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how much does a type 3 weigh?

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type3lover in the garage...

796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#625621
Hey fellow type 3 owners!

Just wondering what the kerb weight of a type 3 would be? In particular I want to know what my early notch would weigh?
Anyone have the info or a link to it?

Thanks, T 👍
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karmann54 Officially Full-On Dubber

337 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#625626
August '63 owners manual, notch is 880kg
August '71 owners manual, notch is 1010kg

Angus

GTMac Fahrvergnugen

976 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#625687
I have early as 890kg and late as 980kg. Whos picky on a few kg's anyway, my car will weigh more after Christmas.
1971 Type 3 Fasty - EJ20T

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Klaus Custom Title Time!

1,439 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#625828
on the compl plate 1965 = 790kg
1964= 750kg both are notches

GTMac Fahrvergnugen

976 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#625879
Klaus wrote:on the compl plate 1965 = 790kg
1964= 750kg both are notches
I have 790kg on the compliance plate of my 67 Fasty, dont know what it refers to as the rego papers say 890kg which is about right.
1971 Type 3 Fasty - EJ20T

I love 242HP sleepers. 🤪

How many sets of lights does it take a $229k Carrera S to learn? 😂 UPDATE: Cayman S, M3, B4 now added to the list.

Klaus Custom Title Time!

1,439 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#626146
the weight you have sounds like a late model spec check youre fasty and see it it matches ( subi powered one). Sometimes when you get a car blueslipped and have no papers the rego guy goes from what he finds in the books and may have picked the later weight no early.
The listing of the 3 weights on id plate i'm pretty sure refer to weight of unloaded car , load of kg it can take and then overall weight with load on board. Maybe wrong you never know

jonno-t3 Officially Full-On Dubber

289 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#626150
i had my type 3 square weighed at the weigh station in sydney bout 3 years ago to get it registered and it was 900kg on the dot. even got a printed reciept. dunno why its so different to the other guys.. different body etc.

jonno
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