Re: [T3] 2 unconnected questions - steering wheel + HP

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

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Daniel Baum wrote:

> So the car was called a VW 1600 and had a 1500cc engine? I suppose it makes
> sense in some bizarre way.
It does make sense, if you go back to the 1965/66 model years. In 1965, 
the 1500 is a type 3. For 1966 the 1600 engine was introduced in the 
type 3 and the 1500 was introduced in the type 1. DSo from now on, the 
type 1 carried the 1500 name, the type 3 was changed to the 1600 series.

> In other words, the original 1500cc single carb
> engine that was introduced with the first Type 3s was available as an option
> till the end of production?
It was available till 7/73, yes.

> According to the price list you could actually get a 1600L with this 45HP
> engine too.
That is correct, and in the same manner, you could get the type 1 as 
1300L which had the 1300 engine and 1300LS which had 1600. There was 
also the 1200 which was the basic model, and 1200L which was basically a 
1300L with 1200 engine. Also a 1303A was availble, this one also used 
the 1200 engine.

Still, I believe the 1500 cc late type 3 was mostly used in the van 
versions (called Variant II in my owner's manual, it retained the HD 
swing axles till 7/73).

The smaller engines made, and still makes sense in some markets that has 
taxes based on engine displacement and hp output. The early Polo was 
available with a 0.9 engine, the first Golf had a 1.1 (and front drum 
brakes!) on the base model. We still get some VWs with pretty small 
engines here, as the Golf and New Beetle with 1.4 liter powerplants.

PerL
73 Variant L

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