I tried but the access is still forbidden. You can check out pics of my car here.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/767029
Calisupastarz,
Looking very tasty! Strange to see an early bug with a padded dash. I don't think we got them here in Oz until much later.
Volkenstein
Thanks for the compliments. Yes the car came with the padded dash original here in the US starting in 1968 I believe. VW was starting to conform to US safety standards which is why the US model 68s and 69s came with padded dashes and 3 point seat belts.