| oprn |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 5:46 am |
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| Nice! "71 or '72 looking very original except for the exhaust. Vintage speed perhaps? |
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| sportin-wood |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:03 am |
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Shonandb wrote: Spotted today in Surrey, BC.
Did non-convertibles come from the factory with those vented deck lids? |
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| finster |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:17 am |
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sportin-wood wrote: Did non-convertibles come from the factory with those vented deck lids?
yes, from 70/71 with the 1600 engine. later in 72, with the doghouse oil cooler they changed the design to have 4 columns of vents
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| oprn |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:31 am |
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| There are variations on that. My '71 had the doghouse oil cooler and only 2 deck lid vents. The '70 my Boss bought for his daughter didn't have any deck lid vents. I expect changes were made mid year in many cases. |
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| Cusser |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:00 am |
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oprn wrote: There are variations on that. My '71 had the doghouse oil cooler and only 2 deck lid vents. The '70 my Boss bought for his daughter didn't have any deck lid vents. I expect changes were made mid year in many cases.
oprn -you're in Canada, may be different there.
USA - 1969 and earlier sedans had no deck lid vents, just the convertibles did.
1970 sedans (single port 1600cc with non-doghouse) had 2 deck lid vents as did my own made-in-late-1969 1970 sedan. 1970 Convertibles had 4 deck lid vents.
1971 sedans (dual port 1600cc with non-doghouse) had 2 deck lid vents. 1971 Convertibles had 4 deck lid vents.
All 1972-on had 4 deck lid vents, slightly different design than the 1970-1971 convertibles. |
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| Shonandb |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:28 am |
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Saw another nice Bug last night.
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| OldSchoolVW's |
Sun Aug 24, 2025 3:50 pm |
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Rancho San Diego, 8/23/25
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| sportin-wood |
Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:28 pm |
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While visiting Southern California (drive-by pics)
East L.A. (getting a new top)
These 2 see while driving through Arcadia
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| René R. |
Tue Aug 26, 2025 7:41 am |
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I see this Super Beetle every time I go to this local medical center. Evidently the owner works there. (Larkspur, CA) |
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| Abscate |
Tue Aug 26, 2025 8:11 am |
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René R. wrote:
I see this Super Beetle every time I go to this local medical center. Evidently the owner works there. (Larkspur, CA)
52 years old. It has paid its debt in manufacturing carbon load, many, many times over. |
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| Shonandb |
Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:38 pm |
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Spotted this nice High Top Late Bay Camper on the way into work today.
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| Shonandb |
Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:46 pm |
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North Van Canadian Tire.
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| ChinaVwAirCooled |
Wed Nov 12, 2025 7:08 pm |
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| Beetle and Love: A Match Made for the Road |
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| OldSchoolVW's |
Mon Nov 24, 2025 4:29 pm |
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At the Trader Joe's in Santee, CA 11/24/25. '68 or '69.
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| sportin-wood |
Mon Nov 24, 2025 5:48 pm |
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OldSchoolVW's wrote: At the Trader Joe's in Santee, CA 11/24/25. '68 or '69.
Beautifully kept beetle. =D> |
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| Evil Clown |
Tue Nov 25, 2025 11:37 pm |
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Sportinwoods post:
What's the blue car in the garage?
I saw this a few weeks ago, and took the photo from across the street at Aldi's.
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| Abscate |
Wed Nov 26, 2025 2:52 am |
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Evil Clown wrote: Sportinwoods post:
What's the blue car in the garage?
I saw this a few weeks ago, and took the photo from across the street at Aldi's.
Blue car looks FoMoCo to me? |
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| Rome |
Wed Nov 26, 2025 3:51 am |
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^ No, early '60's Buick Riviera.
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| Abscate |
Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:26 am |
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| Nice, GenMoCo |
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