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| posted on November 20th, 2008 at 04:59 PM |
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wierd 76 bug??
just wondering if anyone can shed any light on this thing
cos everyone in the know ive spoken to is at a loss
Steve suggested it may have been an evaluation model
its a 76 standard bug but it has some non aus features
due to the age of the owner its hard to get technical info out of her but shes owned it since new apperently and its pretty much totally unmolested
just has aftermarket seats and steering wheel and is pretty low milage
from what i can gather its not an import and seems an aussie 76 for the most part but heres the strange bits
its factory fuel injected, and has the single tail pipe muffler with cat converter and Fuel injection badge on the decklid,
genuine original Air conditioning and a different speedo to anything ive seen in aus bugs
afaik only US bugs got fuel injection starting in 75
but its not a US bug they had those huge dodgem car bumpers mounted on shock absorbers, the massive pyramid front indicators on the gaurds and the
fuel injection "sports wheels"
plz excuse the crappy camera phone photography
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| posted on November 20th, 2008 at 07:00 PM |
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how about south african i had one near me not the same as that but really weird appeared to be late bug but had drums allround and other strange stuff
he bought it of thye 1 owner and he bought it new in aust
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| posted on November 20th, 2008 at 07:52 PM |
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South African bugs have the elephant foot tailights on top of the tailight pedestal things of earler bugs
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| posted on November 20th, 2008 at 08:59 PM |
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yup definatley not south african
a 76 south african bug would have an Lbug dash and windscreen but have a standard hood and link pin front end with wide 5 wheels
as simon said they also have them uncircumsized tailights
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WOW -- Now that IS Rare...
Definately NOT South Africian...
their beetle running gear was never upgraded...
NOT USA - NOT UK - they didn't have Fuel injection either
Aust sold 76 beetles did have blinkers in the front bumpers
I don't think they had the rubber strips on the bumpers
and naturally the over riders were an option over here.
Air Con was never offered as far as i know..
I wonder if it was destined for the Japanese market and somehow came here..
I have heard of other odd beetles that were sold in Australia New..
Never Air Con plus Fuel injected though..
I believe it would have been made in Germany...
for another market...
I wonder if it had front disc brakes???
No USA beetle ever had front discs... all drums...
but We have agreed its NOT a USA beetle...
Lee
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| posted on November 20th, 2008 at 10:05 PM |
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Show us the speedo
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| posted on November 21st, 2008 at 06:54 AM |
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Aust beetles were sold with rubber strips in 75 and 76
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| posted on November 21st, 2008 at 08:54 AM |
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Hi Joel
Does it have Aussie glass in the windows?
Steve
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| posted on November 22nd, 2008 at 01:03 PM |
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............due to the age of the owner.........
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so who has "dibs" on it?? 
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| posted on November 22nd, 2008 at 01:15 PM |
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.....no comment
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| posted on November 22nd, 2008 at 05:48 PM |
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Mexican built??
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| posted on November 27th, 2008 at 08:26 PM |
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I'm with Lee, my guess is German-built (Emden), for the Japanese market. Unlikely to be Australian simply because the '76 was a 'run-out' model
from the Melbourne factory, to use up all of the left-over parts (CKD from Germany) before the '76 ADRs came into effect and the model was
discontinued. That, plus VWA needed the factory space for the Golf. The last Aussie Beetle was made in July 1976, but sales of stockpiled Beetles
continued until March 1977. I don't believe they would have made a Beetle in Melbourne with FI, cat, special rear valance, air-con and a 'Fuel
Injection badge.
I have heard of later German-made Beetles being sold in Australia as new factory Beetles, alongside the old-stock Aussie assembled ones. Green's
Motorcade in Sydney's west used to have a 1978 Beetle on display as the 'last' of the series - which it was, as it ended in Germany in 1978. When
Greens closed in the early 1980s the cars were auctioned off.
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| posted on November 27th, 2008 at 08:34 PM |
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it definately appears to be factory RHD so wouldnt have been US or mex
plus i think mex bugs were still using small window 6 volt bug bodies in the 70s, brazil definatley was
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| posted on November 28th, 2008 at 07:45 AM |
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Hi
Seeing as it had air con, maybe it was made for a hot climate, perhaps Hong Kong, Singapore or other Asian RHD markets.
The colour does look like Wattle, an Australian colour, does it look like Wattle in the flesh?
Steve
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| posted on November 28th, 2008 at 05:26 PM |
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Don't think it's a UK destined one or else the windscreen rubber has been replaced as only the 1200A model didn't have the chrome trim and I don't
believe Fuel injection was actually released over there. I thought the Fuel Injection badge was only used on US destined convertibles. Mind you when
you get about a bit you do notice that VW must have just sent body presses etc to wherever and whenever they pleased as African beetles seemed to be a
mix of early and late panels and the same goes for South and Central American ones when they're compared to European.models.
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| posted on November 28th, 2008 at 06:00 PM |
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colour isnt like any aus ones
isnt like wattle in the flesh
thats just my crappy phone which has been continually dropped, submerged and runover
its alot more egg yellow in sun
if it didnt have the FI, badge and single tail pipe it would be like every other aus 76 bug
so thats what has me stumped
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| posted on November 28th, 2008 at 08:42 PM |
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Hi there all , this is my old car l sold about 11 years ago and it is a Japanese import ......l hope everyone can sleep now, it is bad luck we never
got these beetles in Australia as with the fuel injection as on the early t2 they are a completely different car to
drive...................................
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| posted on November 28th, 2008 at 08:53 PM |
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that the one??
i was told it was one owner
altho i wouldnt be surprised theres doesnt seem to be another like it
im amazed it still has the FI
even in US were theres 100s of them they get converted to carb cos mechanics wont touch them letalone in aus were u could count the efi bugs on one
hand
funny even with a totally different design of muffler it still has that classic beetle note
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| posted on January 1st, 2009 at 07:47 PM |
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WOW......"SNAP"...................here is another one
Single exhaust rear apron
air cond (looks factory)
fuel injection - cant read the script though
rubber front bumper strip
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-SUPERBUG-1600-EFI-EXCELLENT-COLLECTORS-CAR-76-MAN_W...
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| posted on January 1st, 2009 at 08:12 PM |
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I want his air con for my subaru bug
Or A unit like it it looks nice and neat under the dash
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| posted on January 1st, 2009 at 09:04 PM |
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Looks like another Japanese market Beetle (not a Superbug). Quite a bit more goodies on them than our locally-made run-out '76s! Makes you wonder how
many might be left over there - not many I would guess.
Nice Golf steering wheel in it too, a bit like the later Mexican Beetles.
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| posted on January 1st, 2009 at 09:19 PM |
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holy crap
except for the wide chromes, golf seats and US elephants feet thats a pretty good doppleganger
u can see that one has the same red scale speedo too
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| posted on January 7th, 2009 at 07:30 AM |
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$4250 - didnt sell
Lee - that wasnt you hassling the crap out of the poor girl was it?? 
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| posted on January 7th, 2009 at 09:10 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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$4250 - didnt sell
Lee - that wasnt you hassling the crap out of the poor girl was it??
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she would have a better chance selling it if the A/C worked . Its a bit hot lately
and that doesnt sound like Lee 
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| posted on January 8th, 2009 at 05:25 PM |
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geez Lee you weren't letting her off unscathed
even when new original A/C never worked real well
the condensor and evaps were way undersized and the huge york compressors they had were to big
same animal u would find in big statemans and fairlanes and even could be found powering small cool rooms
abit of a boat ancor on a vw engine
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| posted on January 13th, 2009 at 09:03 AM |
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A/c inj beetle is back on ebay
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