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engine number help

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johne_mac ·

Hi there. I've just bought a '66 beetle. Chassis number starts seems right, starting with 196 and it says '1300 deluxe' on the back.... but the engine number is 8981709. My research says it should start with an 'F'. have I been dudded? Is it really a 1200?

68AutoBug ·

johne_mac wrote:Hi there. I've just bought a '66 beetle. Chassis number starts seems right, starting with 196 and it says '1300 deluxe' on the back.... but the engine number is 8981709.
My research says it should start with an 'F'. have I been dudded?
Is it really a 1200?
64 model beetles did have the 40hp 1200 engine..

Lee

johne_mac ·

Thanks guys.
I'm disappointed that it's not really a 1300. I guess I should have checked it out more thoroughly before buying it.