diff --git a/examples/hcl/linux/build.ubuntu.pkr.hcl b/examples/hcl/linux/build.ubuntu.pkr.hcl
index 2c5bb1022..f6781f6f6 100644
--- a/examples/hcl/linux/build.ubuntu.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/hcl/linux/build.ubuntu.pkr.hcl
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ EOF
     boot_command            = local.ubuntu_1604_boot_command
   }
 
+  source "source.vmware-vmx.base-ubuntu-amd64" {
+    name        = "16.04"
+    source_path = "vmware_iso_ubuntu_1604_amd64/packer-base-ubuntu-amd64.vmx"
+  }
+
   source "source.vmware-iso.base-ubuntu-amd64" {
     name                    = "18.04"
     iso_url                 = local.iso_url_ubuntu_1804
diff --git a/examples/hcl/linux/source.vmware-vmx.pkr.hcl b/examples/hcl/linux/source.vmware-vmx.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4a6713a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hcl/linux/source.vmware-vmx.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+source "vmware-vmx" "base-ubuntu-amd64" {
+    headless                = var.headless
+    boot_wait               = "10s"
+    http_directory          = local.http_directory
+    shutdown_command        = "echo 'vagrant' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
+    ssh_password            = "vagrant"
+    ssh_port                = 22
+    ssh_timeout             = "10000s"
+    ssh_username            = "vagrant"
+    tools_upload_flavor     = "linux"
+    vmx_data = {
+        "cpuid.coresPerSocket" = "1"
+        "ethernet0.pciSlotNumber" = "32"
+    }
+    vmx_remove_ethernet_interfaces = true
+}
diff --git a/examples/hcl/linux/variables.16.04.pkr.hcl b/examples/hcl/linux/variables.16.04.pkr.hcl
index 9feac1b18..953f52a7e 100644
--- a/examples/hcl/linux/variables.16.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/hcl/linux/variables.16.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variable "ubuntu_1604_version" {
-  default = "16.04.6"
+  default = "16.04.7"
 }
 
 locals {