Type 3 Books
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Cover	Title - Author - Publisher	Comments	ISBN
Repair Manuals
	Volkswagen Type 3 Workshop Manual: 1961-1967 Author: Volkswagen of America Bentley Publishers	Factory manual	0-8376-1192-X
	Volkswagen 1500 1961-66 Autobook Kenneth Ball AutoPress LTD	Good general manual	0-85147-165-X
	Volkswagen 1600 Fastback 1965-70 Autobook Kenneth Ball AutoPress LTD	Good general manual	0-85147-220-6
	Volkswagen 1600 1965-73 Autobooks Owners Workshop Manual (OWM 803) Kenneth Ball Autobooks Ltd.	Good general manual	0-85147-734-8
	The 1600 Model Owners Handbook, Revised Edition Autobook David Vincent Ford Clymer
	The 1500 Model Owner's Handbook Floyd Clymer Clymer Publications	Good general manual
	The 1600 Model Owner's Handbook Floyd Clymer Clymer Publications	Good general manual
	Squareback & Fastback 1962-1973 Shop Manual Floyd Clymer Clymer Publications	Good general manual	0-89287-039-7
	Volkswagen Type 3 Technical Manual Henry Elfrink Henry Elfrink Automotive	The one that says "Volkswagen 1500 & 1600 Technical manual"  (Elfrink01.jpg) is the 1st edition, copyright 1966 (304 pages with the 1966 wiring diagram in the back--this is the only foldout diagram in the book).  The Elfrink picture that says "Volkswagen 1600 Technical Manual" (Elfrink02.jpg) on the cover is the 2nd enlarged edition, copyright 1969 (328 pages with the 1966 wiring diagram in color, 1967 wiring diagram in B&W, color coded chassis diagram showing the various lines and guide tubes).  The one that says "Volkswagen type 3 technical manual" (Elfrink03.jpg) on the cover is the 3rd enlarged edition, copyright 1971 (360 pages, 1966 color wiring diagram, 1967 B&W wiring diagram, color chassis diagram with lines and guide tubes, and 1971 wiring diagram w/FI engine).
	VW Fastback Squareback Handbook John Fitzgerald Robert Bentley	Good all-around manual	8376 0042 1
	VW Type 3 1963-1973 J. H. Haynes Haynes North America, Inc.	Great manual, available new, you should own it.	0 900550 84 8
	Volkswagen Workshop Manual Scientific Publications Scientific Publications	Great technical manual, many exploded diagrams.	85566 028 7
	Volkswagen Workshop Manual Scientific Publications Scientific Publications	1968 edition. Great technical manual, many exploded diagrams.
	Fix your Volkswagen Larry Johnson	Good light repair manual for Beetle and Type 3
	VW 1600 Guide Bill Stone Sports Car Press Ltd. Library of Congress #66-21738	A neat little book.  It has a small section on maintenance but is otherwise a guide on how to drive and keep your 1600.  There is a section on the history of the VW and T3 and an explanation of the various systems at work in the car. There is an accessories section in the back.
	Jetzt Helfe Ich Mir Selbst Dieter Korp.	This is a neat German language Type 3 manual, the title roughly translates to "now I help myself"  Published by  Dieter Korp, copyright 1964, this is the 1967 edition. The front cover has a trouble shooting fold out flow chart.  The back cover has a fold out color wiring diagram. It is for the 1964 1500S model and shows the pushbutton dash.
	Owner's Service Manual Volkswagenwerk	Published in 1966 by Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, printed in German  in Nov. 1966.  Uses many of the same pictures in the dealers Workshop Manual. "This manual is technically correct for vehicles manufactured from August 1965 to August 1966 and because Volkswagen believes in the system of progressive refinements instead of frequent radical model changes, most of the details in this book also apply to earlier and later model Volkswagens"
	Intereurope Workshop Manual 139 Intereurope Ltd.	These two manuals are identical in content.  The only difference is the cover.  The 01.jpg is bound in a vinyl cover, while the 02.jpg is paperbound.  They are copyright by Intereurope Ltd, January 1971.
	VW 1500/1600 Fastback, Squareback & Variant Peter Russek Glovebox Series 30 Drake Publishers Inc.	Glovebox sized repair manual with technical detail and information, and over one hundred diagrams and illustrations.	87749-375-8
	VW Fuel Injection Technical Manual Henry Elfrink Henry Elfrink Automotive	1969 edition, covers Type 3
	VW Fuel Injection Technical Manual Henry Elfrink Henry Elfrink Automotive	1972 edition, covers Type 3, 411, and Porsche 914
	VW 1500/1600 Workshop Manual, 1963-1972 Drake Publishers		87749397-9
	Official VW Service Manual Fastback & Squareback 1968-1973 Robert Bentley, Inc.	Everyone should own a Bentley manual.	0-8376-0057-X
	Volkswagen Owner's Handbook Floyd Clymer Clymer Publications	1962 Edition
	Volkswagen 1500 en 1600 Zuid-Hollandsche Uitgevers Mij	Dutch maintenance guide
	Sofort Helfer 1500 (bis July '66)/1600 Variant/Karmann Ghia by Dieter Korp
	Air-cooled Volkswagens By Colin Burnham
	Volkswagen Model History by Joachim Kuch		1859606458
	Die Grossen VW by H.-G. Mayer-Stein	German language	3-9803665-0-2
	VW Karmann-Ghia Schnittige VWs aus Osnabrueck		3-926917-03-2
	Volkswagen Type 3: Concept, Design, International Production Models & Development by Simon Glen Veloce Publishing	This book tells the definitive international story of the Volkswagen Type 3	978-1845849528

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