Did 72 model beetles still have drum brakes,using 4 stud wheels.Also what year did beetle start using strut front ends thanks shane.:o

72 standard beetles had 4 wheel drums from memory.

Standard beetles were the poverty pack & went without a few things that superbugs had that ran concurrently. Standards had drun brakes all round, swingaxles rear suspension & 1300 twin port engine compared to disk brake front, irs rear & 1600 engine to name a few.
standards ran from 71 to 74 as far as I know, supers & L bugs from 71 onwards with struts.

Cheers
Brendan

vw stopped using the strut front end in 76 on the supers

Thanks for the info i now know what im looking at cheers shane.

If it's a 1972 bug with 4 stud drum brakes, it will also be a ball joint front end and swing axle rear. Nothing special but known as a 1300 model.

Dave