Volkswagen Käfer 1302 Cabrio
Car-ID: XT0144
Vehicle Description
Not only in Germany, but all over the world, VW beetles were hugely popular, and the convertible variant was a more or less affordable dream car for generations.
This specimen is a US-reimport of one of the 1302 convertible models which were built from 1970 to 1972 and are now getting increasingly rare, with the “flat iron” rear lights.
The convertible is equipped with the 1.6 litre four-cylinder boxer engine which delivers 37 kW (50 hp). The very sound of this engine conjures up memories in most people’s minds! Try it out: People turn their heads when they can hear the beetle… and then they smile.
The VW has been refurbished in Germany and presents itself in a truly appealing condition inside and out. The mileage on the odometer is 65,100 km, however the odometer was replaced so the genuine mileage is not known. The interior, soft top and paintwork all keep to black, contrasted by a beautiful chrome trim and brand new whitewall tyres. Mechanically, the car is in great shape. It comes with valid technical approval until 10/2018 and historic plates. A recent Classic Data appraisal estimated the replacement value of this convertible in condition 2 at € 28,000. As the engine has just been overhauled at € 2,000, we recommend an oil change after 50 km and re-adjusting of the valves.
When production of this convertible came to a close, its fans had tears in their eyes! Precious few other vehicles had found their way into the hearts of people the way the Beetle Convertible had – thanks to its timeless, cuddly shape and certainly also due to the fact that it had brought the convertible feeling to people far below the ranks of the “upper ten thousand” in the first place.
During the final years of the nearly 30-year production span, the open version of the VW Beetle became increasingly popular, and as the demand went up, so did the prices for well-kept used cars, which surpassed their retail prices almost right from the start. A car that had already become a classic during its construction period, after all it was produced with relatively marginal changes from 1949 to 1980.
All along, the convertible was always based on the most powerful and best-equipped version of the “creepy-crawly” of its time. A total of 330,281 open beetles were manufactured at Karmann in Osnabrück, right up to the final “Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet” with an engine power of 37 kW (50 hp) as of 1972.
Vehicle Overview
Interior Features
- Black
- Leatherette
Exterior Features
- Black
