>>>they made optional ones for all years until they were standard (69?).
>>
>>My '73 doesn't have one.
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>
>well, this just shows my ignorance of late (post 67) vws.  note that i put 
a
>? there.
>
>however, the 73 i had did have a steering lock.  also, 69 is the first year
>for steering locks for beetles.      anyone know more?

My '69 bus had a steering lock, which was very difficult to defeat the
one time I tried (no, that's not how I acquired the bus).

My '71 didn't, which surprised me. But that bus was "swept off the floor"
as they say-- I found one receipt for the engine from a junkyard, another
receipt for the body from a different junkyard, etc. Maybe it had a
transplanted steering column, from a '68 perhaps?

Ah, the mysteries with which our loaves constantly titillate us...  :^)

Steve Maher  smaher@gi.com   '80 V6anagon  75461.1717@compuserve.com