1966 Volkswagen Sedan 'Beetle' [Typ 1]

1966 Volkswagen Sedan [Typ 1] in Just for the Hell of It, Movie, 1968

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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rpcm ◊ 2008-07-28 15:45	It's a 1966 model with its 1300 badge.
Lateef ◊ 2021-12-30 18:31
130rapid ◊ 2021-12-30 19:45	1966 is correct. No 67' backup lights.
Lateef ◊ 2021-12-30 20:40	Flat engine lid and Volkswagen script = 1967, no?
tore-40 ◊ 2021-12-31 07:22	Yes but the crease can't be seen here anyway, it's underexposed. And it's flat, even further down, where 1967 makes a bulgier appearance with the number plate ending up near vertical. Both go very deep, hiding behind the bumper, but the lower part of 1967 is flat much like the 1968+ models. So the 1967 inner bumper bar ends usually have a slope to make room for the decklid. (There are 1967 models out there with straight bars, my guess is the one-year-only 1967 style is rather hard to get so you just make it fit) Badge seems to continue around the edge, but it will be the shorter 1300 badge - the longer 1967 badge ends close to the center. 1966 US Sedan 1300 had a 1300 badge /i033188.jpg, where 1967 US Sedan had a VOLKSWAGEN badge /i300021.jpg With this view, my vote goes to 1966
Lateef ◊ 2021-12-31 13:56	All right then, I felt I had the right to raise the doubt, being that the old image was somewhat poor.