Re: [T3] Are Kumho's the ONLY tires left?

[Chris Wright <Christopher.Wright@Sun.COM>]

<x-flowed>Looks like there might be a rust line downwards under the LH front 
headlight, seen in picture 1?  It's still a lovely condition car though.
I'd give it a space in my garage.

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 22 Jun 2006 at 18:48, Samandali wrote:
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> > Hi Keith:  I get copied on all the chatter about type III's, and I need a VW 
> > enthusiast's opinion..   There is a 69 squareback in museum condition in 
> > illinois i was considering buying.  It is very expensive, they are asking 
> > $12900, but i was considering offering $9000 because of the exceptional 
> > condition. 
> >    
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> > http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/3/9/83855039.htm
> >    
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> I believe you had a typo in their asking price, as it now appears to be 
> $10,900. I agree that on the surface it appears to be in very nice condition, 
> but one would want to verify that up close. Even if it's as nice as it looks, 
> their asking price is probably more than double what the market might get for 
> this car.
>
> There are a lot of things that you really can't see in their photos, but here 
> are a few points that I CAN see and that aren't mentioned in their writeup:
>
> The dash is cracked. Almost all of them are, but a "museum condition" one 
> wouldn't be.
>
> The radio antenna is bent, and it's the wrong style. Not really the kind a 
> dealer would install, and not a good fit to the fender. OTOH, this is easily 
> corrected.
>
> I THINK I can see a crack in the hub of the steering wheel, but that may just 
> be a shadow. Cracks here are extremely common, and not a safety issue, but not 
> "museum condition" either.
>
> There's some kind of black spot to the right of the front license plate mount. 
> It appears to be a vent of some kind, with a circle of small screw heads around 
> it. I don't know what it is, but it's not stock and it's probably not dealer 
> installed. Have you ever seen anything like this, Russ?  
>
> It DOES have the original spark plug wire distributor ends, but the wires 
> aren't correctly routed. Easily fixed.
>
> In my opinion, '69 is a very desirable year; '69s come with a lot of 
> improvements over the earlier type 3s and yet still maintain the classy early 
> body style. Too bad it doesn't have the factory optional sunroof. That would 
> certainly add to its value.  
>
>  

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