Actually, you have a standard beetle, the super came out in 71.
Anyways, yes, you could have gotten a bad set of points, or more likely, a bad condenser.
Get a copy of "how to keep your vw alive forever"
by john muir, and follow the procedures within for the tune up section. Also see
www. Superbeetles. Com
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 AT 9:01 AM