Re: [T3] OE Radials on Type 3s

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@dataflake.org>]

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On Oct 28, 2004, at 15:42, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 28 Oct 2004 at 10:42, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
>
> > I just looked at the sales program booklets for German dealers and 
> > they
> > seem to start listing radial tire factory options starting for the 
> > 1968
> > model year, as M173 (Radial tires instead of standard tires). In later
> > years there were several radial options available.
>
> Interesting. My parts lists don't appear to include M173. I did a 
> search thru
> them and couldn't find the word radial anywhere. Was this booklet 
> specifically
> for type 3s or was it more generic? It's also possible that my 
> versions of the
> parts lists are missing entries; we have found other errors in those 
> lists.

The booklet was published by VW from I believe the mid-sixties until 
the late seventies. It was called "Taschenbuch" ("Pocket Book") and 
made available to salespeople at VW dealerships in Germany. I have 
almost all of them, they had between 2 and 3 of them per year as 
changes were introduced.

Inside you find the complete lineup as of the publication date with 
detailed technical specifications, standard options, prices, other 
available options and their prices and the color/upholstery 
combinations. The booklets also contain the same data for all 
competitors so that sales people could directly compare and use that as 
an argument during their sales presentation. To round it off there is 
financing information, sample texts for contracts, industrial engine 
tech specs and prices, automobile tax and insurance data.

jens

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