On 09/02/2010, at 8:40 AM, gregespo73 wrote:For those interested, there is a syncro on drive. Looks like another converted ex telecom van. Greg
http://www.drive. com.au/used- cars/VOLKSWAGEN/ TRANSPORTER+ KOMBI/Adelaide/ detail.aspx? id=13834225& lid=13834225& pg=1&pp=2& d=0&SG=-17517048 47&pt=1
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Gary Cookson <gary@...> wrote:
>
> Looks quite nice but weird that it is a 91 and has round headlights?
>
> I thought it was just the early ones?
>
> G
> [2 0 / 2 1 Design]
> 28 Gwynne St
> Richmond
> Vic 3121
> gary@...
> www.twentytwentyone.net
> Tel 3 9429 1868
> Fax 3 9421 1110
> Mob 0417 352782
>
> On 09/02/2010, at 8:40 AM, gregespo73 wrote:
>
> > For those interested, there is a syncro on drive. Looks like another converted ex telecom van. Greg
> > http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/VOLKSWAGEN/TRANSPORTER+KOMBI/Adelaide/detail.aspx?id=13834225&lid=13834225&pg=1&pp=2&d=0&SG=-1751704847&pt=1
> >
> >
>
> Gary Cookson <gary@twentytwentyone.net> wrote:
>
> Looks quite nice but weird that it is a 91 and has round headlights?
>
> I thought it was just the early ones?
>
> G
> [2 0 / 2 1 Design]
> 28 Gwynne St
> Richmond
> Vic 3121
> gary@twentytwentyone.net
> www.twentytwentyone.net
> Tel 3 9429 1868
> Fax 3 9421 1110
> Mob 0417 352782
>
> On 09/02/2010, at 8:40 AM, gregespo73 wrote:
>
> > For those interested, there is a syncro on drive. Looks like another
> converted ex telecom van. Greg
> >
> http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/VOLKSWAGEN/TRANSPORTER+KOMBI/Adelaide/d
> etail.aspx?id=13834225&lid=13834225&pg=1&pp=2&d=0&SG=-1751704847&pt=1
> >
> >
Definatly telecom, has handles and rear step, always a give away. Greg--- On Tue, 9/2/10, plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote: |
>Gary,
>
> Looks quite nice but weird that it is a 91 and has round headlights?
>
> I thought it was just the early ones?
>
> BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Gary Cookson <gary@twentytwentyone.net>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Looks quite nice but weird that it is a 91 and has round headlights?
> >
> > I thought it was just the early ones?
>
>
> Gary,
>
> In other markets, VW sent Syncros with round headlights up to the last
> years of production. For example, my 1989 Syncro 16 which was
> originally delivered in Belgium came with round headlights.
>
> The other thing is subsequent owners might switch to the older style
> (called back-dating in the US) round headlight for economic or
> aesthetic reasons. Price on a round H4 headlight is about 1/4-1/8 the
> cost of the corresponding rectagular lens not to mention there are two
> (hi beam & low beam) vs. hi/low single round lamps. In the US,
> replacing the awful US DOT lowbeams with H4's is popular. Most use the
> newer style grills with quad lighting from South Africa but others
> simply source a used grill and headlight buckets from an earlier
> Vanagon.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> BenT
> >
So Phill any idea when telecom started ordering syncros, was it post late '88. Also out of intrest does anyone know how many syncros all up were sold in Aus? Greg
--- On Tue, 9/2/10, plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
|
Ah Greg, that’s what we would all like to know!!
Les
From:
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[mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ]
On Behalf Of greg esposito
Sent: 09 February 2010 16:03
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re:
[Syncro_T3_Australia] drive
|
So Phill any idea when telecom started ordering
syncros, was it post late '88. Also out of intrest does anyone know how many
syncros all up were sold in Aus? Greg |
I thought that might be the answer Les. Having delt with the importers I doubt any records were kept.Greg--- On Tue, 9/2/10, Les Harris <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote: |
> greg esposito <gregespo73@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> So Phill any idea when telecom started����ordering syncros, was it post
> late '88. Also out of intrest does anyone know how many syncros all up
> were sold in Aus? Greg
> --- On Tue, 9/2/10, plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>
> From: plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au>
> Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] drive
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Tuesday, 9 February, 2010, 1:06 PM
>
>
> ����
>
>
>
> In Australia the options list was ticked by the importer (as in the US)
> and around late '88 the importer selected dual headlights. In other
> countries you had to select the type of headlight. All of the T3
> headlights in Australia were H4 (round or square).
>
> > BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail. com> wrote:
> >
> > On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Gary Cookson <gary@twentytwentyon e.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Looks quite nice but weird that it is a 91 and has round headlights?
> > >
> > > I thought it was just the early ones?
> >
> >
> > Gary,
> >
> > In other markets, VW sent Syncros with round headlights up to the last
>
> > years of production. For example, my 1989 Syncro 16 which was
> > originally delivered in Belgium came with round headlights.
> >
> > The other thing is subsequent owners might switch to the older style
> > (called back-dating in the US) round headlight for economic or
> > aesthetic reasons. Price on a round H4 headlight is about 1/4-1/8 the
> > cost of the corresponding rectagular lens not to mention there are two
>
> > (hi beam & low beam) vs. hi/low single round lamps. In the US,
> > replacing the awful US DOT lowbeams with H4's is popular. Most use the
>
> > newer style grills with quad lighting from South Africa but others
> > simply source a used grill and headlight buckets from an earlier
> > Vanagon.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > BenT
> > >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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On 09/02/2010, at 5:30 PM, Brian Reed wrote:I have a vague recollection of hearing it was about 200 sold to Telecom (now
Telstra), and about the same sold privately. Don't know how reliable those
figures were, even back when I heard them, but I don't think total T3
numbers topped 1000 in many years. I've seen the figures posted somewhere,
but I can't remember where now.
BRIAN REED
FAIRFIELD NATURAL THERAPIES
185 Wingrove St
Fairfield, Vic. 3078
03 9481 5673 0407 319 521
My sister in law rang and called us dirty hippies when we bought our kombie recently and I am an ex fitzroy lad, so I guess there must be alot of us dirty hippies in the area. Greg--- On Tue, 9/2/10, Gary Cookson <gary@twentytwentyone.net> wrote: |
No hippie could EVER afford a new Syncro.
From:
Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
[mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com ]
On Behalf Of greg esposito
Sent: 09 February 2010 18:26
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia]
drive
|
My sister in law
rang and called us dirty hippies when we bought our kombie recently and I am
an ex fitzroy lad, so I guess there must be alot of us dirty hippies in the
area. Greg
|
> Brian Reed <breed@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> I have a vague recollection of hearing it was about 200 sold to Telecom
> (now
> Telstra), and about the same sold privately. Don't know how reliable
> those
> figures were, even back when I heard them, but I don't think total T3
> numbers topped 1000 in many years. I've seen the figures posted
> somewhere,
> but I can't remember where now.
>
> BRIAN REED
> FAIRFIELD NATURAL THERAPIES
> 185 Wingrove St
> Fairfield, Vic. 3078
> 03 9481 5673 0407 319 521
On 09/02/2010, at 6:39 PM, Les Harris wrote:No hippie could EVER afford a new Syncro.
From: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com [mailto: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com ] On Behalf Of greg esposito
Sent: 09 February 2010 18:26
To: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australi a] drive
My sister in law rang and called us dirty hippies when we bought our kombie recently and I am an ex fitzroy lad, so I guess there must be alot of us dirty hippies in the area. Greg