Re: [T3] VW builds '63 Type 3s just for me

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

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Dave Hall wrote:

> There's enough evidence to suggest batch production for one particular importer
> was the norm - I had 3 Squares at one time, made on successive days.  With
> special requirements for the various markets and without the present computer
> controlled parts conveyors it would be the only sensible way to build them.
How big would these batches be? The reason I ask is a little thing that 
surprized me when I acquired Simon Glen's very nice book "VWs of the 
world". IN the first chapter he tells the readers about the VWs he has 
owned, one of them being a 1968 VW type 1. The VIN on Simon's 1500, 
whcih was built in Germany to Australian specifications was 118 332 210, 
while the 1968 1300 I have outside my house has VIN 118 333 066. My car 
is of course built to Norwegian specs, and was sold new from the same VW 
dealer that still is present here in my town. With a difference of only 
856 units, these cars must have ben only a few hours apart. One LHD 
ended in Norway, the other an RHD on the other side of the world.

Another point here is type 3 content. The car which Hal dismantled in 
California had a VIN only some 2000 units below my car. Hal's car was a 
California car, while mine is a Norwegian spec car, sold at the same VW 
dealer I mentioned earlier (and which I still get some parts from). Now 
I hope to get the heater channels replaced soon, so that the fresh 
California metal can start a new life on my car.

PerL
73 Variant L

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