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 ladd
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| posted on October 7th, 2011 at 08:17 PM |
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Fastback pop out windows, 68 only?
Was 1968 the only year in Australia that fastbacks came with pop out rear windows?
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empi
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| posted on October 7th, 2011 at 09:43 PM |
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66 on
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| posted on December 17th, 2011 at 08:25 AM |
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My 1970 has them and my donor 1971 doesnt.
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| posted on December 17th, 2011 at 04:44 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by ladd
Was 1968 the only year in Australia that fastbacks came with pop out rear windows?
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I thought 69 models had them??
I can't remember many having the pop outs...
I remember reading about the bending glass in Car & Driver magazine...
what brand of glass do You have?
sekurit??
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I don't think Aussie made ones had them
unless someone has glass with Aussie kangaroos on them...?
LEE
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ladd
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| posted on December 17th, 2011 at 07:57 PM |
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Yes Sekurit.
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| posted on December 17th, 2011 at 08:01 PM |
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they were assembled in ckd form .from german parts from around 69 on anyway so i believe 1970 was last of popouts. they were replaced by the slots
cut in the c pillars
from 71 on
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| posted on December 20th, 2011 at 05:23 PM |
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I thought it was "only" the 1970 models that had them (ie. "August 1969-on" model)
Have never seen on 1971 cars (ie. "August 1970-on").
Both our 1970 models have had them (plates dated ~May '70). Says "SEKURIT-1" on the glass. Some other glass is Aust-made.
Don't think I've seen pre-Aug. 69 cars with them, though imported ones from Europe probably all had them?
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I believe other countries had a standard and deluxe model..
TL: Touring Luxus
but maybe all had them in some countries...
as in North America..??
I wonder if it was cheaper to make them with the glass bending? [special glass??]
than with hinges etc???
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| posted on December 21st, 2011 at 03:28 PM |
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66 model year started the flex glass on the Fastback through to the 70 model when flow through ventilation started according to owners manuals. The
Australian produced Fastbacks no doubt didn't have them generally to reduce production costs.
Russ T
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| posted on December 30th, 2011 at 03:05 PM |
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I just got a book for Christmas that mentions this. German-made fastbacks had them (although maybe only for some trim lines?), but in Australia they
were only made for '69 and '70. Then in '71 the flow-thru ventilation started, and Australia went back to fixed glass.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2012 at 10:09 PM |
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Hey Nerf, could you share with us the title of this book you got for Christmas?
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 02:35 PM |
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"Volkswagens of the Worlds" by Simon Glen. I understand he has been on this forum, at least in the past, which is what led me here.
(Sorry about the slow reply)
There's just one page on Type 3's in Australia, the book covers quite a bit of ground (literally).
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