Volkswagen 1600 '67

The Volkswagen Type 3 was a compact cat manufactured and marketed from 1961 to 1973. Introduced at the 1961 Frankfurt Motor Show, , the Type 3 was marketed as the Volkswagen 1500 and later the Volkswagen 1600, in three body styles: two-door Notchback, Fastback and Station Wagon (under the name "Variant" as all VW station wagons. The Type 3 diversified Volkswagen's product range beyond the existing models – the Type 1 (legendary Beetle), Type 14 (Karmann Ghia coupé) and the Type 2, the mythic Bus celebrated in the Sixties by the Hippie generation a.o. , – while retaining their engineering principles, notably the air-cooled flat-four engine , all round torsion bar suspension, and the rear-wheel drive layout.

Specifications

• Bodywork
• Length: cm (in): 423 (166.3)
• Width: cm (in): 164 (64.6)
• Height: cm (in): 147 (57.9)
• Wheelbase: cm (in): 240 (94.5)
• Weight: kg (lb): 960 (2116)
• Mechanics.
• Displacement: boxer-four 1584 cc (96.6 cu in), air-cooled, rear-mounted
• Valve gear: 8
• Fuel system: : 2 Solex 32PDSIT carburettors
• Gearbox: 4-speed manual
• Driven wheels: rear-wheel drive
• Maximum power: 54 hp at 4000 rpm
• Maximum torque: 110 Nm at 2200 rpm
• Maximum speed: 135 km/h (84 mph)