I've seen several ordinary Beetles with the bracket having a welded-on tow loop. Glovebox manuals of the appropriate years will probably refer to the presence of these towing eyes. I can't remember if they were on both front and rear, but I do know that they were only on one side. I have a front axle beam that has one welded on to it from the factory but don't remember what it was off of, maybe Ghia?
Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Knupp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Tow hooks or tie-downs? Volks, The VW factory ordering sheet for the 1970 police model beetle lists "towing rings front and rear" as a check-off option. (They're called "Abschleppösen" on the sheet.) The regular stock Type 1 sedan did not have any such thing. I have just acquired a bumper bracket, apparently a left rear, that has a welded-on loop. It looks like a factory job. But it looks a bit too flimsy to be a towing ring, but more substantial than your average shipping tied-down loop. Question: Did USA-model VW beetles ever come with a stock towing loop? Or shipping tie-down rings? Both front and rear, or rear-only? I don't know whether I've found an authentic tow hook or just an ordinary USA bumper bracket. Bert Knupp in Music City USA |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü Polizeikäfer _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
