Good afternoon all,
As the subject suggests I am new to the forum. I have never owned a VW however have a great love for these cars.
Pending the sale of my current car and depending how much money I have left over after I do some work on the new house I am wanting to buy a late model type 3 fastback (if anyone knows of one in Vic let me know).
Is there anything in particular that I need to keep a look out for?
Great forum everyone, keep up the good work.
Cheers Major.
Rusty floor pan covered in sound deadener to disguise the holes
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look out for rusty front bumper mounts
Thanks guys, appreciated the info.
There is bunch of info here on what/where to look when buying a type 3.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=78049Its a late model ... buy and early car!! 😁 Autos can be costly!
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷
Nothing wrong with a late model, i prefer them personally, for looks and parts availability....
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Any car so nice you can't drive it in the rain.. is too damn nice to enjoy
Me too. I like the way the late ones look 😀👍
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
A guy on Melburgluft bought this
Decided not to bid as I would prefer a manual. I have a guy interested in my current ride and with some luck will buy it. Then I will be on the hunt for a fastback.
Still if anyone knows of one let me know. I want it as a daily driver, but I don't mind having to do a little bit of work.
if ebaying.....go and see it in person before you purchase!!!!this forum is incredibly valuable to someone just getting into these cars as i am..i wish i had spent a few more weeks browsing this forum before i purchased my car....ask questions the guys on here are more than happy to answer even the strangest and most obvious or difficult questions...check out hte readers rides area and see hwat problems or issues other people have had who have built something similar to what you want....just research before you buy...i didnt and it bit me hard!! but yeah this forum is the perfect place to learn and ask questions!
james
bump for Paul... 😍
"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends"
empi wrote:Its a late model ... buy and early car!! 😁 Autos can be costly!
i bet my auto notch cost less all up on the road than your early notch...............
mines been a daily for almost a year and i was told an auto cost a bit if it dies, hard to find late auto stuff too i was told
i have 2 late auto type 3s and 2 spare gearboxes, real hard and exspensive the 2 spare i have were given to me
do yourself a favour and join the fattie crowd, be different from all the other muppets
try asking here as its mainly melbourne lads
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484967&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0volkaholics.net come check us out
Doctor wrote:Nothing wrong with a late model, i prefer them personally, for looks and parts availability....
too right and yours is lovely i may add
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Thanks for the bump Matt.
As my other thread suggests, I am searching for a fastback (or notch) project. Preferrably a complete car.
Appreciate the leads, Cheers Paul.
Yeah mate. Unfortunately it is well over my budget. By the sounds of it though it is a pretty good buy.
Cheers Paul
thats a nice one not much to do to make it yours, been watching it too
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thats cool as hell! original paint?
I would go for that, looks pretty much all original and untampered
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
I was seriously thinking about it. It is out of my price range unfortunately, I had a chat to the guy who owns it and he was wanting to get around $3k. I personally think it is worth a bit more then that, I would have thought around $4k. It will be interesting to see how it goes!
Major wrote:I was seriously thinking about it. It is out of my price range unfortunately, I had a chat to the guy who owns it and he was wanting to get around $3k. I personally think it is worth a bit more then that, I would have thought around $4k. It will be interesting to see how it goes!
just buy it
volkaholics.net come check us out
It ended up going for $2500, pretty good price I would have thought. Alas I wasn't the lucky buyer, so I will keep looking for my project.
the buyer stole that, damn wish i had the room, i dont have a fastie
volkaholics.net come check us out
forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=95069
volkaholics.net come check us out
dragsters for life wrote:forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=95069
Yeah, seen this one. I think it is on ebay now, or maybe it is just a coincidence.
Cheers Paul
"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends"
That is one nice notch! Seen the others on ebay. The white fasty was on there for $3K last week.
dragsters for life wrote:the buyer stole that, damn wish i had the room, i dont have a fastie
you've gone mad!
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
Guys, went and had a chat to Rick at Volksrecycle on Saturday. He is a great bloke and a wealth of knowledge. However still didn't find anything except for a nice notch which is still out of my price range for a project 🥲.
So I am increasing my budget and looking for a daily driver, only have $3K though (pity I didn't work this out a few weeks ago when that car was on ebay).
Cheers Paul
