[T3] Tom Benton's VW

[Bob Rogers]

Steve, you might be interested in knowing that there is a very active VW owners club in the Kansas City area: MOKAN Volkswagen Club.  Several of the members have restored Squarebacks.  You can contact the club President at (816) 734-2676.  The Club web site is: http://www.Mokanvwclub.org

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Greg Merritt 
  To: Benton Home State Historic Site 
  Cc: Rudy, Heather ; type3 at vwtype3.org ; Rehard,Jim 
  Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 6:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [T3] Tom Benton's VW


  Hi Steve,

  Thanks for your e-mail.

  Yes, from the model number and Vehicle ID#, it is a Volkswagen
  Squareback.  (I've never heard the term "FlatTop.")  The Vehicle ID#
  indicates that it is indeed from the 1970 model year.

  Here is a link to a scan of a VW sales brochure for the 1970 Squareback:

  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/literature70squareback.php

  Steve, I'm cc:'ing this message to the vwtype3.org e-mail list to
  share with several hundred Type 3 fans the world over.

  Thanks again for sharing this!

  -Greg

  On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Benton Home State Historic Site
  <BentonHomeStateHistoricSite at dnr.mo.gov> wrote:
  > Hello,
  > I'm the administrator of the Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio State Historic
  > Site. Benton (1889-1975) was a famous American painter. In going through
  > some of his financial records, I found something you might be interested in:
  >
  > "April 22, 1970 - Bought Car - VW FlatTop Sedan - engine #U0292265, model
  > 3616. Cost $2876.00 plus tax $86.28. Vehicle ID# 3602131757."
  >
  > My research on your website leads me to believe that this was one of the VW
  > Type III's. Does that sound correct to you? Can you figure out which model
  > year this was? And if possible, might you have a picture of this particular
  > model year?
  >
  > I think this might be an interesting detail to share with tourists at the
  > Benton Home. You are welcome to share this information with visitors to your
  > website as well.
  > Thanks for any help you can provide.
  >
  > Steve Sitton
  > Historic Site Administrator I
  > 3616 Belleview
  > Kansas City MO 64111
  > 816-931-5722
  > http://www.mostateparks.com/benton.htm
  >
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