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Today was the "Three Bugs In A Barrel" show in Medford, NY. I've been sick most of the week, but did manage to get out for an hour or so to check out the Type 3 representation here on Long Island. The show is put on by the Long Island Volkswagen Club (www.livc.net) and it was probably one of the most pleasant shows I've been to in a while. Cars were parked on grass, food was cheap (bottle of water was $1, not bad), and everyone seemed to be having a pretty laid-back time. There were about ten Type 2's, three or four buggies, one Thing, maybe 20-30 Type 1 bugs, and I think three Type 1 Ghias. Also, right in front as you came in were three very nice Type 3's. The first was a '72 or '73 Squareback with zero rust on it. Automatic, wooden wolfsburg shift knob, custom upholstery. Very clean. Couldn't find the owner. http://www.tiserves.com/Files/1.jpg http://www.tiserves.com/Files/2.jpg Second was an amazingly clean and completely original ONE owner 1972 fastback w/original dealer A/C. This car hasn't seen rain in years according to its owner, Stefan, a nice guy from Queens who has no internet access. :) He said the wheel covers were from the dealer as well. He even had the original sales receipt in the back window. http://www.tiserves.com/Files/3.jpg http://www.tiserves.com/Files/4.jpg Third was a '68 Square that had been stripped of its FI (and fuel filter put in the engine compartment). You might have seen it for sale on the Samba. Owner Matt brought the car from the west a while ago and wants $6500 for it. http://www.tiserves.com/Files/5.jpg http://www.tiserves.com/Files/6.jpg I'm glad I went, if just to see that clean fastback! I should have more pics on my website within a day or two. On another note, seeing as how I've been sick I haven't worked on my car for the past week, so I spent my spare time condensing the relevant parts of Glenn's Fuel Injection book (generously lent to me by my brother-in-law) into a PDF booklet for us Type 3/4 owners. It's a little different from the other PDF one out there, so it's a supplement, not intended to be a replacement. :) It's at the top of the page at: http://www.tiserves.com/VW/technical/ Cheers! Aaron ===== -------------------------------------------- 1971 FI AT Squareback http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ vw_variant71@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com