Very Rare VW Type 3 Notchback | Jalopnik
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Jalopnik's Jason Torchinksy walks us through this very rare VW type 3 notchback, which were never imported to the US.
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The best-looking of all the air-cooled VW's, IMHO 👍
Nice notchback. Looks better than other styles.
Interesting tidbit about the side light. Funny you say that VW only put them on the Type 3's, because now most modern VAG vehicles still have that function, to where you put on the indicator and it stays lit once you turn off the car.
I guess all German cars must be equipped with them by law. But it's handled differently: We call it parking light and you flip the indicator left or right, where you need it and on that side your normal driving light will stay on at a very very low beam, so not to waste all the battery power.
Notch backs are awesome! Had no idea about that side light! The "pancake" motor came to the US market in the VW Bus starting in 1972. A lot of people find it a little harder to work on and keep running this motor compared to the upright one. Your video on the ghia was really cool, don't remember if you made mention of the Typ 34 version "razor" it's sometimes referred to, but that would be a good video! :)
well, no. the pancake motor came with the other Type 3's we got. The bus got a Type 4 motor in '72 which is not the same as this...
Tip: Avoid putting frozen food in the boot!
You'd be surprised how nice the heat stays out of the trunk or space above the engine, because of the liner they put in it... That's how it is on my 82' Vanagon at least
@@datsoon9236 - Thanks for the info. ✌️
They painted the cooling tin the body color. Sweet!
I went straight to comments didn't even watch the video very rare I own a 69 69 is the best year because it still has the old rounded body style and IRS 2332 Stroker motor not a hater it's still a nice v dub but very rare?
Rare in the USA, not so in most other markets.
I've owned 4 beetles and 2 buses (now down to 1 bug 1 bus, hubby has a Volksrod) but my dream car has always been the Notchback!!! I love the foreign car look it has!
Awesome little car! I would love to experience a type 3 VW of any sort
European market early beetles had a semaphore. A flip out indicator for the same purpose as the light you highlighted.
Those are cool!
My 1st car was a white '64 Notchback 1500S. That would have been about 1971. My dad bought it for me for $200 from an auto repair place. I had no idea of the rarity etc back then. It was just a daily driver for a teenage kid. I eventually traded it in for a '67 Beetle in better shape when I was in college. Could have parked it and made a bundle I suppose ?
OH Dang!!! That's too bad! I would be kicking myself fer sure.... I love the Notchback.
Had a 1972 model and parked one time when away from home .... opened the front "trunk" and took out a suitcase and other items, then walked to the back and opened up and took out another suitcase ...... some people standing there were puzzled ..... where is the engine?
I love the notchback, I see a few of them still getting around sydney areas, I saw a pretty nice one for sale on Gumtree a couple wweks ago for about 5k, if I had the cash id have grabbed it
There used to be one of these across from my bus stop when I was in 4th grade. I knew about the U.S.-market Type 3s from the brochures my parent's got before buying their 1969 Squareback, but notchbacks were very hard-to-find in the North East. I wondered if someone had modified it or spliced the rear end from a Volvo 122 onto the nose from a VW. That looks like twin Solex carburetors in the engine bay; I'd have expected a high percentage of the German market cars to have EFI, which was standard on the U.S.-market versions. VW must have been looking for a way to meet the emissions regulations that were getting stricter each year.
My vintage Benz has the same parking light.
Thanks for sharing! Awesome video
This is in it's own a beautiful classic, I doubt though whether it's engine could be kept at an optimal working temperature in a traffic jam during summer. I think this type of engine configuration is better suited for colder countries where engine should warm up quicker for a smooth drive.
They were plentiful in Australia from 63 to 72. But Fastbacks were the ones to have. Had 2, miss them dearly.
My dad recently bought a fastback and had a notchback before but sold it unfortunately. Why are fastbacks "the ones to have"?
Always like this car and th station wagon.
I worked for a VW dealer in the mid 70s, and I remember we were servicing a few of these. This was in Canada, so maybe they didn't get them in the States.
Itd be so much cooler if it were a 60s. The big turn signals and bunkers are uglier on the 70s. And I love the rounder front ends, much like a porsche
I think the other way, then again I grew up with them. I like the facelifted cars and especially the Europa bumpers. With the rubber strips .
My dad owned both and I couldn't agree more with you. Although they are both awesome cars, not only do the 60s versions look better but they're more rare as well.
There is one of these that sits outside a glass shop in Edmonton Alberta. Same color pristine condition.
Had the opportunity to purchase one in the late 90’s. Made a huge mistake passing it by.
I have never seen one of these.
I had a car like this in 1982. I had an accident because it is so light in the front. I wanted to drive around a curve on a wet road, but the car drove straight ahead and I crashed into a parked car. But otherwise it was a good car, better than the Beetle because it was a little bigger inside.
They loved aqua planing especially with wider front tyres
Were those engine parts body color from the factory, or was that a mod?
Blue Allen no. They were black. It has been painted
Rare is a early Notchback from 61/62 with original Parts not a late notch😉✌️
Why does it have Fuchs alloy 911 wheels?
Is there a front boot/trunk?
Yes
Wish I never sold my T3 Notch.
What a car. Poor mans 356.
VW: Kind of better than nothing.
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just swap a porsche boxer motor into the type 3....done!!
Not that simple and not very efficient
They certainly did import them to the US. They just weren't popular in their time.
People apparently didn't want a VW sedan in the 1960s. Ironically, a few decades later, people in the US didn't like hatchbacks, so VW tacked on a trunk onto the back of a Golf and called it a Jetta.
FreemelonsforVWlovers !!
Long ago I knew a joke , what I forgot : how is it , does anybody know it ? : The traffic warden stops the owner of a VW 1600 TL , and forces him to open up the cover of the Boot ( he is looking for something ) , but it turns out him , that the car doesn't have an engine , because he finds boots in te front and back...
How was the joke ? i'm a joke collector from Hungary . Thank you... 🙂Ich spreche , übrigens Deutsch , aber nicht alle . Wie andere Leute von der ganzen Welt...
Why would you own a rare car and then put ugly wheels on it and change the suspension geometry?
Because you have a very tiny winky and do what all the others with tiny winkys are doing.
VW Legenden einfach wunderschöne Fahrzeuge fahre selbst einen TYP 3 und habe Spass beim fahren schau mal in meine Videos rein!
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