Strange body pressing on 69 Semi Auto

Birdman Wolfsburg Wizard

428 posts · joined May 2010 · 29 Feb 2012, 10:00 pm

#889658

I have been taking a closer look at my new 69 and it has some strange pressings on the rear quarter panel. Ive checked my other ones and they dont have the bumps. Any ideas?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Mar 2012, 6:49 am

#889679

mmmm....could be wrong but that looks like where the charcoal cannister would go??

Futue te ipsum!!!

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 1 Mar 2012, 7:59 am

#889686

Bit concerned there for a minute......."Strange body pressing on 69" 🙄

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 1 Mar 2012, 8:04 am

#889687

Looks like charcoal canister mounts to me as well.

Yogie

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 1 Mar 2012, 8:31 am

#889691

69 was before Charcoal canisters started anywhere but they were obviously changine the body moulds in preperation for them starting overseas (1500 semi autos were fully imported from the motherland).

You'll find the pressings on most 70s bugs

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 1 Mar 2012, 8:35 am

#889692

HappyDaze wrote:Bit concerned there for a minute......."Strange body pressing on 69" 🙄

😂😂😂

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Mar 2012, 10:36 am

#889709

So it wasn't a strange body pressing on a 69 semi auto

😂😂😂

it was just the marks they had left... lol

LEE

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

Birdman Wolfsburg Wizard

428 posts · joined May 2010 · 1 Mar 2012, 11:43 am

#889715

OK so general consensus is that it is a late german 69 with mounts for charcoal canister. With chassis number of 199 986 xxx that would make sense.
Thanks for the laugh guys, "strange body pressing on 69" heck, ill take any port in a storm ATM.😂

C'mon lee, I atleast expected some colourfull pictures from ya mate!!!

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Mar 2012, 11:51 pm

#889851

Well
as it happens I have the RHS rear wheel off at the moment
and checked My car and it doesn't have those strange body pressings... so looked like they started in 1969..

everything under My guards are painted with black stoneguard so it doesn't look nice at all... lol

but here is a shiny bit... lol
and two silver bits...lol

LEE

sorry no strange body pressings found... lol

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

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 2 Mar 2012, 6:44 am

#889868

Well
you asked for it, Birdman.🙄

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!