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Certainly does look like a funny Squareback, with 361 chassis number but a Notchback end. I didn't know VW made any like that. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 1:10 AM Subject: RE: [T3] 1967 Notchback > On 3 Sep 2004 at 22:18, Neil wrote: > > > I've been trying to figure out this car also. Here's the link: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488113244 > > > It is earlier than 1967. My guess is that someone lost the title at some > > point, then swapped the VIN tag under the hood with a '67 they happened to > > have the title for. The car is either a '64 or a '65. > > I can't see enough in these photos to tell. What do you see that tells you this > is early? > > What's going on with the rear trunk lid? Are they trying to get better engine > cooling? I sense a complete lack of understanding of type 3 engines here. > > Looks like this car is in pretty reasonable shape bodywise, but I'll bet that > it needs a LOT of mechanical restoration before it will be at all reliable. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~