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Re: [T3] drive a type 3 around the world!


Do you know when your car was converted?  only 61-3 should have the red
needles anyway.
There may be clues IN the speedo... often when they were converted there
were tags left in them
to authenticate the mileage.

Keith


> Hi Volks,
>
> The speedo in my original German purchased/US
> converted '65 Notch S is like Greg's (10-30-50-70-100
> w/red needle).  Keith might be right about the fitting
> of the odd available speedo when our cars were
> converted to US specs.  I'll check the date code when
> I can get a little dirty, it's still in the car.
>
> Have a Happy and safe Thankgiving!
>
> Cheers,
>
> John La Francois
> Blauvelt, NY
> '65 Notch S (Nubb) Awaiting RUSToration
> '67 Beetle (Bubb) Currently under RUSToration, by
> owner
> '98 Jetta GL (Wolfgang) Wife's Daily Driver
>
> --- Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Could
> > there have been one original type and the other a
> > replacement for the cars
> > that got converted when entering the US with KPH
> > speedo's???
> >
> > YA KNOW...
> >
> > Ill bet thats it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > > At 8:11 PM -0500 11/26/02, Keith Park wrote:
> > > >>  I looked at a... not sure of the date, but a
> > red-needle 100mph....
> > > >>  this morning, and it has 10 - 30 - 50 - 70 -
> > 100.  I'm pretty darn
> > sure
> > > >>  that my '69 is the same.
> > > >
> > > >This is a late (66-71) speedo with the needle
> > painted red
>
> > >
> > > I just looked -- the physically stamped date, as
> > well as the
> > > ink-stamped date, both say 9/63...!
> > >
> > > -Greg
>
>
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