By using the old beetle backbone, it insured that the rest of the old
beetle was offf the streets, so, in that sense we are slightly more
safe, and possibly the new engine was somewhat cleaner, especially if it
had the new Mexi-beetle injection on it. BTW, Does anyone have any parts
for these injections?
Al Brase

George Goff wrote:

>In a message dated 11/9/04 9:46:21 AM, dart330@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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><< Wasn't there a company in the SW US that was importing new Mexican Beetles,
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>changing the VIN and registering them as 1960s models?
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>Sure they swapped in the old frame >>
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>The old tunnel which had the kosher VIN was SUPPOSED to be installed in the
>new Mexican Beetle.  I've seen a website showing the process as performed in
>someone's backyard down there, but, apparently, not all the tunnel installers
>went to all that trouble in order to produce an inferior car.  The only Mexican
>Beetle I have seen firsthand, simply had the original chassis numbers removed
>and the new numbers stamped on the tunnel.  Also, the alteration was obvious
>with coarse grind marks where the original numbers had been and the new numbers
>stamped pell mell in a rude manner.
>
>The real question is: what contorted logic allows for swapping a rusty
>chassis spine to be considered to be within even the spirit of our laws regulating
>importation?
>
>George
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