1967 hands down.
Last year of the classic tube bumpers; first year of 12 volts.
TheSamba.com has an active forum for this era of beetle.

Jeff Michal wrote:
> Actually I am talking classic beetle.  I've looked around, but I'm
> just not
> finding the vanagon.com of classic vw beetle.  Sorry for all the
> confusion I
> created.  I really dont like modern cars; driving is just different in
> cars
> made after the early 90s.  All this electrical abs airbag crumple
> business,
> no road noise, no engine noise.  I feel too insulated from the road,
> out of
> touch sort of.  I realize its not as safe, but I wear my seatbelt and I
> accept the risk beyond that.
>
> Jeff
> 90GL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle
>
>
>> In a message dated 11/25/08 1:49:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> jeffmichal@YAHOO.COM writes:
>>
>>
>>> Hey folks.  I'm thinking I need a beetle so I dont have to drive my
>>> vanagon
>>> all the time.  I dont know much about them.  Can anyone advise as to a
>>> place
>>> where I can read about the different model years and options, and maybe
>>> about stuff to look out for when buying one?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> i assume your talking about '98 up NEW beetles.
>> the NB's are plagued by electrical problems.. aside from that they
>> seem to
>> be decent cars.   get a tdi one if you can :<)
>>
>>
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