Cabriolet Vin Chassis no.

JARUJES Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 2:55 pm

#890883

I'm going to buy a VW Beetle Cabriolet 1970 but the Vin Chassis no. is 110xxxxx. Is this a cut head off or Genuine Beetle Cabriolet? And Is the web below reliable to decode type of Body?

www.dubnetworks.net/vw-vin-decoder.htm

Thanks everyone

JARUJES Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 2:56 pm

#890885

I'm going to buy a VW Beetle Cabriolet 1970 but the Vin Chassis no. is 110xxxxx. Is this a cut head off or Genuine Beetle Cabriolet? And Is the web below reliable to decode type of Body?

www.dubnetworks.net/vw-vin-decoder.htm

Thanks everyone

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:25 pm

#890892

It's a chop

Cabriolets were built by Karmann and have a different chassis number.

You can tell if a bug is a chop just buy looking at it.

All choptops looks like a bug with a badly cut off roof and an ugly rollbar to stop them folding in half and an canvas top that looks like a BBQ cover with bows holding it up like a circus tent.

Genuine Karmann Cabriolets looks alot more classy.
Proper framed windows front and rear, a roof that keeps that classic beetle shape and no ugly roll bar.

You can pretty much count the number of genuine cabs in Aus with both hands.
If it's a genuine cab you'll know it.

lardo Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 3:39 pm

#890897

Its a genuine cabrio just not a cabrio pan. The pan has been replaced with a beetle pan but it is the same as the strenghtening is in the body not the floor pan. all you had to do was ask.

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matara Custom Title Time!

1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 5:18 pm

#890923

Make sure the chassis plate under the bonnet has Typ 152 on it. 152 is cabrio RHD, whilst Typ 151 is LHD and probably means its been converted.

Cheers

Steve

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 8 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm

#890927

The pan, other than the VIN, is the same for sedan and cabrio. All of the cabrio stuff is built in to the body of the car.

Yogie

lardo Officially Full-On Dubber

288 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 8 Mar 2012, 7:16 pm

#890937

Isn't that what I said

JARUJES Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 7:16 pm

#890938

lardo wrote:Its a genuine cabrio just not a cabrio pan. The pan has been replaced with a beetle pan but it is the same as the strenghtening is in the body not the floor pan. all you had to do was ask.

JARUJES Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 8 Mar 2012, 7:20 pm

#890939

Thanks for all👍

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 8 Mar 2012, 8:58 pm

#890959

I can't speak for early flat windscreen models but the strengthening certainly does go into the floorpan on mine, two bloody great bars front to back underneath. vwo6o on here has an earlier one so he'd certainly know

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 9 Mar 2012, 10:24 am

#891029

The pan is the same as a beetle as mentioned above, the square section renforsement is attached to the heater channels.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 9 Mar 2012, 11:16 am

#891038

ancientbugger wrote:I can't speak for early flat windscreen models but the strengthening certainly does go into the floorpan on mine, two bloody great bars front to back underneath. vwo6o on here has an earlier one so he'd certainly know

Oh dear Mr bugger😂

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ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Mar 2012, 1:10 pm

#891052

Well I was half right I said Shane would know😀