[T3] Types of Type 3s?

[Keith Park]

The other anomaly that has always intrigued me is the amount of early design that carried forward right to the end in 73 with the Notch,
But not the fasty or square, like 3 bolt doors, early rocker design etc.

Keith


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65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
93 RX7  “Redstur”
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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On Behalf Of David Hall
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 6:34 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Types of Type 3s?

I’ve been similarly puzzled by the numbering system which isn’t up to the normal German thoroughness, but I also have understood that the Notch was expected to give way to the Fastback. As they were both saloons, they deserved the same code and chassis numbers, I guess. 

Dave,
UK VW Type3&4 Club. 

> On 7 Jul 2023, at 20:09, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> Last night I was looking at the Wikipedia entry on VW Type 3s, and 
> came across the statement that VW intended the Fastback as a 
> replacement for the Notch, but public pressure kept the Notch in 
> production. Does any of this ring true?
> 
> If it's true, then is it possible that this explains why VW introduced 
> Notches as Type 31s, then the Ghias as Type 34s (taking a hint from 
> Type 14s), then came Variants/Squares as Type 36s (working their way 
> up the numerical ladder), but, then, in 1966, they backtracked and 
> introduced the Fasty as another Type 31.
> 
> So is it likely that this double use of 31 was due to the expectation 
> that Fastys would replace Notches? But once both were in simultaneous 
> production, it was too late to fix this.
> 
> The Germans always seem so logical, so it's always been a mystery to 
> me that they reused Type 31 for Fastys instead of designating them Type 38s!
> 
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