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Originally Posted by scarabY2k
those types are so ingnorant... ignorant as in stupid- i just don't get it. You'd think we were driving up in another brand of car, like showing up in a Honda or a WRX; we're driving VW's for crying out loud. I wonder if way back when did the drivers of squarebacks get razzed by beetle drivers etc. I would tend to say no- much more solidarity i believe. I guess that undiscovered country called change, is still a tough one to accept.
And i'll walk on over to your thread and check out your air-cooled action.
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To some extent there were differing opinions about the Type3's coming onto the scene. Both the beetle and bus had become iconic already by the early 60's. And the Karmann Ghia introduced for the 56 model year was considered a sports car and not utilitarian like the bus or bug. When VW decided to expand the market with the introduction of the type3 (fasty & square) in the early 60's they weren't greeted well in the early VW scene. The notchback was never sold thru the US dealer network so they were scarce till the mid-late 60's.
Now the type 3 Karmann Ghia, that was a courageous design (added to stay relevant to this thead
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