The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Thanks, both. The chassis is 11682... on the one I'm looking at, so I guess it should have had the rear mount next to the fresh-air hose. I'm also guessing they couldn't get the correct sheet metal during the rebuild which is why it was switched. The owner told me today he's noticed some hesitation ...

Maybe I've answered my own question. During the restoration and engine rebuild, they may have used the older design because they couldn't get the regular '66 pre-heat tube and tin. Just my guess anyway.

I may not have searched for the correct terms; didn't find anything. Were there two routing versions for the preheat hose from the air cleaner? One version with a hole next to the large fresh-air hose on the left side of the rear engine cover tin (this is what I remember on my two '66s from years ag...

Thanks on both counts.

I don't have a VW right now, but I'm looking for a '66 Sedan. My parents bought our first VW used, a year-old, Pearl White Beetle for my mom. That was traded in for a new '66 Sea Sand. They later got a new '71 Red Super Beetle. Somewhere in between, I got the Sea Sand '66 from them. Years later, I b...