At 20:31 08-09-97 -0400, Chris Turner wrote: >hmmm.....a '97 beetle conv??? I dunno about that... >As far as i know the only mexican made bugs were hardtops, and the last >bug conv. was made by Karmann in Germany in early '80.... > >maybe someone made the bug into a conv. with a top frame off a junked >'70's bug conv?? >highly possible..with a welder, you can do anything... :<) > >anybody else know?? >chris > Don't know about this one, but I do know that a former roommate hacked the top off a hardtop bug and made a convertible. He really did a great job and sold it as a genuine convertible. He claimed the only difference was his version occasionally sagged in the middle. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy |
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