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type3willy · Post by **type3willy** » 9th January 2011 - 6:39pm

Great job in front. If you need help, this is the site where you can get it. Will you keep the FI system?. Congratulations for your project.

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 9th January 2011 - 6:59pm

blueridge · Post by **blueridge** » 10th January 2011 - 12:40am

looks like you got a nice project ahead of you.Where abouts are you from? i noticed taunton trailer centre sticker in the photos

volkswalker · Post by **volkswalker** » 10th January 2011 - 10:20am

wicked dude whats it like under the wings...

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 10th January 2011 - 6:48pm

blueridge · Post by **blueridge** » 10th January 2011 - 7:06pm

cool another squareback down here in somerset

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 10th January 2011 - 10:23pm

Post by **Editor** » 10th January 2011 - 11:59pm

If the first digits are 361 it's a '71 (made Aug '70 to July'71); 362 means a '72. The 3rd digit gives the year, for late 60s and early 70s anyway.

There's chassis numbers in the technical section i think, or if not go to the other website linked from the club homepage.

The steering wheel in the photo is '71, the door card armrest is late '72. The front bumper is '72 on. The '71 had chrome flasher housings rather than aluminium paint, and a two-spoke steering wheel with just an arm for indicators and dipping. The '72 had a second one, for wipers and washers.

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 13th January 2011 - 8:24pm

stuvw · Post by **stuvw** » 13th January 2011 - 9:36pm

nice project chap , good luck

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 14th January 2011 - 8:22pm

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 16th January 2011 - 12:26am

Post by **Editor** » 16th January 2011 - 2:31am

There was something about this on TV or radio recently - it's very unfair on young drivers who drive carefully, but sadly there are too many who don't. Insurance companies aren't charities, and their experiences say they get a large number of high-value claims from accidents caused by inexperienced drivers. Young drivers by definition will be inexperienced, assuming they haven't been driving illegally for a time!

My first car, a 36hp Beetle, cost me £25 in 1966 to insure, as a 21 year-old, which was about 1.5 weeks of my take-home pay as a postman (the holiday job I took to buy the car). That would be about £500 in today's money I would think, though if you base it on the cost of petrol would be more like £900.

If you add in the much greater personal injury claims that exist these days, and an extra weighting for being 17 years old rather than 21, I don't think it's that surprising the companies are quoting £2K in your case. A company which doesn't insure a particular class of driver won't have the client base to make sure they're not losing money on them, and classic car specialists may not know the figures for risk among young drivers in classic cars, as there aren't too many of them.

The average cost of an accident in 2000 was about £60,000, and if on average just 1 in 30 young drivers had an accident that year, it would cost the £2K per driver to pay for the accident. Figures suggest the proportion is a lot higher than 1 in 30.

Sorry to be negative. Have a look at http://www.insurance-young-drivers.com/ ... rance.html for some explanation and maybe links that help.

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 27th January 2011 - 4:13pm

bucket · Post by **bucket** » 30th January 2011 - 11:09pm

wow its like looking back to mine a year ago ,shaw keep ya busy that will let me know if ya need advice or measure ments etc ...
jon

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 13th February 2011 - 9:33pm

bigbadbadge · Post by **bigbadbadge** » 13th February 2011 - 9:47pm

Crikey How much for the Insurance ??? very shocked. I wish you all the best with your project will keep looking in, I remember when Igot my first Type 3 and this looks very familiar, was an enjoyable experience though and learned a lot along the way. Good luck

All the best

Chris

Post by **Editor** » 14th February 2011 - 1:16am

It's not too easy to see if the 3rd digit of the chassis number is a '1' or '2' as the German '1' looks a bit like our '7'. Anyway, you can see it clearly I'm sure.

Also on insurance, you may find it easier to insure a stock car than a modified one, so if you plan anything too different, it might be wise to check that aspect first.

Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 19th February 2011 - 8:09pm

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Smiffers · Post by **Smiffers** » 13th June 2011 - 10:41pm

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