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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1970 Volkswagen 1600 (Type 3) TL fastback sedan (2015-12-07) 01: OSX· Public domain
- 2. 1969 Volkswagen 1600 Type 3 Squareback (17106727491): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Volkswagen Type 34 Classic-Gala 2021 1X7A0098: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Volkswagen Type 3 1600 TL pre facelift: ChristianSchd· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Volkswagen Type 3 BW 2016-09-03 13-28-39: Berthold Werner· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Volkswagen Type 3 Cabriolet (1961) Classic-Gala 2021 1X7A0088: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. 1967 Volkswagen Type 3: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 1970 Volkswagen 1600 Variant: Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
- 9. Three Volkswagen Type 3 cars with a Volkswagen Beetle convertible in the background - lineup - annual 'Busjesdag' vintage VAG gathering at the Rijtuigenloods, Amersfoort, Netherlands: Sebastiaan Broekhoven· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Volkswagen Type 3 Notchback - front view - annual 'Busjesdag' vintage VAG gathering at the Rijtuigenloods, Amersfoort, Netherlands: Sebastiaan Broekhoven· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 11. Volkswagen Type 3 Notchback and Volkswagen Type 34 Karmann Ghia with two Volkswagen Beetle convertibles in the background - annual 'Busjesdag' vintage VAG gathering at the Rijtuigenloods, Amersfoort, Netherlands: Sebastiaan Broekhoven· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. Volkswagen type 3: Robert-brook· CC0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1967–1972
- body
- convertible, sedan, coupé, estate / wagon
- engine
- 1.6 L–1.7 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
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- power
- 50–54 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
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- seats
- 4
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 993 kg
- fuel use
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- CO₂
- —
- US rating
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- EV range
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- US size class
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- avg new price NL
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Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
46 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1942 of all models. Most common build year: 1972 (6 cars).
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Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (2)
- 1600 40
- 1600 Variant 6
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.