Good call, definitely a '72 super... My '73 super had the curved
windshield... bad feature on a bug, no windshield scraper in the world
would do a good job on the inside. Ah, memories...

At 12:24 PM 12/15/2004 -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>mikeC is right.  so that makes it a '72.   the first year for the superbeetle
>was 71, but 71's didnt have the "grille" below the front bumper.  and '73 up
>supers had the curved windshield.  this one is flat.    so its a '72
>Superbeetle.
>
>
>chris
>
>In a message dated 12/15/04 12:11:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>collum@verizon.net writes:
>
>
> > Hey Chris,
> >
> > I agree with the '70s call ... but super beetles had curved windshields.
> > This one looks too flat .... more like the '72 "Standard" beetle that I
> > bought brand new.  I can't remember about the grille below the front
> bumper,
> >
> > though, 'cause mine had the "Wunderbug" (ala '37 ford) front end right from
> > the dealer.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: No vanagon or bus or camper content - bug and coffee content
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 12/14/04 9:24:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I like this one.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.nbc4i.com/news/3997045/detail.html
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > "The front half of a 1960 Bug serves as a canopy over the Taste of
> Seattle
> > > Coffee Shop in Mt. Gilead. The shop is closed while the owner and the
> > > village
> > > haggle over whether the artistic expression is safe and aesthetic."
> > >
> > > that's not a '60 bug..
> > > its a '72 up superbeetle..(you can tell by the fenders, headlights, and
> > > "grille" below front bumper)
> > >
> > > damn reporters cant even get their facts straight lol
> > >
> > > chris
> >