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> i always wondered what happens to old molds that are olsolete like these. I > assumed they were melted down and reclaimed. i know they could be worn out > I think that's likely. Most of those components were made by outside contractors, so at some point I expect the demand for replacement parts dwindled and they released storage space by scrapping them. It's possible I suppose that they retained the odd one for short runs, but sadly there's not much room for charity and nostalgia in business. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org