We had one like that. Only our yellow was a more regular one. My father bought it in Germany in the 1970's. Actually, he had more than one, but I only remember the yellow one. The other was destroyed in a crash before I was born (the guy from my father's band fell asleep behind the wheel, fortunately was almost uninjured).
My folks had the double of this car when I was a kid! Same color and all. It was automatic and fuel injected with AC. That thing was the biggest bomb my folks ever had, it spent more time being towed to the shop for repairs then driving! It was the car that turned them against VWs for years! What a heap. :D
@Painmiracle We had one too just like this though I don't remember AC. My parents bought it when I was born in 72 and I loved the car as a small child. I remember crying when my father sold it in 78, to buy a 74 Pinto wagon. Now that was a bomb. I'll never understand why he did that, say what you will about the sq back the Ford Pinto was an awful vehicle. American made vehicles were in dire straits in the 70s.
Oh I loved ours too, I still have memories of riding in the far back with the engine right below me. I'm going to get one myself someday, just for the hell of it, and I'll even keep the fuel injection!
Wow looks exactly like the 72 we had. My parents bought it the year I was born, I loved this car as a little kid. I remember crying my eyes out watching it pull out of the driveway for the last time after my parents sold it. And bought a PINTO WAGON! Needless to say the Pinto wagon was nothing but trouble. Traded a classic 2 door 70s wagon for a notorious lemon. I love these VWs, the 411s were cool too. There probably more rare now the the SQB.
I like the turtlebacks- never seen those on a Squareback b4. I learned to drive on a German delivery 1970 red squareback- it dad the Playtape deck and only one tape- Creedence.
@quacktackular There were late '50s Chrysler 300s (along some DeSotos) with TRW EFI. Those had paper capacitors, were hopelessly unreliable, and didn't sell well, so it's debatable whether they were "production" cars. I read that TRW sold their designs and patents to Bosch, who supplied the controllers for both VW and Cadillac (who charged $800 extra for EFI). I don't think air cooled VWs could pass post '75 EPA testing without it.
@lrd9999 One correction; it was Bendix, not TRW. By 1975, Cadillac was using a Bendix-made system based on the Bosch D-Jetronic, the same one in the Type 3s. Bendix must have continued manufacturing EFI hardware under license after they sold the rights.
We had one like that. Only our yellow was a more regular one. My father bought it in Germany in the 1970's. Actually, he had more than one, but I only remember the yellow one. The other was destroyed in a crash before I was born (the guy from my father's band fell asleep behind the wheel, fortunately was almost uninjured).
jakubkrcma 4 days ago
My folks had the double of this car when I was a kid! Same color and all. It was automatic and fuel injected with AC. That thing was the biggest bomb my folks ever had, it spent more time being towed to the shop for repairs then driving! It was the car that turned them against VWs for years! What a heap. :D
Painmiracle 2 months ago
@Painmiracle We had one too just like this though I don't remember AC. My parents bought it when I was born in 72 and I loved the car as a small child. I remember crying when my father sold it in 78, to buy a 74 Pinto wagon. Now that was a bomb. I'll never understand why he did that, say what you will about the sq back the Ford Pinto was an awful vehicle. American made vehicles were in dire straits in the 70s.
49RonGuidry 2 weeks ago
@49RonGuidry
Oh I loved ours too, I still have memories of riding in the far back with the engine right below me. I'm going to get one myself someday, just for the hell of it, and I'll even keep the fuel injection!
Painmiracle 1 week ago
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aumyinmak 5 months ago
seriously cool. i've got one in the garage, should be back on the road soon.
sunonthewindow 5 months ago
I have the same year and color " Texas rose" i believe. I have yet to find the paint code for that color. What did you do?
vsnofjohana 7 months ago
@vsnofjohana
Hi, that color was called Texas Yellow, that's what ours was, too. The paint code is L10B
Painmiracle 1 week ago
Oh so nice!
compukenny 10 months ago
Nice ride. I'm gonna start a type 3 collection. I have a 1969 baja squareback. Check out my lame video.
ElectroCannibal 1 year ago
This car have a fuel injection, all right???
Pardaco 1 year ago
Not much room for tuning the engine,
loveanianimeme 1 year ago
Wow looks exactly like the 72 we had. My parents bought it the year I was born, I loved this car as a little kid. I remember crying my eyes out watching it pull out of the driveway for the last time after my parents sold it. And bought a PINTO WAGON! Needless to say the Pinto wagon was nothing but trouble. Traded a classic 2 door 70s wagon for a notorious lemon. I love these VWs, the 411s were cool too. There probably more rare now the the SQB.
Gossage54 1 year ago
I like the turtlebacks- never seen those on a Squareback b4. I learned to drive on a German delivery 1970 red squareback- it dad the Playtape deck and only one tape- Creedence.
WESTY70 2 years ago
that fuel injection system sucks ~
dementedwheel17 2 years ago
it was the very first production vehicle with electronic fuel injection so pretty hard to knock it if it was the first EVER.
quacktackular 2 years ago
@quacktackular There were late '50s Chrysler 300s (along some DeSotos) with TRW EFI. Those had paper capacitors, were hopelessly unreliable, and didn't sell well, so it's debatable whether they were "production" cars. I read that TRW sold their designs and patents to Bosch, who supplied the controllers for both VW and Cadillac (who charged $800 extra for EFI). I don't think air cooled VWs could pass post '75 EPA testing without it.
lrd9999 9 months ago
@lrd9999 One correction; it was Bendix, not TRW. By 1975, Cadillac was using a Bendix-made system based on the Bosch D-Jetronic, the same one in the Type 3s. Bendix must have continued manufacturing EFI hardware under license after they sold the rights.
lrd9999 9 months ago
sweet! its so cool. i love air cooled vws :)
crumbsquid 2 years ago
Very beautiful Variant
teleroylichtenstein 2 years ago
God, i love this Squareback!
uwi2 3 years ago
hahaha
cool, he's so cute, I love him too
;-)
aiwala 3 years ago
Really? Its so cool indeed!
My Dad used to have one..
not as great as this but...
still..it was a good family ride
uwi2 3 years ago