Look what I found
A lovely old Volkswagen from early 1970 in interesting conditions with some very special “extras”
Hey Hive Family
let us travel the world again
today the city of Hamburg
Old but beautiful
The Story of this type of VW
In the sixties, Volkswagen entered a segment that in our time - 60 years later - is one of the most popular - the mid-size class.
After the VW Beetle and VW Transporter, the "Type 3" genre was brought to life. First, the notchback variant 1500 was launched in 1961, followed by the vehicle family 1600 in the middle of the decade, as an impetus for today's popular mid-size saloons with different body styles.
It is also the grandfather of a bestseller that sold like hot cakes for decades - the VW Passat
I personally remember that my family had a
Type 3 for some years.
Strengths
- Contemporary body shape
- Family-friendly concept
- Cult classic car with late recognition
Weaknesses
- Somewhat conservative visual presence
- Rear passengers with little space
- Outdated drive concept
The special details of this VW 1600
I guess the owner share the same kind of humor as myself. This details are marbles and a good reason to smile.
Rope connected
A big smile for this detail.
Tape connected
Another cool detail. I guess the Tuev - the
German car control instance - doesn’t celebrate the detail as much as I do.
sunlight stop
The one looks so damn cool and this creates a unique look for the old beauty
Inside view
Variants
Volkswagen first added the 1500, the first notchback saloon, to its range in 1961. The model range was soon expanded to include an estate car - more pragmatic and with more storage space in the rear. In 1965, the concept of a saloon with a hatchback, which was still exotic in this country at the time, was realised as the VW 1600 TL. This was the birth of the "hatchback" concept, but it was not well received: Originally planned as a replacement for the notchback saloon, a change of course soon followed. Because sales figures did not go according to plan, the notchback saloon continued to be produced - and contrary to original plans, even for a few more years, as the VW 1600 A. One criterion for the unpopular hatchback variant was presumably the lack of a tailgate, as offered, for example, by the much more popular model brother Variant: the (three-door) estate car with this designation, used for the first time, was ultimately to contribute about half of the sales of the entire VW 1600 series. The individual representatives:
- VW 1600 TL (touring saloon)
- VW 1600 A (notchback saloon from 1966)
- VW 1600 L (higher-specification saloon)
- VW 1600 Variant (estate car)
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Where did I saw the beauty
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I stayed at the Portuguese quarter in Hamburg. This is a nice area close to everything in Hamburg.
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pic by @detlev
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My parents used to have an old beetle back in 1973 ?
and later we had the Variant :)
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Did you buy it?
Love to, but as I can't repair this with my "talking" I skipped for someone who can handle this.
Beautiful car despite all its patches... I really like the picture with the ropes holding the bumper. I hope this car is being restored, it deserves it.
Have a great friday. Cheers.
It seems to me, that this one is in a slow and long restoration process in a low speed
I do love these type 3's, as you might know, I do have a 1968 fastback (1600 TL) which I just love!!
Yeah I remember this and love to see more pics....
... is it easy to get parts in this years?