Difference between 61 & 65 Beetle

Sbug 71 Seriously Crusin Dubber

123 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 24 Oct 2017, 3:17 am

#1038235

Hi Dubbers,

I'm living in the US at the moment and have a 65 Baja for my daily, I also have a 61 Baja at home in Aus. My question is WRT parts i.e. body panels, glass and interior; what is/is not interchangeable? I know some stuff is different between LHD and RHD. My options are to ship the car home to Aus next year, or pull it down and pack up what I can use, or sell it in the US before I come home.....What are your thoughts?

Cheers.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Oct 2017, 5:40 am

#1038237

the US 65 is like a Aussie 68 here
bring it back as it you can drive it LH here

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

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2017, 8:27 am

#1038404

Aussie '61 and US '65 VERY different. Almost nothing interchangeable - different body shells, windows, doors.

Here is our article on the Aussie VW changes, and how they differ from Euro / US models:

http://www.clubvw.org.au/austvw001

Sbug 71 Seriously Crusin Dubber

123 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 15 Nov 2017, 2:14 am

#1038532

There's some great info in that article. Thanks for the advice guys. Very helpful.

Cheers.