I found a 75 1303

[Steve C]

Hi

The 75 1303 was the 2nd last year for beetles here. They weren't any worse than any other year 1303, our last beetle was 1600 with ball joints and front discs and IRS, rust wasn't an option with these it was standard equipment.

I would have thought that 1302 & 1303s would have been left alone by the modifiers, the Cal look didn't concentrate on supers. Lots of late bugs down here had there tops chopped off to make poor imitation convertibles, this only accelerated the rusting process. Now we have a guys chopping up beetles to make trikes.

Steve

[oasis]

Originally Posted by Steve C

I would have thought that 1302 & 1303s would have been left alone by the modifiers, the Cal look didn't concentrate on supers.

The CalLook and Baja contingents have been so strong here for so many years, the price of Supers lagged way behind at one point as a result. Accordingly, many uninitiated people used them because they were a cheap entry only to find out later their brethren were shaking their heads in disgust.

These days, the Super is door handle-to-door handle in price with a standard as long as one compares like years. Plus, the Internet allows people to find the right basis for their project from the get-go. Both of these factors are leading to fewer "mistakes" by those entering the hobby. But the landscape is still littered with abandoned projects.

That's why NO_H2O's find is such a good one.