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On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 22:59, Jim Adney wrote: > > 1) a wheel, discontinued with no replacement, used up to VIN 268,999 [early 64] > > 2) 311 601 025B, a 5-bolt wheel, 4-1/2j x 15, 269 000-315 220 883 > > 3) 111 601 025K, a 4 bolt wheel, 4-1/2j x 15, 316 000 001-on > > 4) 311 601 025K, a 4-bolt wheel, 4-1/2j x 15, 313 2034 478-313 2500 000 > M-976 > > 5) 113 601 025, a 4-bolt wheel, 4-1/2j x 15, 314 2000 001-on, M-976 > > It's clear that wheels #2 & 3, and the ones they superceeded, are the ones > everyone is familiar with. > > Okay, what's so interesting? > > What was different about wheel #1 that keeps wheel #2 from superceeding it? Did > early cars have a different offset? Could this be the non safety rim?? Or, now I am not that familiar with the real early T-3's, but did they have the hubcap clips like the T-1's. > > What was M-976? It's not listed in the type 3 M-codes on the same microfilm. > > Wheel #5 is the first mention I've ever seen about a 74 type 3. [The German > microfilm does not cover the Austrailian type 3 production.] > -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org