when did Type 3 become IRS? what year?
Mitchell
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69 - the crossover year with the nicer early body shape combined with the first IRS..

RobK

Did the 69's also have the wide 5 wheels

A long time before Ford and Holden did...

YEah i thought it was around 68 as well

IRS didnt ford and holden invent that HA HAH AHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAH

U ask them they will tell you

Back to the :beer:beer:beer

Pretty sure it was '68, Holden and Ford couldn't use it, because Porche's patent hadn't expired yet and only the Japanese (OK, and some Europeans,) were willing to pay the licensing...

Big Bore, The auto option did not come out till 1969.
Late 68 the changed to IRS.
The other deference is in the "Changeover" models is the dash was the later type.
With the different vent controls, glovebox catch and ashtray. The later steering column was used and the doors were the later style i.e.:Later external handles, quater window locks and doortrims.
Still not as stylish as the earlier models.
They are worse at keeping the engine cool as they still have the early rear vents and very little ventalation for the 1600TP with the Auto.
A very HIGH maintance vehicle.
I know. I have one.

Just another T3 question why is the 71 mod a stand alone year. When looking for some parts the 71 is refered to by itself?

Nige

I have a 69 Auto, and Its not that much Of a high Maintenance vehicle! 1835 drives like a dream. EVERYDAY!

N!

Unity,

Even b4 I had the motor redone, it was fine, Just a little old, and I said mighjt as well get something bigger done! Never ran hopt b4 I did it, but I might have been one of the lucky ones!!!!

N:thumb

I had seen on a doco that the Type 3's were the slowest VW ever made.
I could not believe my ears.
But thinking about it.... that poor 1600 pushing the heavy type 3 body...
lucky they stayed around so long...

slower than a 36hp in a splitty ??

I doubt that !

According to the doco.... it was...

Well this will thro a spanna in the works.
Ive owned two 69 typ 3's.
My first was a fastback and it was IRS. And my notch which i still own was swingaxle with the Z bar overload spring

Is the notch a aussie built?
It sounds like it.
The german imports from late 68 were all IRS.
Some of teh Aussie built ones were swing axel.
Its probly a early 69 aussie built.

Want your spanner back?

type 3s are a spare parts car, every one is different ! The one adam has in his yard at the moment was interesting with all its old and new parts on it !
very funny things u find when pulling them apart !
AND damn was there a few different sized bolts in mine ! but they all fitted well.......!
:bounce

A nice warm engine in a type 3 beats every shopping trolley on the market in the last twenty years! Smooth the profile, add sway-bars, air-dams and some decent tyres: you've got a bloody nice student car (that your future wife will probably marry you just to own.)

I'm a beetle man, but aircooled rules!

I wish that were true - when I had my Beetle all the girls I took out did not like it much. I think they detected the affection I felt for it and felt threatened, who knows?

My most recent ex can't stand my Kombi - she won't ride in it because it does not have air con, she feels silly sitting so high and other Kombi owners waving at us made her feel silly.

That's why she's an ex.

But I'm still looking...

My missus Loves the notch, and Loves the bug im doing! She isnt "INTO" VW but does like them! Thats why Im looking for a Karmann Cab, TO do it up for her!

N!