All Super Beetles had front struts. Even the 71 and 72's.

On Sep 11, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Thomas Myers wrote:

> I think that is when the Super Beetle went to front struts.
>
> [ Which the customizing crowd never liked...]
>
>> From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>> Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:44:03 -0400
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Subject: Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
>>
>> 71 and 72 SuperBeetles had a "flat" windshield, just like the regular
>> Beetle. 73 was when the curved windshield was introduced (and the
>> monster rear turn signals).
>>
>>
>> On Sep 11, 2006, at 2:51 PM, Mike Rouby wrote:
>>
>>>   VW Beetle purists may not appreciate the VW Super Beetle
>>> (1302/1303) as much as there were several changes which detract
>>> from the "beetle experience" (eg rounded windshield, plastic dash,
>>> bigger hood, etc).  The plus side of this is that they go for lower
>>> prices generally.