[T3] Engine production numbers was Weird Idle Dips

[Dave Hall]

The parts book only gives what you've found from the microfilm.  I can't
recall the sources for the other model-year end numbers - I see that I've
only got the rounded up figure for July 1967, and from July '70.  
 http://home.clara.net/hallvw/t3engnos.htm

The Samba has month by month production up to July '68 - maybe that's where
I got them from, but perhaps not as I would have included the other missing
ones as well.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/serialnumberst3.php

Looks like I should add the couple of figures I'm lacking.

It does add a rider that says numbers may not be accurate.

Wasn't the Type 34 built on a Type 3 chassis?  I've assumed they are within
the sequence, but someone will put me right if not.

I'm pretty sure the chassis numbers weren't stamped on until final assembly
as that's the only explanation for one of my 3 consecutive Squarebacks dated
and painted body plate being out of sequence with chassis numbers.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 05 March 2012 04:21
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Engine production numbers was Weird Idle Dips

On 4 Mar 2012 at 13:19, Dave Hall wrote:

> Looking at the 1500 engine numbers you can see a bulge around '63/'64 
> that exceeds by a large margin the number of Type 3 chassis made - 
> that was when they put the 1500 engine in some buses, but most had the 
> 1200cc.  I guess some of the extra production was for stationery 
> engines for pumps, generators etc too.

Interesting, I never noticed that. Were there Type 34s then?

> Oddly, the numbers of chassis built in the '68 model year seems to 
> exceed the engines by around 15,000 - what's that all about?

Starting in '66, the microfilm gives the ending chassis # for each year as
500,000. Since it's such a round number and always the same number, I've
always assumed that it was just a dummy number. It's especially odd given
the fact that they show exact numbers for each of the earlier years. You
must have a better source for yearend chassis numbers. How many Type 3s do
you show for '68 and where do your numbers come from?

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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