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Dave, Yes, 1973 Australian assembled Type 3s do have what they call "side intrusion bars" fitted to the doors. Motor vehicles sold here have to comply with ADRs or Australian design Rules and these rules are published by the Federal Transport Dept from time to time on an ad hoc basis. They started in the early seventies and tended to follow those set down by the USA and especially California when it comes to exhaust emissions. Thus, for example, from March 1971 all cars had to have head restraints for the front seats (ADR24) and in March 1972 all cars had to have a range of passive safety measures incorporated in the vehicle structure like intrusion bars in the doors (ADR26). Therefore, even later 1972 models had these intrusion bars. Whether these bars are the same as the American ones, I do not know. However, while it is likely that US-spec Type 3s had their bars built in at the factory in Wolfsburg, early versions of the Australian intrusion bars could have been fairly simple attempts at complying with the new regulations and so might have been different from the later (i.e. 1973 model) doors supplied with the CKD kits from Germany to the assembly plant in Melbourne. Regards, Simon Glen Toowoomba, Australia. Dave Hall wrote: > Hi Simon and list, > Had a query from Richard Booker (a club member) who bought some imported > Australian Type 3 doors, and the driver's side seems to have reinforcement > panels; 2 pieces of sheet steel, each about A3 size on the inside of the > outer skin. No problem on the outer skin - no repairs done. > > He wanted to fit one-piece windows, but there isn't room on the right-hand > door for the mechanism with these extra panels. > Anyone got any ideas? Is that door off an ex-presidential (Governor > General) Type 3 limo or something? > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe