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Re: [T3] years for shoulder belt seatbelts.


On 15 Sep 2004 at 10:28, Cybernotchback wrote:

> My understanding, (based on the list, and a conversation with the
> grandaughter of the original owner of my Notch), as late in '65 as April 1,
> Notches, at least were "converted" to US specs. Mine had sealed beam
> headlights and other US spec items installed.  And in addition the
> speedomoter has been replaced at some point in the car's life, (date stamped
> ?/62).  There is no documentation saying if this was part of the coversion or
> not.  This car was part of the European delivery program.  

Those things sound more like things that would be done to meet the expectations 
of a US driver.

> The belt mounts first appeared in the Beetle in '62. 
> The outboard mounts were in the floor pan, and were
> covered with a plug if belts weren't installed.

Okay, thanks.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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