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
