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On 10 Oct 2002, at 7:25, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > Well about 4 years ago I thought that an AT type3 was rare in the US, as I'd > been looking for one ( for my wife) for 2 years before I found one. With all the > discussion about cars that went to the Parma invasion, and some of them being AT > and now having a second one here I'm still thinking that they're kinda rare in > the US. When I show people that the car has AT, they can't believe that it is a > full automatic as most have only heard of the autostick, and thats all they > remember. I suspect that about 1/4 of the type 3 sold after 69 were AT. I really don't think they're rare at all. I've had 3 and still have 2 on the road. Of course they are a lot "rarer" in the early cars, before 68. ;-) > > Some parts are probably almost impossible to get, like the carb linkage > with >kickdown switch or the special balance pipe that the automatic > transmission >vacuum hose connects to. > > Well I guess I need to take some photos of that piece of linkage with the > kickdown switch now, seeing that it is kinda all by itself. I know it is > different than the MT linkage, as I've got 2 or 3 of them and its not the same. I would have thought these parts would be quite rare in the US, but if anyone has them, it would be Bob. ;-) - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/