You are essentially right from what I have seen. Except there are
a few 1971 busses with the turn lenses just like the 1973 models.
We owned one of these unusual 1971 busses once, and I have seen 
two others.

> Subject: Front turn lenses '72 bus
> 
> Could some kind soul please clear this up for me?  I am at work 
> without all of my jiffy manuals.  Also, I posted this to the group and
> I want to get things corrected if I posted in error.  This would be 
> for U.S. spec vehicles.
> 
> '71 has the low down front turn lenses, several inches up from the 
> bumper.  Also, it has the single  oval red lens in back and the back 
> up light above that, seperately mounted.
> 
> '72 has the same lenses up front and the one piece clear, amber, red 
> tailights.
> 
> '73 has the way up front lenses, on either side of the air intake 
> thing on the front of the bus, several inches below the windshield and
> the same rear lenses described for the '72 bus.
> 
> Yell if this is wrong.  The '72 shares the front brakes with my '71 so
> I keep my eyes open for them.  Calipers and disks for these are tres 
> tres expensive.  Jim
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Bob and Penny Lee   vw@gulbransen.com   San Diego, CA
'71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie          
'71 VW Bus Dark Blue with sunroof  '72 VW Super Beetle Orange with sunroof

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