i think that there was an after market set you could put on and operate them manually from a switch, you just had to make sure you turned off the switch
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1966 Type I - Daily Driver
What do you want to know? My '66 is almost completely original (right down to the factory supplied spare Bosch sparkplugs), bar a few accessories that were put on when the car was new...
'66s don't have backup lights - mine does, but it's a British aftermarket unit bolted to the bumper...
Do you have any pictures of your car? If so, it's pretty easy for me to tell what is and isn't original :-)
Below are some pictures of my '66. There are slight differences between my car and a US-spec model. My car is RHD, has amber tips on the rear lenses, non-sealed-beam front lights, no have the hazard flasher and has the earlier blade bumpers with small over-riders.
Pictures:
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shocks in the pictures are not original, but I have some NOSones to go on soon!) A lot of parts are shared with 1967 models too (wheels, headlight flasher) - the interior is completely 1966 only - "smooth border" seats with central weave pattern, chrome trims though the rectangular-pattern printed door panels. The only repo interior for a '66 is made in the '67 style, which is wrong...
This page on my website may give you some info too:
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my website is in my sig - currently being revamped and the newversion will be online in a couple of weeks :-) Any questions, just ask!
According to Glenn Ring over at the STF, Garwood is currently not publishing the books ... but an updated version is in the works.
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RMMW is the only place I've ever seen them for sale but I don't know if that's the only place that has sold them. I had intended to buy them for some time now but never got around to it. I sure hope they become available again.
That's a good idea and if you have the original tranny I think Wolfsburgwest is selling that backup kit. It a switch that wires to your shifter I believe.
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