Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:33:36 +1000
Reply-To: Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
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From: Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
Subject: Re: T3 syncro production
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Dear Ben T,
I understand that 6,849 T3 Syncro Double Cabs (Types 247 and 248) were built buy
Steyr-Puch and that VWof South Africa didn't build any (only Types 252, 254 and
256). However, I do not know how many T3 Syncro Double Cabs were of the 16"
variety.
Here in Australia all VW Caravelle GL Syncros had the little Puch badge on the
left side (or port side) just under the front passenger door. These vehciles
were all just ordinary Syncros with a rear diff dock and just a few with front
diff locks also. The 16" Syncro was never marketed in Australia although two
were privately imported for a major local rally (1991 "Wynn's Safari") one of
which was a Double Cab and this vehicle after much abuse now lives in Perth. I
would love to get hold of one of those beautiful Puch badges for my Syncro which
is a plain windowless panel van.
Regards,
Simon Glen, Toowoomba, Australia
1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
1968 VW 411
BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/11/01 4:26:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> simonglen@BIGPOND.COM writes:
>
> << My T3 Syncro's chassis number or VIN is *WV2zzz25zNG000942* . The 25
> tells us
> that it is a T3 Transporter (either a panel van, Kombi, Caravelle or Vanagon
> - the
> pick-ups are Type 24), the N tells us that it is a 1992 model and the G
> that it
> came from the Steyr-Puch factory at Graz in Austria (H would be for the
> Hanover
> factory and U for the Uitenhage factory in South Africa). From 1983 to 1992
> Steyr-Puch was contracted by Volkswagen to develop and then manufacture a
> four-wheel-drive version of the VW T3 series. As a result, all Syncro and
> four-wheel-drive T3 vehicles have a "G" in the chassis number with the
> exception
> of a few Syncros that were also made in South Africa (which have a "U"). >>
>
> Simon,
>
> Do you have any production data of the T3 16" Syncro Double Cabs? I recently
> acquired a 16" Syncro which was originally a water company truck in Europe.
> As anyone imagine, parts are difficult to find in the US for the regular T3
> Double Cab let alone a Syncro and a 16" to boot.
>
> My 16" has a Puch emblem on it's right side flank. That would be on your
> right-hand it you were facing the vehicle head-on. I have confirmed that
> these emblems came o the 16" Syncros. I just was unable to confirm it they
> came on any other T3's.
>
> Any assistance is appreciated. Whether w/ the production info or info on the
> emblem.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben T
> San Francisco
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