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BerT3
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:39 am    Post subject: Early beam year ID Reply with quote

Hello all,

I am trying to narrow down to the exact year regarding the NOS front beam in the photos below.

No numbers on the right bump stop arm

Any help really appreciated since I have no clue as being a type 3 guy

BerT3


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:36 am    Post subject: Re: Early beam year ID Reply with quote

At least it's an oval beetle beam ?

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:21 am    Post subject: Re: Early beam year ID Reply with quote

I'm not an expert at all, but compared to a May 1956 Oval beam your shock towers look shorter, bump stop arms look longer, there aren't notches for the shock lock plates, and there isn't a "nut" on the top of the uprights where it mounts in the trunk.

Yours kinda looks like this person's 1951 beam except theirs has the notches for the shock lock plates:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2504655

May 1956:
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