[T3] 69 Fastback Critique

[Mike Fisher]

It is an imported Euro model and the carburetors,seats,running lights,turn
signals etc are all original.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 30 Nov 2014 at 17:20, Craigs List wrote:
>
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1692123
> >
> > Ben keeping an eye on this one for a little bit. Price seems fair. What
> do
> > you guys think about this one? Condition? Originality?
>
> Body may be good, as he claims, but I'd get Keith to look at it. He's
> close.
>
> This is a '69 that has been converted to carbs. It may or may not be
> well done, and if the engine is "new" it will probably mean that you
> get the pleasure of figuring out how to get it properly jetted. Yes,
> I'd worry about a "new" engine with no miles on it.
>
> The seats have been replaced with lowbacks and the padded dash is
> completely gone. The OG wheels are gone and there's no spare. The F
> turn signals are from an earlier car, but the fenders look to be '69,
> so there may be some bondo or welded metal in there. The wiper motor
> arm has been removed and improperly replaced.
>
> One front bumper overrider is missing and there's no rear bumper at
> all.
>
> It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo, but the front looks
> raised to me, while the rear looks lowered.
>
> There are just a whole lot of little things here that look like
> someone customized this car without really knowing what they were
> doing. If you buy this, you should expect to spend a lot of time
> sorting out things.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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