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Rarest of the rare Type 3 acc

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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#627329
me either....


could always get something close from bunnings if that sort of thing turns you on LOL
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

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Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627331
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:me either....


could always get something close from bunnings if that sort of thing turns you on LOL

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂



Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627332
Almost as rare as my Handbrake alarm.


Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#627333
Who'd steal a Type 3 anyway 🙅🙅🙅
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#627344
are there levels of rarity? super, mega, ultra????

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627346
Well if dave aint seen one... its Ultra....


Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627368
Now that brings back memories.... AHHHHH..... 58 hillman minx...



Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627396
didnt have a problem with mine.... 1725cc alloy head... twin webbers....


Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#627404
Tazz wrote:didnt have a problem with mine.... 1725cc alloy head... twin webbers....


Tazz
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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#627429
That handle ruins the lines of the early Type 3 bonnet. If the bonnet had a chrome strip down the centre like the beetles did it would fit in a bit better. On it's own it just looks ugly.
Having a handle kinda makes it awkward to open the bonnet anyway as you need your fingers under the bonnet to move the latch. While your hand is under there you may as well use it to lift the hood while you are at it. No wonder it never caught on.....🤪

- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#627444
That handle ruins the lines of the early Type 3 bonnet. If the bonnet had a chrome strip down the centre like the beetles did it would fit in a bit better. On it's own it just looks ugly.
Zactly.

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Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627449
If the bonnet had a chrome strip down the centre like the beetles did it would fit in a bit better. On it's own it just looks ugly.
Like this one?






Having a handle kinda makes it awkward to open the bonnet anyway as you need your fingers under the bonnet to move the latch. While your hand is under there you may as well use it to lift the hood while you are at it. No wonder it never caught on.....

It would be mainly for bringing the bonnet down... specially if you didnt have the chrome moustache.



Tazz
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#627478
Nah... that ones too late a model
Had the same engine in my 58 minx and they go like a cut snake.
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#627481
pete wood wrote:Hillman had a knack for building severe understeer into their cars. 😂
Probably due to the extra weight of the front handle...

hth
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1975 Type 2 Double Cab
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kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#627482
the understeer wass mainly from a weird thing that they had that not many people know about - for some reason they had the front wheels steer parallel ie they both turned the same amount. With normal steering geometry the inside wheel turns in more because of the smaller radius of the inner turn. - it made a lot of tyre scrubbing on u turns, & interesting tight turns when road was wet & you were going quick.
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#627489
yeah, that is the big word I was trying to think of, no idea why they did it that way on the Minx & even the Hunter, it made the steering heavier at low speed, even though older people were their biggest clients, the big humbers had ackerman angle steering, thank goodness, but still understeered heavily thanks to something like a 70/30 weight distribution, which for me made the transition straight from that to a swing axle beetle a bit nerve racking. on topic rarest of the rare is because that handle would be pretty useless & certainly detrimental to the clean lines of the car, so nobody ever wanted it.
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#627528
As most of us agree that the handle is ugly and useless, I wonder if the buyer would be interested in a hefty discount on the price offered?😀

I'll take it off his hands for a minimal fee.😵‍💫
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....