Re: [T3] '66 N model Notchback

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I know of an E Squareback in a junkyard in Northern NY... they DO exist in
the US!

Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback
65 Notchback
65 Squareback
75 Opel
87 Golf
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----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Glen <simonglen@bigpond.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] '66 N model Notchback


> Scott,
>
> I agree with what you say about the "E" versions.  During the 1960s I can
> definitely remeber seeing deluxe or full-trim 1500 notchbacks and 1500
> Variants with the "E" symbol in place of the "S".  I can remember checking
> these out and finding that they were equipped as per the "1500S" but with
> only the single carb engine.  I saw these in Zambia during the late1960s
> and
> then in Europe during the 1970s.  Thus, they were German-made.  (No
> Australian-made full-trim single-carb Type3 notchbacks ever had the "E"
> symbol.  They had a "de Luxe" script on the back instead.  And the
> squarebacks didn't get the full-trim treatment.  And, I don't remember
> South African-made Type3s ever being available as an "E" model.)
>
> However, regarding the notion that an "E" model (i.e. Option M3 single
carb
>
> motor in place of twin carb motor) may have been ordered instead of the
"S"
>
> model to accommodate low octane fuel, this would not normally have been
> the case in sophisticated Singapore in the 1960s.  And, if a customer was
> concerned about low octane fuel they could have had VW Option M240 for
> the twin-carb motor with a loss of only 2hp.
>
> Simon Glen
> Toowoomba, Australia.
>
> Scott Taylor wrote:
>
> > Henrik wrote: >>I agree completely with the list above, except that the
> > 1500N and the 1500A was sometimes called 1500. A and N was only used in
> > marketing and was never on a script.<<
> >
> > Yes, N's and A's weren't scripts, just model designations.
> >
> > >>Was the 1500E sold in Europe and was there a "1500E" script?<<
> >
> > I think the E option (M3) was technically available anywhere the Type 3
> > was in 1964-65. The parts list shows it was possible to order it on both
> > RHD and LHD cars. I know a few ended up in the US which might point to
> > Canada as one possible destination. I've seen only one E up close, a low
> > mileage 64 Variant that was originally delivered to Singapore. I think
> > they were most likely to have been ordered when a buyer requested deluxe
> > trim in places where high octane fuel was hard to get. The Notches got a
> > trim piece on the license light cover like the S's only with a letter E
> > instead--it's not listed in the parts list but I've seen one up close
> > before. Variants got a letter E that replaced the S and mounted using
> > the same holes (part # 361-853-677). Interestingly, the parts list says
> > M3 was also available on the Type 34, so I guess there might also have
> > been 1500E Ghias. In any case, I think the real reason for the E scripts
> > was just to fill the holes left by the S badging. Later the letter E
> > reappeared in scripts as the designation for fuel injection.
> >
> > As Simon has pointed out, the model designations varied from country to
> > country so it's hard to be sure of all the variations and where they
> > were meant to be sold.
> >
> > Sorry for being so long-winded about such an obscure subject, everyone.
> >
> > Scott
> > 62 1500 Ghia
> > 65 1500S Squareback Sedan
> > 01 Golf GL
> >
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