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On 15 Sep 2004 at 9:07, Everett Barnes wrote: > You could purchase a '65 US-spec. Squareback through the tourist delivery > program beginning in early 1965. I believe it was January (from memory). Okay, interesting. > I owned one of these and it was US spec - no side markers, sealed beam > headlights, etc.. I do not recall the details of the seat belt mounts as it > has no seat belts at the time of purchase. I don't understand how it could meet US specs at that date without seatbelts. I'm quite sure that belts were required at the start of the '64 model year and that '64 Beetles came with them. it's quite possible, however, that the US was not particularly strict about cars brought in like this, in very small numbers, at that time. We couldn't get away with this today. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~