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Wayders
 Number of posts : 212
Age : 55
Location : Kings Lynn
Drives : Mk1 2Ltr 16v
Registration date : 2009-02-26
| | Subject: Swallowtail anyone? Wed Apr 01 2009, 18:08 | |
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LacrONE
Number of posts : 142
Age : 41
Drives : 1967 split screen ambulance, 1954 LHD Swedish Oval Beetle, 1965 RHD Beetle
Registration date : 2008-06-02
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Mon Apr 06 2009, 08:29 | |
| according to the blurb at the bottom the photo was taken in '78 so it would be a small light model, but not a swallowtail.....
There is also the feature line running along the front of the bonnet which i believe the swallows never had..... | |
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Tiz
Number of posts : 3773
Age : 34
Location : Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives : myself mental
Registration date : 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Mon Apr 06 2009, 14:26 | |
| the plastic bumper says its not a swallow too.... | |
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curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070
Age : 33
Location : duxford
Drives : mk2 driver
Registration date : 2008-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Mon Apr 06 2009, 16:31 | |
| swallow tails have about 30 different things going on, not all of them are overly visable to the untrained annorack eye  | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255
Age : 38
Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen
Registration date : 2008-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Mon Apr 06 2009, 16:33 | |
| Yeah '78 change over year from chrome to plastic bumpers, still small light though. looks like second line is the american production line. | |
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curtis_caddy
Number of posts : 3070
Age : 33
Location : duxford
Drives : mk2 driver
Registration date : 2008-02-03
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Mon Apr 06 2009, 18:27 | |
| - matty_mk1 wrote:
- Yeah '78 change over year from chrome to plastic bumpers, still small light though. looks like second line is the american production line.
thats strange i changed my chromie to a plastic in november last year? must be different years on caddys then  thats no production line by the way matty thats my garage  | |
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LacrONE
Number of posts : 142
Age : 41
Drives : 1967 split screen ambulance, 1954 LHD Swedish Oval Beetle, 1965 RHD Beetle
Registration date : 2008-06-02
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Tue Apr 07 2009, 06:06 | |
| - LacrONE wrote:
- according to the blurb at the bottom the photo was taken in '78 so it would be a small light model, but not a swallowtail.....
There is also the feature line running along the front of the bonnet which i believe the swallows never had..... - Tiz wrote:
- the plastic bumper says its not a swallow too....
- curtis_caddy wrote:
- swallow tails have about 30 different things going on, not all of them are overly visable to the untrained annorack eye
- matty_mk1 wrote:
- Yeah '78 change over year from chrome to plastic bumpers, still small light though. looks like second line is the american production line.
My god we are geeks......... | |
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Wayders
Number of posts : 212
Age : 55
Location : Kings Lynn
Drives : Mk1 2Ltr 16v
Registration date : 2009-02-26
| | Subject: Re: Swallowtail anyone? Tue Apr 07 2009, 22:40 | |
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