hi all i am trying to find out the factory weight of a 56 beetle does anyone know

cheers

I think its 780kgs for the 52-59

Hmmmm - Well factory 71 is 780. In know that for sure because I looked it up yesterday and Baja weighed in with fibreglass guards at 800kg's exactly.

56 - No idea sorry.

B.

the volkswagen complete owners handbook of repair and maintenance published by floyd clymer in 1957 says kerb weight is 730kg net weight 710kg and max load 1110. hope that helps. rob.