The third number of the serial number is the year it was made.
1998.
They remade the '66VW Beetle in '98.See:http://www.superbeetles.com/history.htm
1979
1967
The last year of the production of the VW Beetle was 1979 and they were all convertiblesthat year.
1967
1967 through 1969.
1966
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php
dipstick transmission in vw beetle
1998 vw beetle what type of oil
Yes it can. E10 is no problem for a VW beetle.