Re: [T3] Late model notchback rear fenders needed

["Jason R. Ford" <veedub@apartment101.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I have a 68 Notch.  By "Late" do you mean 12v or the larger-nose Notches?

Jason
68 Notch (Nadine)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil" <notchback@cableone.net>
To: "D&L Walters" <waltee@prodigy.net>; <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 8:07 AM
Subject: RE: [T3] Late model notchback rear fenders needed


> They guy I got my '72 Notch from threw away the old fenders when he was
> transferred from Germany back to the states. He said that the bottoms of
> them were all rusted out. He had a '66 Notch he parted out as he left, so
he
> slapped those fenders on the car. They are in excellent shape, but I want
> the late fenders. I have thought of trying to put a fasty/square fender
> together with a notch fender. I just don't know for sure if it would work.
> It will probably be my only hope. I'll check out Bill and Steve's and ISP
> West when I'm down in California this summer though. I'd love to have the
> car drivable this August so I can take it to Parma. I'm only 35 miles from
> Parma now, and by the time of the show, I'll probably be about 20 miles
> closer. My house goes on the market tomorrow and I get to start looking
for
> another -- this time with a shop.
>
> BTW: How many late model notchback owners do we have here on the list?
>
> Neil
> '65 Notchback
> '69 Squareback
> '70 Fastback
> '72 Notchback
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D&L Walters [mailto:waltee@prodigy.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:22 PM
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re:[T3] Late model notchback rear fenders needed
>
>
> I feel your pain, brother. Believe me, I do feel your pain. The only ones
I
> *ever* seen for sale were through T3D in Great Britain a while back and if
> memory serves me, they were $3-400 a piece before shipping. Personally,
I'm
> looking at beating a bad dent out of mine as it is instead of replacing it
> for just that reason. It might be easier to take a good late Square/Fasty
> fender and welding it together with the top seam of an early Notch fender
to
> make a good late Notch  fender. Or, maybe we can set up a mutual sympathy
> society and tell everyone our troubles, maybe they'll chip in to get us a
> good pair, whatta you think? Hey, you never know..
> David Walters
> '73 1600 L Notchback-worth it's weight in gold!
> S. FL, USA
>
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