What year model is my beetle?

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:18 am

#949155

Hi all, have a question for you... I have a second hand beetle shell, doing a full restore. I thought it might be a 1964 but I am not sure as I have noticed some points.

No sun visors, interior lining seal / join near door lock points into middle of car were on my 1967 and 1965 it points to the front of the car. I will post photos. Another point... Rear bumper mounts are different . To my 1967 and my 1965

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:21 am

#949156

novasmic wrote:Hi all, have a question for you... I have a second hand beetle shell, doing a full restore. I thought it might be a 1964 but I am not sure as I have noticed some points.

No sun visors, interior lining seal / join near door lock points into middle of car were on my 1967 and 1965 it points to the front of the car. I will post photos. Another point... Rear bumper mounts are different . To my 1967 and my 1965

1 attachment · Log in to view

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:22 am

#949157

Numbers not readable ....

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:25 am

#949158

Other plate with a number, located near brake master cylinder

1 attachment · Log in to view

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:32 am

#949160

This photo of my 1967, same mount as my 1965.

1 attachment · Log in to view

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:33 am

#949161

Photo from unknown year?

1 attachment · Log in to view

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:38 am

#949162

You've got a standard Beetle shell not a deluxe which is why theres no full headliner, different bumper mounts etc

First 2 digits of the chassis number are 64 so it would be early 65ish model

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:40 am

#949163

Image is from unknown, note: the location of the lip that you would put some type of seal or trim for interior . It's pointing to the centre of the car.

1 attachment · Log in to view

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:40 am

#949164

does it have the original pan or speedo etc as speedo is date stamped or get chassis number off the pan

meetings 1st sunday of the month
check wbsite for location
All Welcome
http://www.flatfour.org/
and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlatFour

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:41 am

#949166

Now image of my1965, it's pointing to the front of the car, looks like it can now be used as a second door seal.

1 attachment · Log in to view

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 9:48 am

#949169

Note: no sun visor mounts

1 attachment · Log in to view

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 28 Mar 2013, 1:25 pm

#949183

All of that is typical of Aussie made poverty spec standard models.

Here is a 67 aussie custom (standard), notice the sunvisors and faux headliner mounting strip pointing to the center.
They originally had some plastic pinch welting over that so it wasnt a sharp edge.
Your shell appears to have been sandblasted, probably why it is missing.

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 5:39 pm

#949193

Hi Joel , I thought if it was just a standard model it wouldn't have an interior light, also chrome strips on each side?

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 5:40 pm

#949194

Hi Paul , no pan or speedo sorry

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 5:46 pm

#949195

Photo showing spot for interior light switch for doors when open.

1 attachment · Log in to view

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 28 Mar 2013, 7:07 pm

#949203

novasmic wrote:Hi Joel , I thought if it was just a standard model it wouldn't have an interior light, also chrome strips on each side?

They didn;t have an interior light or switches but still had the holes for them just with plastic blanking plugs in there.
As you can probably imagine after 50 years many standards have had interior lights fitted.

Standards before 64 didn;t have the chrome strips on the sides, just a pinstripe but 64 onwards had the metal strips, they just weren't chromed instead painted silver.

novasmic Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 28 Mar 2013, 7:22 pm

#949208

I have been told today from the guy I brought it from, that he was told it was a 1963 mod. What you think. It does have the wholes for the chrome strips on the side.