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1967 VW Type 3 1600 Notchback - Ernie

Sale price: £15,250.00 make an offer

Car location: Woking, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1967
Doors:
2
Mileage:
95597
Engine:
1600
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1967 VW Type 3 1600 Notchback - Ernie for sale

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1967 VW Type 3 1600 Notchback - Ernie

Life is too short to drive boring cars!!!

I wish I didn't have to sell this little beauty, as its certainly far from boring and is probably the coolest car I've ever owned. My reason for sale is simple, I am being forced to because of redundancy :(

Ernie is a rare Type 3 Notchback that was originally red and was imported from South Africa in 2002, said to be in amazing condition. It was treated to a full bare metal respray as can be seen in the photos by a custom car shop in Cornwall. After this the beautiful 'phantom' silver flames were airbrushed onto the bonnet, front wings and rear wings by an artist called Big Nosed Dragon. The flames might not be everyone's cup of tea, but they look much better than the photos show and make Ernie truly unique. Ernie also has some pinstriping on the rear boot lid and ashtray.

Ernie got his name after the previous owners Dad. Ernie won a Best Other Air Cooled trophy in 2016 at Santa Pods Big Bang show. The previous owners had no problem driving him over to Belgium and other European destinations during their 10 year ownership.

I have a dyno print out confirming that the car has been measured at just under 45hp, which is a little more than it had originally and has had an engine rebuild last and many parts which there are receipts for.

Ernie has a full leather interior, new carpets and a rare Speedwell steering wheel. He also has leather door cards which have flames stitched in to match the paint work.

The wheels are original Porsche Fuchs and in perfect condition, with a matching spare under the bonnet

The tyres are in excellent condition and still have plenty of tread left

Ernie is pretty loud and his exhaust makes him seen and heard, but usually he gets a wave.

Ernie comes with the roof rack and rear venetian blind, as seen in the third photo, they are currently removed, but easy to fit back again.

As you can see from the last photo, when I posted Ernie's visit to a cemetery on Facebook in the Type3 Underground group he has had nearly 200 likes, loves and wow's in just 6 days...everyone loves Ernie and I hope he will continue to be loved by a new owner.

Viewing by appointment in Woking is best, I have many more photos I can send, just ask

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