Volkswagen Type 3 Engines by Year

The Squareback, Fastback and Notchback used a flat 'pancake' version of the air-cooled four.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Type 3 (US) (1966–1973): 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973

Type 3 (US) (1966–1973)

1966 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 twin-carb	—	Squareback, Fastback

1967 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 twin-carb	—	Squareback, Fastback

1968 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

1969 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

1970 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

1971 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

1972 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

1973 Type 3 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
97 flat-four 1600 E	—	Squareback, Fastback

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
• Static and dynamic compression ratio
• Which camshaft for your build
• What size carburetor
• Horsepower to torque at any RPM
• Torque converter stall speed

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