You are essentially right from what I have seen. Except there are a few 1971 busses with the turn lenses just like the 1973 models. We owned one of these unusual 1971 busses once, and I have seen two others.
> Subject: Front turn lenses '72 bus > > Could some kind soul please clear this up for me? I am at work > without all of my jiffy manuals. Also, I posted this to the group and > I want to get things corrected if I posted in error. This would be > for U.S. spec vehicles. > > '71 has the low down front turn lenses, several inches up from the > bumper. Also, it has the single oval red lens in back and the back > up light above that, seperately mounted. > > '72 has the same lenses up front and the one piece clear, amber, red > tailights. > > '73 has the way up front lenses, on either side of the air intake > thing on the front of the bus, several inches below the windshield and > the same rear lenses described for the '72 bus. > > Yell if this is wrong. The '72 shares the front brakes with my '71 so > I keep my eyes open for them. Calipers and disks for these are tres > tres expensive. Jim > -- > James A. Brill Jr. \\ // > jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged > University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. > free-lance homo sapien \/ \/ Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie '71 VW Bus Dark Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle Orange with sunroof ÿ
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