Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet

Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet This one was also known as Super Beetle Convertible, or simply Beetle Convertible. During the smog-era, it shared the platform of the Super Beetle. For power it used the 1585cc 1bbl H4 through 1974 and a 1585cc EFI H4 from 1975 onward. The 4-speed manual trans was common between the years. Rear […]
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Volkswagen Super Beetle

Volkswagen Super Beetle The Super Beetle nameplate was new for the 1971 model year. It was on the newly created ‘1302’ series platform. Variances of the Super Beetle vs. standard Beetle were as follows… The wheelbase was longer at 95.3″ (vs. 94.5″). The front track was wider at 54.9″ (vs. 51.5″). The overall length was […]
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