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FAQs

What years did they make the VW 1303? ›

Our Beetle Cabriolet is the iconic model 1303, production numbers of about 330,000 units were made between 1970 to 1980.

The 34 bhp, 1192cc engine was improved to 40 bhp, but performance was still leisurely. Prices were cut slightly with the 1965 Beetle Deluxe Sedan costing $1563, the Sunroof Sedan $1653 and the Cabriolet $2053.

In 1965, the 1200A designation was introduced for the standard Beetle with the 22 kW (30 hp) engine. Volkswagen introduced the 1300 in August 1965, equipped with a 1.3-litre engine producing 29.5 kW (39.6 hp).

The 1300 badge was given to the US-market Beetle for just one model year in 1966, and it soon received another bump in power. And by 1967 the displacement grew yet again to 1493cc, requiring a 1500 badge.

There were minor technical differences between the 1302 and the 1303, but the biggest difference can be seen externally; it has a panoramic (bulgy) windscreen, the bonnet doesn't come as far up towards the windscreen and some other minor body modifications.

The VW 1303 has 50 PS / 49 bhp / 37 kW.

The base Beetle Sedan still cost $1780 and the Sunroof Sedan increased only slightly to $1999. However, the Super Beetle now cost $2159 and the Cabriolet jumped to $2599.

In 1950, the standard Volkwagen Type 1 two-door sedan cost $1280. The DeLuxe Sedan was $1480, the Sunroof Sedan $1560 and the Cabriolet $1997.

Model overview

The rear engine cooling vents were designed with four stacks of louvers across the tail. The base 1973 Beetle Sedan still cost $1780, but the Sunroof Sedan now cost $2299. The Super Beetle increased to $2459 and the Cabriolet jumped almost $500, to $3050.

For several years, Volkswagen has been hinting that the company might bring back Kübelwagen, aka the VW Thing. The Kübelwagen started out as the German equivalent of the American Willys Jeep but disappeared in 1983.

Why are VWS expensive? ›

This is mainly due to the expensive German parts of the car and due to the high quality fit and finish the car provides. But the high maintenance cost of a Volkswagen or any other German automobile for that matter is worth it.

Volkswagen R is the brand used by the German auto manufacturer Volkswagen to indicate a sport or high performance model. An "R" badge is placed on the grille, front fenders and trunk of R-model vehicles to indicate the vehicle's trim level. Volkswagen R, R-Line.

Volkswagen's cheap car was too expensive to update

In fact, it was legislation that marked the end of Beetle sales in the US. In 1977, with around five million or so of the cars sold in America, stricter emissions standards helped seal the Volkswagen's fate.

As the war raged on, Volkswagen shifted its factory production toward military vehicles such as the VW Type 82, commonly known as the “Bucket Car”. The Bucket Car was Volkswagen's most produced car during the war, with over 55,000 of them shipped and put to use during the war for Nazi Germany.

Ted Bundy's 1968 Volkswagen Beetle

It was integral to both his murders and conviction as it contained important DNA evidence. Bundy's documented killing spree began in early 1974 with the assault of Joni Lenz, an 18-year-old University of Washington freshman.

The Type 3, which supplemented the range from 1961 to 1973, was available as a two-door notchback and fastback sedan and as an estate car.

The firing order of a VW type 1 engine is 1–4–3–2. This means the engine cycle (Suck, squeeze, bang, blow) will start on cylinder 1, then move to cylinder 4, then 3, then 2.

The Rabbit stayed on the US market from 1974 to 1983, when it was finally replaced by the MK2 Golf, which kept the same Golf shape, but it was longer and wider. There was a minor facelift in 1980, bringing larger rear lamps, new bumpers, better instruments and (in the US) square headlights.

Production of the Brazilian Volkswagen Kombi ended in 2013 with a production run of 600 Last Edition vehicles.