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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2003 8:13 pm    Post subject: Super or Not? Reply with quote

I have a 71 bug. I think it is a Super, however, the VIN starts with 111..... Is this correct, or should it be 131.....
The front end does have struts. Any help would be appreciated
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2003 8:21 pm    Post subject: Super or Not? Reply with quote

'71 Super looks like a standard beetle ie. flat windshield etc, but has struts.
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2003 11:31 pm    Post subject: Super or Not? Reply with quote

The Typ 13 VIN didn't start until '73. If it has struts, it's a Super.

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2003 12:03 am    Post subject: Super or Not? Reply with quote

1971 and 1972 superbugs use the same number series as the standard bugs (111,xxxx,xxx, 112,xxxx,xxx), and as the posters above have said, if it's got a McPherson strut front suspension (and the spare wheel sits flat in the front), it's a superbug.

The separate number series for the superbugs (133,xxxx,xxx) started with the curved screen supers in 1973.

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2003 5:37 am    Post subject: Super or Not? Reply with quote

http://www.superbeetlesonly.com/wmis/index.html

That should help you.
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