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1970 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 TL Fastback Sedan White

1970 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 TL Fastback Sedan White


VW Type 3 Tyres


  • For any Volkswagen Type 3, whether it is the Volkswagen 1500 or the Volkswagen 1600, a set of 165 SR 15 Michelin XZX is recommended as the best choice by Longstone Tyres.
  • For these tyres Longstone suggests the Michelin 15E innertube.
  • Our period Innertube Guides state which models transitioned to tubeless wheels, and when. Some models were entirely tubeless by 1972, other models were released on either tube-type or tubeless wheels (see below for more information).
  • We do not have a record of wheel types from before 1971, the early Type 3 was likely released on tube-type wheels, and some models likely transitioned to tubeless wheels before 1971.
  • If you have a pre-1971 Type 3 with OE tubeless wheels please get in contact so that we can update our information.

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1970 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 TL Fastback Sedan Brown

1970 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 TL Fastback Sedan Brown

History of the Volkswagen Type 3

Built between 1961-1973 the Volkswagen Type 3 was a 2-door compact car that used the familiar Volkswagen design of being air-cooled, rear-engined and rear-wheel drive. Originally the car was only available with a 1500 engine, with variations including the notchback and estate/squareback before the 1600 engine was introduced in 1965 along with the Fastback/TL version of the car.

The Type 3 expanded Volkswagen's product line beyond the existing models – the Type 1 Beetle, Type 14 Karmann Ghia, and Type 2 (Bus) – while retaining several of the Beetle's key engineering principles, most notably the air-cooled rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, and all-round torsion bar suspension on the same 94.5-inch wheelbase. The Type 3 was designed to be a larger family car than the Beetle, with a greater passenger and baggage room and a larger engine.

The Type 3 was initially equipped with a 1.5 L engine based on the air-cooled 1192 cc flat-4 seen in the Type 1, but with a 69 mm stroke, it formed the foundation for the 1300 cc and 1600 cc engines featured in subsequent Beetles (Type 1) and Volkswagen Type 2 T1 and T2. While the long block remained unchanged from the Type 1, the engine cooling was altered by placing the fan at the end of the crankshaft rather than on the generator. This lowered the height of the engine profile, allowing for more cargo room and giving the engine the nicknames "pancake" or "suitcase." The displacement of the engine would eventually expand to 1.6 L.



Innertube Guides


1972 Michelin Volkswagen Fitment Guide

1972 Michelin Volkswagen Fitment Guide

1974 Michelin Volkswagen Fitment Guide

1974 Michelin Volkswagen Fitment Guide

1965-1978 Dunlop Volkswagen Fitment Guide

1965-1978 Dunlop Volkswagen Fitment Guide


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