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kimtez - February 10th, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Hi Im looking at buyng a bug. I dont wan't a super. Can any one tell me if this is a super or not?
Cheers


matberry - February 10th, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Yep, it's a super. The later 1303 or 'L' bug


kimtez - February 10th, 2011 at 10:39 PM

What about this one?


barls - February 10th, 2011 at 10:56 PM

bigger pic needed


Phil74Camper - February 11th, 2011 at 07:06 AM

Do you know the difference between a 'normal' Beetle and a Superbug?

'Normal' Beetles have torsion bar front suspension. Look under the front and you'll see two thick round beams running parallel across the car, one above the other. Their front boots are small and the spare tyre sits almost upright.

Superbugs have MacPherson strut front suspension. Look behind the front wheels and you'll see the struts with the coil springs on them. They have a 'bulgy' nose with a larger front boot, and the spare tyre sits flat (horizontal). There are two types of Superbug - the 'S' with a flat windscreen (1971-72) and the 'L' with a curvy windscreen (1973-75). The yellow one above is a Superbug L, as Matt has said. From the tiny photo, it looks like the tan one is a Superbug S - the windscreen looks flat and the nose looks 'bulgy' to me.

If you're looking for a '71-75' Beetle, Superbugs had better brakes, suspension and a bigger engine than the 'normal' 1300 Beetle of the same period.


Joel - February 11th, 2011 at 08:48 AM

Honey brown one is an Sbug as phil said

That wattle Lbug has been on ebay for several months, obviously not worth the asking price

If you can;t pick the difference from those pics I dunno why you're being fussy.

As Phil said the superbugs have better front and rear suspension, better brakes and bigger engine.


Pumba - February 11th, 2011 at 07:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by kimtez
Hi Im looking at buyng a bug. I dont wan't a super. Can any one tell me if this is a super or not?
Cheers


That thing has been on ebay more times than i have :lol:


Aussie Dubbin - February 11th, 2011 at 09:26 PM

what is it you're looking for we might be able to better help if you tell us what angle you're coming from


kimtez - February 11th, 2011 at 10:19 PM

I wan't to build a hotrod bug.


helbus - February 11th, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Basically you would be best to start with a 1967 or earlier Beetle to make a rod.

What do you want to do? Will it pass engineering? Have you spoken to an engineer? What is your budget? $20K plus?


JEDA1 - July 6th, 2011 at 09:43 PM

20k is the reality