The Type 3 wasn’t a failure, but it wasn’t the overwhelming success that VW needed to replace the Beetle. That would come in 1974 with the introduction of the front-engine, front-drive, water ...

It was also used in the VW Bus. The Type 3 engine is effectively identical to the Type 1 engine except for a different cooling system, ...

Volkswagen's Type I, better known as the Beetle, had two siblings: the Type II and Type III. The last was a similar size, but had a completely different engine.

VW could have kept this class distinction, and only offered a one-carb version of the Type 3 motor in Beetles, so while the power wouldn't have changed much, the engine would take up much less ...

Anticipating Beetle ennui, VW launched the Type 3 in 1961. ... The cooling system was revised, and the opposed four, initially displacing 1500 cc and growing to 1600 cc, ...

This Subaru boxer engine-swapped 1971 VW Type 3 Fastback is all the timeless looks without the headaches of a medieval drivetrain. It comes to us via the Bring a Trailer user 64Bug out of Tracy in ...

Jason is looking to give this 1971 VW Type 3 Squareback, like all his rescues, a new chance on the road. Neatly preserved versions of this unit sell for anywhere between $5,000 to $18,000 on Bring ...