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Simon Glen wrote: > Yet, a friend here > in Australia has a RHD 1973 squareback privately imported from Europe with the > inscription on the back "Variant LE". Just to mention this, my car has the inscription "VW Variant L", it has dual Solex's and the upgraded interior. > So, Type 3s have been N, S, A, T, TE, TL, > TLE, E, L, LE and TS. In the catalogue from the German store "Axel Stauber" they list all the inscriptions found on the German type3: 1500 VW 1500 Variant VW Variant VW Variant E VW Variant L VW Variant LE VW 1600 VW 1600 E VW 1600 L VW 1600 LE VW 1600 TL VW 1600 TLE Automatic Volkswagen E (on the Variant, 8/63-7/65) S (on the Variant, 8/63-7/65) As you can see, no "VW 1600 T" badge for the basic Fastback, it probably only used the "VW 1600". > And, while the term "Variant" was not used for the US/CDN and Australian markerts, I > always thought it referred to a station wagon with seats and windows in the back and > a rear hatch (the Type 36) but the 1968-model Type 3 Panel Van which I bought new in > Zambia had the inscription "VW1600 Variant" on the rear hatch - a vehicle with no > rear seats or windows. It is obviously the bodystyle, not wether if it was a wagon or van. The term "Variant" is still used by VW on the Polo, Golf, Bora (Jetta) and Passat wagons, but not the Sharan minivan. PerL 73 Variant L ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org