hi everyone,just new to the vw world and at the ripe old age of 39 have just purchased a 1966? 1968? bettle,for my eldest son and i to restore to it's former glory,with the possibility of a full herbie conversion (minus the soft part in the roof).is there anyway of telling exactly what year the vehicle was made and what size motor it has????also any idea what colour herbie was in the early movies?
one more thing are there any magazines in australia that specialise in vw???
any hel;p appreciated.

It has always been the same colour

you have the vwma mag the latest one out this month and for years and engine size post up the number under the back seat and the engine no. and someone will be able to tell you Oh and welcome to the forum, i got my first vee-dub when i was 40 now we have 3 beetles here :lol

thanks for the pic but i was after the colour name or colour code if possible.
thanks again.

pod,
thanks for the welcome and as soon as the sun comes up i will post the numbers thanks again for your much appreciated help.

thanks to everyone for your help i have located the numbers needed and any further help would be appreciated.
chassis number is 195622399
engine number is f1055825
if someone wiser then myself can let me know the engine size and year of car it would be fantatstic.
and for the people who wanted me to update my profile i have done so (i think)
but briefly 39 years old married with two young kids and live in townsville in nth qld,i have worked in the automotive parts business since 1982 swapping between ford 82-92 and holden 92-2006,back at ford now.
thanks again for everyones help.

at a guess a 65 model with a 1300 in it:thumb

Welcome to the world of aircooled VWs.

Your engine is a 1966 1300cc.

Is you chassis number 115622399? If it is you have a 1965 made in July. 195622399 is not in the book.

If you're serious about VWing you need to get two books.

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive. A Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot, by John Muir. Otherwise known as the VW Idiots Guide.

Any good service manual. I have Murray Books. VW Beetle Models 1100 to 1500. 1954 to 1971. Book number 46.

There are others. All are worth having. The best is by Bentley. Theye are rare and expensive in Oz.

Herbie numbers and stripes are available on the web.

I you do your car up as a Herbie expect to get a lot of attention. People will shout, "Hey! Herbie!" as you drive past.

I had a 1973 done up as a Herbie. Only purists cared that it was the wrong model. Most of us couldn't care less, so go for it.

Unless you really want to play with your engine, I have only one thing to say to you, "Keep it stock standard."

Good luck!

thanks heaps,i want to keep the drive line stock the only thing i intend on changing is the paint and decals,after dealing with people that have changed engines and transmissions from one thing to another over the last 20 odd years i am a firm beliver that the people that built the car did what they did for a reason.
i will post photos as the build progresses and no doubt ask other silly bloody questions as i discover the world of air cooled vehicles.
thanks again for the info everyone.:thumb

welcome and enjoy.
The 1300 engine can really peform and is reliable so its good enough to keep it stock.
oh and DONT take everyones word for gospel on here (incl mine!!!) we are mostly here to keep learning (even with my 50 yrs of vw's in the family) and help find that elusive part or model.
B

third number is the year

Welcome to Avd and to Volksys
Anyway ill have a dig for some herbie info. I was guna make a herbie baja but decided against it as it (2 bigger distraction ha ha) anyway ill see what i can do.

Cheers Will

thanks again everyone,i just order my copy of the idiots guide to keeping your vw alive,should arrive next week?and managed to lay my hands on a factory manual from 1969 from our archieves of old w/shop and parts manuals that didn't get sold of when the dealership gave up the franchise,all for the price of zero (for the w/shop manual anyway).
as far as i can tell no work has been done on the 1300,it does appear to be leaking a fair amount of oil so any advice on what seals normally go would be apprecated.
also floor pan appears ok,but can anyone give me some advice as to the rust prone areas so i can check them out,from what i can see body appears good for it's age (it's holding up better then i am considering it's 3 years older then me).
one more stupid question.
i hear people talking about type 1,2 and 3 what the hell are they refering to????
once again thanks for the help,and much appreciated.

type 1 = beatle/karmann ghia
type 2 = kombi
type 3 = station wagon/ fastback/ notchback
type 4 = late kombi 1700 and bigger / also later model station wagon ie 411/412