then you should just remove the passenger door handle and take it to a locksmith. They can make a "code key" from the numbers stamped on the handle. Unless you have a very early year, the ignition key is the same. To remove a type 3 door handle, open the door, and find the large Phillips head screw in the door jamb just behind the handle. Remove that screw and washer. Push the door handle forward and lift it out of the door. If you have an earlier type 3 where the lock cylinder is NOT in the handle, then the instructions are different. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe