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Originally Posted by GWhite
Perhaps I can clear this one up with the following spec I obtained from the factory for the owner of a 1976 Carrera 3:
engine 666XXXX
gearbox 165XXX
color B2=continental orange
interior 36=leatherette brownbeige,seats leather,seatinlays Tweed
delivered to HG=HongKong
options U56 (groupnumber contains 058=shock absorbing bumbers, 197=stronger battery, 474=Bilstein-dampers,
568=colored windows, 650=sliding roof) and 395=tires front 205/50 15,rear 225/50 15, 399=colling system,
401=forged alloy wheels front 7x15,rear 8x15, 441=electric antenna, 462="Carrera"-script black, 481=5-speed gearbox
As can be seen there are the two options of 7&8x15 Fuchs M401 and the low profile tyres M395.
However just to confuse matters for the 1977 model year M395 became 6&7x16 Fuchs with low profile tyres as fitted to the UK 'sport' model.
Guy
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mine is '76 C3 Targa 299, w/ option 474, 395, 401, 441, 462, 481, 409, 220, 261, 454
The tire seection changed from '76 to 77
for a C3 in '76
base wheel/ire was 6 & 7 x15 Fuch w/185/70 &215/60 tires
opt1 was 7 & 8 x15 Fuchs w/ the same tires
opt2 was 205/50 & 225/50 on the 7 & 8 x15s
for '77 C3
base was still 6 & 7 x15 Fuch w/185/70 &215/60 tires
opt1 was still 7 & 8 x15 Fuchs w/ the same tires
opt2 was 6 & 7 x16 w 205/55 & 225/50 tires
the UK Sport model was just that, the English importer spec'd it for their market, no one else(except possibly some other importers, Italy comes to mind) had that option
The US importer never had the option to import a C3, they all came over privately. But when the did the spec'd them w/ things like AC and sunroofs, rarely wider wheel or tires or even lsd