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schnidlee Commited Dubber

51 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#822955
My old man has a beetle and is trying to figure out what year it is. The chassis number is 197591361, from what he found it's Dec 66, does that sound right? Cheers.

Matt
Yeah she can go faster, but if she did you wouldn't see how good she looks.

schnidlee Commited Dubber

51 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#822993
Thanks, was it built Dec 66 making it a 67 or was it built in 67?
Yeah she can go faster, but if she did you wouldn't see how good she looks.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823048
the cahange over was in August so a Dec 66 build is a 67 and the chassis number indicates 1967 from the first 3 numbers 197

it may have various dated stamped item like on speedo n fuel gauge and wheels etc that have been made in 66 but fitted in 67
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

schnidlee Commited Dubber

51 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#823056
Thanks mate really appreciate it. We thought 67 but at the same time we found info saying 4 wheel drum and recessed door handles ended in 66 but his beetle has them. Thanks again.
Yeah she can go faster, but if she did you wouldn't see how good she looks.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823079
we found info saying 4 wheel drum and recessed door handles ended in 66 but his beetle has them.
if you were reading info from America that would be true

Aussie cars were different
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#823084
Hmm... thought I read somewhere that Beetles never got discs in the US... only Ghia's and Cabrio's ???
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lou0060 Wolfsburg Wizard

568 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#823156
whatever vw54 says is right......

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ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#823177
Cabriolets never got discs in the US🙁 Well mine is one of the last built and has drums all round...not that I want them.

sleckie1974 Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Jan 2011 ·

#823178
hi,
sorry for jacking ur post but can u guys tell me what year mine will be chassis # 196509030?
muchly appreciated 👍
scott
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823206
schnidlee wrote:Thanks mate really appreciate it. We thought 67 but at the same time we found info saying 4 wheel drum and recessed door handles ended in 66 but his beetle has them. Thanks again.
67 German beetles were one year only with round button push door handles etc....

all beetles in usa had drum brakes...
all beetles in usa from 1969 had irs rear ends
large glass in 1965....

Lee
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823207
sleckie1974 wrote:hi,
sorry for jacking ur post but can u guys tell me what year mine will be chassis # 196509030?
muchly appreciated 👍
scott
its a 1966 model VW YEAR

made between 1st august 1965 and 31st july 1966

made in Australia

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

sleckie1974 Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Jan 2011 ·

#823296
68AutoBug wrote:
sleckie1974 wrote:hi,
sorry for jacking ur post but can u guys tell me what year mine will be chassis # 196509030?
muchly appreciated 👍
scott
its a 1966 model VW YEAR

made between 1st august 1965 and 31st july 1966

made in Australia

LEE
thanks LEE 👍
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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823352
The August model year change is for German Beetles. NOT AUSTRALIA. New year changes generally came in in February or March, after the Xmas holiday period, NOT the previous August. Then this model was made for the rest of the calendar year and into the next. They did NOT become 'next year's model' in August.

Australian-manufactured Beetles from 1965-mid-68 had a '9' as the second chassis digit. The THIRD digit tells you the year model.

197591361 is 1967, not late 1966. Australian 1966-1967 Beetles are practically identical and are also very similar to 1964-65 models. Australian Beetles did not get the multiple year-year changes that Euro/US Beetles did, and the '67 still had 1300 motor, all drums, dome hubcups, small windows, 6V, early lights etc etc.

196509030 is 1966. Again, almost certainly made DURING 1966, not from the previous August. Look at the back of the speedo, or on the wheel centres (between the wheel bolts) for MM/YY date stamps.