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PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:57 pm    Post subject: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

First off, the louvers were there when it was bought many years ago at a swap meet. We didn't do that. This is what I believe to be an original 4 tab hood, but am not sure what years it would have been used. Has the slots for the crest down near the handle, and the three holes on the left side for the Volkswagen script.

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What year range of beetle would this have come from? If it's any help to those in shock of the louvers, whomever did the louvers did a masterful job, this thing isn't warped the slightest little bit...
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

Louvers were once the sh$% it in the 50-60s I will have to look up the hood Im thinking 55ish the experts will know for sure
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:32 am    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

'59 or '60.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

The one piece hinge piece was 58-61. I'm with splitjunkie on this one.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:35 am    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

excellent, thank you gentlemen. Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

LOVE this hood ! ! !
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:37 am    Post subject: Re: Help identifying hood please. Reply with quote

4 tab, wide single pressing hoods were used late 58 (November)-60. 61 was first year of the three pin VW emblem. Depending if it has a flat or rolled lip, it could be a 58 or 59-60.
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