Right then! Here's a few facts with related questions regarding early post-Oval wings...
This is an early post-Oval headlight bucket (notice the flat part at the rear with the two vertical indentations)...
Did these two vertical indentations continue to be used on 60s wings? I don't have any at hand to check.
Wings with a 'kick' at the trailing edge were used until July 1958..
As far as I know, 1959-only wings have two rubber bungs in bottom of the headlight bucket..
Does anybody out there know about 1960 model wings? I have owned a couple of very nice, original 1960 model Beetles (Aug '59-Jul '60) with original wings. Neither of them had the metal wiring tubes (or quarter panels with holes for mounting the tubes). The wings did not have the pronounced 'hump', but being on semaphore cars, had no holes for indicators on the top. Perhaps somebody with a '60 model could check theirs for me.
I have been told by a few people that their '60 models have the earlier style wing with headlight wire tube etc.
Comments very welcome to clarify the 58-60 wing situation!
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