Readers’ Photos # 117: Type 3 VW Wagon

 

The Canberra Bureau chief correspondent sent in these photos of this most magnificent Type 3 Volksie wagon, resplendent in what looks like classic VW Rallye Yellow.  Whatever the colour's called - it could also be Sunflower -  it's an absolute treat that really suits the car.


The wheels look great, too!  On first sight, they appear to be five-spoke "jelly beans," which are bang on for the car's era, but might actually be a newer recreation of the classic style.  They're certainly mint but there's something - a slightly flatter profile, perhaps - that makes me wonder if they're not a reinterpretation of the original 1970s' design.  


Also adding to the car's enormous appeal are its nifty wooden roof rack rails, along with the rear louvres.  All very 70s and Euro-style, especially the racks.  Nice!



Did you enjoy this post?  Do you like classic cars?  If so, how about taking a look around the rest of the UMPH site?  There's plenty of photos from the ACT - like this venerable old HK Holden van https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2021/09/readers-photos-114-1969-hk-holden-panel.html - or Tasmanian-based cars, such as these two British beauties: https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2021/08/random-302-triumph-2500-mk-ii-s.html or https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2021/08/random-303-humber-vogue.html .  You never know what else you might find!




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(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

Photos by the Chief Correspondent , Canberra Bureau.







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