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Type 3 Factory Convertable!!
57 Chook Shed - December 31st, 2009 at 03:44 AM

Has anyone seen this on carsales?
Advertised as a "Factory Convertable"!!!
My god I feel sick!
Sorry if this belongs to someone on here but that is one UGLY car!

Bookwus - December 31st, 2009 at 05:04 AM

Whose "factory"?

boristherat - December 31st, 2009 at 07:22 AM

Poor little fasty:sniffle:
That has been on Carsales forever.....tell him he's dreamin'!

karmann54 - December 31st, 2009 at 07:23 AM

A production Type 3 Cabrio was never produced. A prototype was built, and is in the VW museum.

And it doesn't look anything like that!

57 Chook Shed - December 31st, 2009 at 07:24 AM

Shame, it looks pretty good otherwise.

sander288 - December 31st, 2009 at 08:29 AM

hahahahha, factory my arse!

71dub - December 31st, 2009 at 09:06 AM

sure it wasnt the butchers shop fitted

MISS VDUB - December 31st, 2009 at 09:13 AM

Oh my eyes!!!! :(

Matt Ryan - December 31st, 2009 at 09:42 AM

Here is the one in the Wolfsburg museum.


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/myran13/notchcabrio8.jpg


Quote:

From VWVortex:

As Volkswagen Model History by Joachim Kuch says: "The brochures were already printed; the price was set at 8200 DM. But testing showed the body didn't have enough torsional stiffness and so it was never added to the model line."

As a comparison, a basic 1200 Beetle cost 4500 DM, VW 1500 cost a bit under 6000 DM and Karmann Ghia Type 32 Cabriolet cost 9500 DM. (prices are from different years and can vary a bit..)


Regards,


Matt.

Scarab - January 1st, 2010 at 08:44 AM

I think I just threw up a little when I saw that Fasty....such a shame. Sorry if it belongs to you, I dont mean to be horrible, just realistic.

As for the factory one in the museum, now THAT is a thing of beauty!! I'd roll something like that for sure!

Scarab (aka: Paul)

polak - January 1st, 2010 at 09:58 AM

scary yes..... factory no.... why do ppl do this to poor defenceless cars?

57 Chook Shed - January 1st, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Yeah that factory convertable is awesome. Looks great.
Happy New Year everyone!