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Tooling for the Type 3 didn't arrive for Type 3 manufacture at the Melbourne VW factory until late in 1962. It wasn't until early 1963 that Type 3 notchbacks and squarebacks went on sale in Australia. By this time German-made Type 3s had been on sale in other drive on the left countries for some time. The cover story for the first edition of "Safer Motoring" (Nov 1961) features the then new "1500" and there is a test of one in London but it is left hand drive. Some time during 1962 Type 3s became available with right hand drive in Britain. A check through 1962 editons of "Safer Motorings" might reveal this - I only have the Nov 1961 issue and my collection begins in 1969. 27 September 1963 was the date that the Type 3 "1500 Sedan" was introduced to the South African market (November for the Variant) and they were CKD-assembled at the Uitenhage VW factory. And, incidentally, I have a photo of early 1962 notchbacks for Sweden being off-loaded from a truck in Sweden and they are all left hand drive even though I think Sweden drove on the left until September 1967. I am not certain but I believe that assembly of Type 3s at Dublin in Ireland didn't start until 1969 models. So, I believe the first RHD Type 3s must have come off the production line at Wolfsburg sometime early in 1962. I, too, would be interested to know when the first RHD Type 3 was born. Simon Glen Toowoomba, Australia. Dave Campen wrote: > I think you'll find they made RHD all the time they made LHD. Back in '61, > '62 there would have been quite a good market for RHD with the Swedes as > well as us Brits, plus Australia, South Africa and probably all manner of > places that Simon could tell us about. This means that all the L/H mirrors > you have also exist in a R/H style as well. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee Hedges <LeeHedges@LeeHedges.com> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:15 PM > Subject: [T3] Earliest RHD Type 3? > > > Hi everyone! > > > > Does anyone know the first chassis number for right-hand-drive Type 3s? > > I looked in my T3 Parts List book and it did not state when they started. > > Were RHD Type 3s available from the very beginnings? > > > > I have found a right-side "cat's eye" side mirror on eBay. > > I did not know that these even existed! > > Anyone have any info that might help me to learn more about it? > > > > When it arrived from Sweden, it had a T3 mirror thread (longer style vs > shorter T34 > > thread). > > I had to convert it to be able to mount on the thinner T34 vent window > frame. > > If you're interested in seeing it (on a T34) here's some photos of the > left & right > > mirors: > > http://www.ixpres.com/hedges/t34/cabrio/dualcatseye2.jpg > > http://www.ixpres.com/hedges/t34/cabrio/dualcatseye1.jpg > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > LEE HEDGES > > San Diego, CA > > 1962 T34 Cabriolet conversion > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe