help on identifying a beetle

[JIMP]

Hello experts!

we have located a beetle in a town far from us which is currently cabrio, question is can we identify from the chassis if the car was original cabrio or it was modified? the chassis is 4558638, I don't want to go until there to see it without knowing some history, let me hear please your inputs, cheers and thanks for looking

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Dimitrios

[benssp]

Hi dimitrios, without a birth certificate from VW I don't think you'll be able to tell, early cabs don't have the cabrio only numbers that start 15xxxxxx 

[JIMP]

Hello Ben

that's what I thought also, but was hoping there is another way, anyway probably he will have to take the risc and take it as is, thanks for the input

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Dimitrios