1987 is practically a Golf and certainly not an Old School Beetle, well, I guess it is, but it will have McPherson struts and all that, so really as I said, a Golf.

Mine was 1962 and was absolutely fooking slammed. 10" drop on the front and 4 splines at the rear. Had about 1" of ground clearance on flat ground. PMSL.

My sister has had an early 1960's Notchback (absolutely mint), a 1963 Beetle (slammed and with a Wooden Roof-rack on it etc) and a 1965 rat-look Split Camper.

IMO a proper Beetle is pre-1967, but it really depends on what you want from it.