>I don't think _my_ auto (1968 Beetle) is an
example of that. :-)
Do you mean that it doesn't have hydraulic brakes? :-)
I expect that the
vacuum advance on the distributor would also qualify.
Many cars of this time frame may not have a vacuum advance.
I know my Fiat Spider doesn't( I think the VW's did though ).
All VWs in 1968 left the factory with a vacuum advance. But it was not at
all uncommon in performance modifications to replace it with a purely
mechanical advance distributor (either aftermarket, or from a much earlier
model, such as the Botch 019)