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Just so we're straight on things, I know the differences between a Type IV and a Type III. I owned a Porsche 914 1.8L and thus am somewhat familiar with the differences between the T4 and T3 engines. I made the comment because from the pictures I saw in the scrapbook -- you know, the ones without pictures of the ENGINE compartment or comments about the type of floor pan used -- the outside looks T4-ish. I know quite well the exterior does not positively define the car. Anyway, if all these cars have the T3 front suspension (except for the couple of Type 103 that were submitted - why? If they're closely related to the T1 then why include them, just because they look similar to the rest? Hmmmm, that doesn't seem right in light of the argument of declaring 'Type's...) then shouldn't we be able to find a supply of bushings/bearings for our tired front ends? Well, good information nonetheless. Greg, I would recommend editing some of the text and including it in the "Brazilian / other factory models". It's a good piece of history to know. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/ >-----Original Message----- >...Some potential confusion may lie in the styling of the nose on the last >two years of Type 4 production, namely the VW 412 of 1973 and >1974 model >years. This is the so-called "Leiding-nose" (named after the man who >was VW's CEO in Wolfsburg from 1971 to 1975 who had also been CEO of VW >do Brasil from 1968 to 1971). This nose styling treatment is >also to be >found on the VW Brasilia (a Type 1), the 1973-1977 Brazilian Type 3s, >the Brazilian VW Variant II and the Brazilian VW SP-2 sportscar. So, >just because a car has a front-end which vaguely resembles the nose of a >VW 412 does not make it a Type 4... >All the other Brazilian Volkswagens shown in my Type 3 Scrapbook photos >have the basic design parameters of what constitutes a Type 3: a wide >rectangular-shaped floorpan, uniquely Type 3 front torsion bars which >cross each other, Type 3 'horns' and torsion bars included in >a separate subframe... ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org