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71FIRSTBUS
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So i looked under the back seat to find my vin number because i think i have a 1960. It says 2784491 but i looked under the technical area but couldnt locate that number. what year is the car. Also my engine number is AE003014..whats that mean? Thanks for the help. (please dont ream me too bad about lack of knowledge)haha. thanks
Christian
ps. This is my first bug and im loving every minute of it!!!
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keifernet
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| The AE engine code is a later model 71 - 73 dual releif 1600 based case... |
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67 Florida Deluxe
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Boonies
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Here is a dumb question for ya... where is the body tag. Never seen one on my 61.
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Smokin64Bug
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Here is a dumb question for ya... where is the body tag. Never seen one on my 61.
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VIN Vehicle Identification Number - can be found on the metal plate inside the front of the car (boot) and/or on the chassis (under rear seat in the middle on the part that rises), is also sometimes printed on the dashboard |
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67 Florida Deluxe
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Here is a dumb question for ya... where is the body tag. Never seen one on my 61.
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VIN Vehicle Identification Number - can be found on the metal plate inside the front of the car (boot) and/or on the chassis (under rear seat in the middle on the part that rises), is also sometimes printed on the dashboard |
only on post-'67 cars
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Boonies
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Yeah found the VIN number thats how i know the chassis is a 61  There isnt a tag in the front of the car, well ive never found it, where should this be posted. Under the gas tank is where i think ive seen other peoples... oh well guess we will never know if the oval window was orgional to the body or not.
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67 Florida Deluxe
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The body VIN plate is behind the spare tire. In this car, it's next to the shiftrod access plate. If your body is older, it will have a "shelf" where the brake fluid reservoir sits. The VIN plate will be against the back wall of the little "shelf". If you dont find it in either place, look for small holes. It may have been removed
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Boonies
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Nope no plate looks as if there was some new body metal added at some point. Any tell tell sign that my body would be a 61? Guess i could take off the headliner to see if the oval was welded in... much like the ragtop was.. 
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Boonies
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Tank has been switched out with a later one with sending unit hole and tire PSI tag on it. Anything else? this car is a mutt.. cute mutt but a mutt non the less.
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ivsamhell
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the whole front clip changed at 61
not to mention oval dash and windshield size was smaller.
probably a number of other changes to the body alone.
61 has a one year only hood support to fit the new trunk area but before springs were introduced in 62
the one attached to the car is a60 and earlier
the floating one is 61 only( with the holes in it)
61 has the bend as the wheel wells were moved down.
this is 61
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ivsamhell
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a later gas tank wont fit into an early car with out modification to one of them
60 and earlier front clip
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71FIRSTBUS
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Location: Azusa aka too far from the beach
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here is a pic of my ride requested by 67florida deluxe  its def. not for the purists but it gets me to point A to point B in some style. Its my first bug and i love it. Bought it just as you see it, havent had the time or money to put into it. but hope to after working long and hard this summer
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Boonies
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Looks nice,needs a bit of work but nice all and all. Like the centerline rims.
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Boonies
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Thanks for the info guys, and sorry to jack the post. The hood support leads me to think the body and pan are orgional... except the oval window and rag welded into it. The last owner said the oval was out of a 57, never thought it was orgional for the car but wanted to see if the body was infact a 61.
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71FIRSTBUS
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thanks needs lots of work..but hey she runs and thats what i need right now.Oh and i know the pictures suck but i didnt want to move and lose my prime parking spot. Eventually i want to get some sweet artistic shots.
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Like the centerline rims.
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haha really? they fit the car nice but eventually there going to be gone.
BTW to 67 Florida Deluxe, i have been reading a lot of your posts and just wanted to say thanks for being so kind and patient. Newbies like me really appreciate it.
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Boonies
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Yeah always had a soft spot for centerlines. 
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