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Yes, Renier, I am sorry. My mistake. I can remember ZA Type 3s having 12volts when I visited there several times between 1968 and 1971. In 1968 while living in Zambia I drove to South Africa in my German 1968 model Type 3 squareback. I can remember having it serviced at Lindsay Saker Motors in Johannesburg and seeing all the mechanics crowding around this car from Zambia with disc brakes. But, you are right, I can remember the ZA Type 3s of 1968 and 1969 also having 12 volt electrics. However, Australian-made Type 3s retained 6-volt electrics until production ceased in 1968. It wasn't until local assembly of German-made Type 3s began late in 1968 (1969-models) that we got 12-volt Type 3s. During 1970 I again drove to Johannesburg and on to Durban and Cape Town from Zambia in my new German-made1970 model Type 3 Variant. Once more, my new car attracted a lot of attention because it had the long nose and large tail lights never seen in ZA, fuel-injection, high back seats and a CV-joint rear suspension with manual gearbox. In those days I used to marvel at the wonderful roads and good driving that existed in South Africa. Regards, Simon Glen Toowoomba, Australia. Renier wrote: > >However, Australian and South African made Type 3s always had only six volt > >electrics, swing axles, drum brakes, single brake circuits and five stud > >open-centred wheels (except for automatic South African ones in 1969 > >only). > > Don't agree with you there Simon, my South-African '69 Square's got 12v > electrics right out of the factory. > It's got the red 12v sign on the inside of the drivers-side door which is > fitted at the VW-factory if I'm not mistaken. > > Cheers > Renier > South-Africa > > Upholstery materials and patterns were different as were paint > >colours. Glass has either the VW logo and an "A" next to it or the SABS > >(South African Bureau of Standards) logo on it. Many other components such > >as generators, starter motors, lights, tyres, batteries, etc were locally > >made also. Australian vehicles also had a body number stamped on them in > >the spare wheel housing in the front boot in addition to the vehicle > >identity plate. The 1966-1967 Australian Fastback was unique in being > >called the "1600TS" which was also inscribed on the back instead of > >"1600TL". The Australian made panel van version of the Type 36 (known as > >"Type 366 V30" locally) also had an interior load area floor (made of > >plywood) that was different from that (made or plastic/rubber) on German > >Type 36 panel vans. > > > >I am sure there are many other such detailed differences between German > >Type 3s and their South African and Australian brothers. However, they > >were not the very substantial and innovative differences that their > >Brazilian cousins had. > > > >Regards, > > > >Simon Glen > >Toowoomba, Australia. > > > >Andrew Riley wrote: > > > >> the difference that is easy to spot - and i might get this wrong -is the > >> electrical connetors - the aussie ones have a little kangaroo on the > >> connector - can anyone confirm this? > >> > >> Regards > >> Andrew Riley > >> > easily identifiable as different from German ones. > >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > >