Even much earlier than that. Late 50s era Type 2s had marks, with the last
(highest) one being larger than the others.  This was considered "Maximum
Highway Speed", which Volkswagen also considered "Cruising Speed" in 4th
gear on the open highway, as described in the Owner's Manual of the era.  If
memory serves, my ex-59 European Single Cab Pickup had the larger mark at
50mph.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
***********************************
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Andrew Philbrick <herrschildkrote@gmail.com
> wrote:

> I bet it harks back to an earlier time.  My '71 Super Beetle has the same
> marks for the shift points and it does not have a tach in it.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Yes! Those dots are the max speed shift points. For the automatic, ignore
> > the 1st speed dot. Your 1st lines up with the 2nd speed dot, 2nd goes
> with
> > the 3rd.
>