The Surviving 1966 VW Bug Registry

[h~moto]

[Digger89L]

For sure ...'66 was the first year for the flasher in Beetles ...Canadian ones included. It goes in that hole above the ignition switch .....not sure what's going on with the 'non-factory' holes ....
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[Tennessee Steinmetz]

[SparksLP]

My 1966, VIN 116066737, body and chassis match.. It was originally Sea Blue with a cream interior, but a previous owner changed it to the Coral color you see now. Interior is black, they added gauges. Sadly, the original 1300 is long gone, it's got a 1600 from a 1973 Bug, converted to 12v. But it's my first Bug, so I'm excited to fix it up and make it my own!

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Tom
1966 VW Beetle Sunroof Sedan

[subaruined]

This is my Sea Sand '66 Sunroof Sedan that I pulled out of a Philadelphia garage. It has a black interior. To my knowledge, it never left the Philly area until I got it (it's in Maryland now). It has rear fenders and a bumper from a '67 for some reason so that will have to be addressed eventually. It has 51 thousand miles on it that I believe to be accurate. It is all original as far as I know and I plan on keeping it that way. It doesn't run right now but it should be soon.

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I know what I'm about son.-Ron Swanson
1966 Volkswagen Beetle Sunroof
2002 Subaru Outback

[Tennessee Steinmetz]

[marklee]

My 66 L87 Pearl white with Pigalle interior 1300 Beetle. 106000 miles, first registered March 4th 1966 in the UK. Current location Merseyside UK. Ive been his custodian for almost 6 years
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[Volktales]

[Tennessee Steinmetz]

[stultis]

My 1966 Beetle Body and Chassis match

Vin 116806535


Before

After 5 months

After 9 months

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[Klass6]

Hi everyone,
Here is my matching seablue patina.

[TastyTuner]

[seethesvt]

I have a 66 project I got a couple months ago. motor is a 1600, not the original 1300.

VIN: 116828375

What's so special about a '66? I'm a noob.

[TastyTuner]

im not an expert so experts please correct me if im wrong.

last year sloping front fenders
first your hazard switch
last year 6v
one year only 1300cc (f case i believe is the designation)
first year ball joint front beam
interior pattern is one year only

what i can think of off the top of my head
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TastyGarage

[theastronaut]

My first VW was a '66 that I bought from the original family when I was eight years old (with a little help from Dad). It's currently apart for a full restoration. The frame has new pans and has been powdercoated, and the bodywork is roughly halfway done. I've collected a full set of OG Pigalle door/quarter panels, rear seat kick panels, and floor mats so far from various swap meets.

VIN is 116988325, late May/early June build date.
Engine #F0866910
Originally Black/Pigalle Hardtop, will be restored in the same colors.

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'64 Beetle Sunroof OG Bahama Blue
'63 Beetle Vert
'66 Beetle
'88 Festiva L
'89 Festiva L
'64 Chevy C10
'66 Chevy C10

[Morganwerk]

My 1966 has been in the family since 1969. That's my grandfather with the Bug up at Donner Lake in 1973.

VIN 116756195
Production date is April 22, 1966
L568 Sea Sand
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Gary
1966 1300 Sea Sand
2003 GTi VR6

[Javito13]

My 66 VIN 116656193 Production: Belgium March 22, 1966 Bahama Blue (L519) Synthetic Black Leather. Delivery: South America on March 31, 1966.

[tonys1pr]

My 1966 beetle.

VIN 1161000671. Built 22 June 1966 - Delivered to 23 June 1966 to Kempton / Germany.
L87 Pearl White, Pigalle Red interior, M107 Bumpers with Guards.

I suspect it was delivered to a member of the US armed forces based there, before it made its way back to the US. The original speedometer had been replaced with an earlier date stamped mph one when it came to the US.

How I received it in August 2015.

The car was located in San Jose California. It had been disassembled in 1999 and abandoned as a project ever since. Originally it had had a problem with the clutch pedal shaft and the owner then decided to "restore it".

2.5 years later it looks a little bit different.

Body, Pan and Engine are still original numbers matching. Although a previous owner had taken the engine from 1300cc single port to 1600cc double port.

I've tried to keep it as stock as possible with only the addition of accessory parts.

[vanity12]

i'm a bit lost........i'm looking at the brochure for the 66 and it says that it comes in 7 colors https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/66_bugcolors/inside.jpg however the link on the first page says that it comes in 9 colors http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/ can anyone tell me what's what

[Murt]

I'll add mine to the list

From the BC

L87 Pearl White
Pigalle Red Interior
116 427 031 VIN (Chassis and Body)

D0295026 Engine ( 1200 Not original to car)
Built 28th Dec 1965
Shipped to Ramsgate, United Kingdom from Belgium Jan 6th 1966

Car is body off Resto, and now painted Two tone Sea Blue/White.

Dave

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