Yes .. There are mexican '97 beetle convertible.  my wife has a 97 hardtop and
is changing for a convertible now.  Is not the same as the old beetle convertible
I'll try to take a picture and put it on the web for those who are interested in this
rare thing.
BTW Mexican beetle has a great engine 1.6i catalitic .. very fast and reliable.
The interior is about the same .. just some touch of modernity .. If someone
is interested i can take some pictures of the interior.

Now there are a bug invation here .. because you can buy a new convertible
for less than us$ 8k

Rodrigo Perez
Hexa Informatica
Santiago, Chile
http://www.hexa.cl/rpc/rpc.html

-----Mensaje original-----
De:     Chris Turner [SMTP:JordanVw@AOL.COM]
Enviado el:     Lunes 8 de Septiembre de 1997 09:32 PM
Para:   Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU
Asunto: Re: 1997 <Mexican> Beetle FS <Arizona/Utah>

In a message dated 97-09-08 08:18:48 EDT, vanbondo@PRIMENET.COM writes:

<< .. They also
 forgot to mention that its a convertible! Triple white. >>

hmmm.....a '97 beetle conv???   I dunno about that...
As far as i know the only mexican made bugs were hardtops, and the last bug
conv. was made by Karmann in Germany in early '80....

maybe someone made the bug into a conv. with a top frame off a junked '70's
bug conv??
highly  possible..with a welder, you can do anything...  :<)

anybody else know??
chris