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
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=78049
Guys, what are your thoughts in this car currently on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-TYPE-3-FASTBACK-1970-/220660159286?pt=AU_Cars
Its a late model ... buy and early car!! 
Autos can
be costly!
Nothing wrong with a late model, i prefer them personally, for looks and parts availability....
Me too. I like the way the late ones look 
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... 
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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.
Have you seen this Major???
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vw-type-3-fastback-71-1600tp-twin-webers-/19062996...
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thats a nice one not much to do to make it yours, been watching it too
thats cool as hell! original paint?
I would go for that, looks pretty much all original and untampered
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!
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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
forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=95069
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posted by shaven
this one. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140692428896?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/280814837853?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 id go have a look at this... with some cash in my pocket http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230734577179?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 |
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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 
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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