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<DIV>In a message dated 6/25/2014 4:13:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jadney@vwtype3.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>On 25 Jun 2014 at 10:38, Dennis Stiefel wrote:<BR><BR>> If I had
gone to the invasion last week I could of asked this question.<BR>> Maybe
this is a southern US thing not sure but does anybody else have to<BR>>
deal with this. I had to get something for Clementine yesterday at a
part<BR>> store( dot 5 brake fluid because I messed up when I put the new
brake light<BR>> switches in) and the person said oh it's for that bug. I
kindly said no it's<BR>> not a bug it's a fastback and left it at that.
This has happens a good bit<BR>> over the 42 years my family had had
it.<BR><BR>For many people there are only two kinds of aircooled VWs: bugs and
<BR>busses. I often get asked if my car is a Volvo. You just have to <BR>smile
and tell them what it really is.<BR><BR>As I was filling up the tank to leave
the Invasion, the guy next to <BR>me, driving some sort of big pickup,
complemented me on my nice Type <BR>3. That was unusual, but it turned out
that he had a bug and a KG, <BR>and was very familiar with the full line of
aircooled VWs. That's not <BR>the usual experience, but I occasionally get
people who stop and look <BR>at the car and tell me that they used to have one
of those. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Same experience here as Jim has. If you've been driving a type 3 long
enough, you're bound to run into this. In fact, you should also keep in mind
many Squareback parts (from the same year) will work on your Fastback. This
alone might help the guy behind the counter, as your Fastback might not be
listed, but the Squareback will. ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>When we were coming back from the Missouri Invasion in 2010, we stopped
and got gas in southern Indiana. I had a fellow ask me what it was (he'd never
seen a Notchback before), and I told him what it was. He then told me he had a
Square, and a Ghia, but had just never seen a Notch before in person. :O So
there are some people who might have an idea of what kind of car you own. : )
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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