Originally Posted by
loimpact
(As a VW connoisseur, I should've ID'd it thru the car cover already, but the Super Beetle front bumpers )
While the large bumpers show it to be a 74 or newer, the flat windshield tells you it's a "Standard" Beetle and not a Super.
You had it confused with a 1302 Super that had a flat windshield, but they were only made 71-72. In 73 the 1303 Super came out with a curved windshield.
BTW... I spent the day with my son who worked 7 years at a bike shop while in high school and college, and he said you would really have to want to do damage to damage the seat post. While not optimal, carbon is pretty tough and you would have to really crank down the clam to damage it.