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oprn
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Nice! "71 or '72 looking very original except for the exhaust. Vintage speed perhaps?
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:03 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Spotted today in Surrey, BC.
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Did non-convertibles come from the factory with those vented deck lids?
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finster
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:17 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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| 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
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:31 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:00 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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. |
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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OldSchoolVW's
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2025 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Rancho San Diego, 8/23/25
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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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RenΓ© R.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2025 7:41 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2025 8:11 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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) |
52 years old. It has paid its debt in manufacturing carbon load, many, many times over.
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Shonandb
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Spotted this nice High Top Late Bay Camper on the way into work today.
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OldSchoolVW's
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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At the Trader Joe's in Santee, CA 11/24/25. '68 or '69.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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At the Trader Joe's in Santee, CA 11/24/25. '68 or '69.
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Beautifully kept beetle. 
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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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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 2:52 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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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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Blue car looks FoMoCo to me?
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^ No, early '60's Buick Riviera.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:26 am Post subject: Re: VW's spotted in the wild |
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Nice, GenMoCo
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