Re: [T3] New member, hello, and Qs

["Dave Campen" <dave@campen.eurobell.co.uk>]

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From: "Tom Hansen" <DrSoWatt@worldnet.att.net>
To: "T3 List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] New member, hello, and Qs


> After looking at your parts '72 fasty, here's my best guess based on my
> limited early and late knowledge. A '67 gave up its doors for your car at
> sometime. There is the yellow mis-match between the body and doors and
both
> look like original paint colors. The early door locks and the latest and
> last style of Zee armrests, got the chrome strips on them and mounted on
the
> one piece door panels. It has the door lock pull up in the window area
> instead of the on the door latch, a first in '67 .
>
FWIW A '68 L model has the Z armrests, pull-up lock knobs, and screwed
window winder handles, with the later style outside doorhandle.

> But then the oddities show up on that door. It has the '68 and later vent
> window handles, later black door latch pulls but with the early ivory
finger
> cups. Plus the hinge compatibility, either it has the factory adapter
> hinges, not likely due to the condition of the paint (when factory parts
> were available, the car would have been painted to match), or the doors
were
> made after the early 66 model change. The winders are also different. That
> winder needs a screw to hold it on and '67 and older were the hair pin
> style.


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