[T3] Production Numbers

Tue Apr 29 18:52:41 PDT 2025

Not that I know of, my roots are more Scottish.

Keith

Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.topnotchresto.com
71 Squareback  “Hothe”
65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
93 RX7  “Redstur”
13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On Behalf Of Max Welton
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9:07 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Production Numbers

Speaking of across the pond Keith, are you any relation to Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park of WW-2 fame?

Max

On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Good to hear from our Buddy across the pond!
>
> Keith
>
>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Production Numbers
>
> I don’t recall the production numbers but I have various totals in 
> official VW publications. I will look at those and report back. 
> Notches had gentler lives than Squares, so though fewer were made, 
> more Notches have survived.
> Squares had most numbers made.
> Dave Hall, VW Type 3&4 Club UK.
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 at 22:01, Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sure. I understand about the notches. But I was curious about the 
> > breakdown of squares vs fasties.
> >
> > I would expect there to have been more squares sold on account of 
> > the more utilitarian layout. But our tiny sample breaks fairly even 
> > between the two styles.
> >
> > Max
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM Jeff Palmer 
> > <w.jeff.palmer at icloud.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Or Canada.
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On Apr 29, 2025, at 12:07 PM, William Hoyer <wjhoyer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I don't think the production numbers will tell you why 
> > > > Notchbacks are
> > > lower
> > > > in the USA. Notchbacks were not sold in US VW dealers like 
> > > > fastbacks & square backs. The 1 we have was a lefthand drive 
> > > > delivered to England
> > so
> > > my
> > > > guess is that a service member ordered it with the intent on 
> > > > bringing
> > it
> > > to
> > > > the US. VW can tell you the dealer who got it but not history of 
> > > > what happened after that. Notchs seem to be growing in numbers, 
> > > > there were 8
> > > at
> > > > the NW vintage meet 2 years ago so people seem to be bringing 
> > > > them from Europe.
> > > >
> > > >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 8:42 AM Max Welton 
> > > >> <max.welton.2k at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Looking at the 2026 Invasion list, I'm noticing the proportion 
> > > >> of
> > > Fastbacks
> > > >> and Squarebacks (6 fasty's and 7 squares) and one T34. I would 
> > > >> have
> > > thought
> > > >> Squarebacks to be the more common of the type-3s. I would 
> > > >> assume the numbers of surviving cars would roughly follow 
> > > >> production
> numbers.
> > Does
> > > >> someone have actual production numbers?
> > > >>
> > > >> Max
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