long the same line, when the beetle was no longer sold in the US I believe
it was still manufactured new in Mexico for a number of years, I may be
wrong but I seem to remember there being plenty of beetles sold in Germany
long after they weren't available here...
Ross Overcash,74B,NAMGBR 1172
Ayer, MA
http://www.tiac.net/users/jroverca/index.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of glen
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 6:42 PM
To: Dan Pockrus
Cc: 'MG list'
Subject: Re: semi-new Beetles
Dan Pockrus wrote:
>
> > No need to resurrect the beetle, they are still available new
> > in Mexico
> > and are being imported into the Us.
> > ...Art
>
> Yeah, but the people that are bringing them in are doing so in a
> manner that I expect will be closed down at some point.
> As I last understood it, these "new" beetles are actually a new
> body, interior, and drivetrain bolted onto a '73 - '79 floorpan. This
allows
> them to be titled as the model year for the floorpan used. The '73 and '74
> floorpans are preferred, since they fall outside the 25 year rule for
> emissions testing in most states.
>
> Dan Pockrus
> '74B in faded Citron
how can i get one?
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