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How about options available from non-US dealers? Those of us with older models might be interested. Was there A/C in '63, for instance? Thanks. Greg Merritt's spiel on 15 Oct 96 went like this... > Hanson, Todd wrote: > [snip] > > What were the available options (sunroof, seatbelts, a/c, > > etc.)? What are the rare options or rare models? What was the > > production/sales > > Air conditioning was available in the U.S. as a dealer-installed > option. Gas heaters were also available. > > I once received email from someone who described a "sleep-in > extender" option that he'd had installed in his late-model > squareback by a dealer in Texas. He claimed that it was a > modification to the rear seat that allowed it to fold forward and/or > lower than usual if the front seats were moved forward. This > allowed for more room in the back for lying down so that you could > more easily sleep in the car. > > I have a hard time imagining how such a contraption would work... > > Types I & II had extensive options over the years. These are known > as M-codes; see Mark Janello's listing of M-codes at: > > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mjanello/ > > M-codes for Beetles are indicated on the identification plate in the > front trunk. My squareback has no M-codes listed there. Then > again, it doesn't appear to have any extra options. Does anybody > know of M-code listings for Type III? (Actually, I take that back: > I saw *one* M-code listed in my Bentley manual; I believe it was the > code for the automatic transmission. Is this listed on the i.d. > plate of anybody's automatic Type III? Mine is manual.) > > -Greg > '71 squareback > '63 Beetle > > > *Jonathan Hirschman* *****Pathfinder***** **Senior Producer*** *****Production***** *Voice:212-522-4742*