Introduction
Danny
By the start of the '70's VW were spending big to give the Beetle a last hooray before the Golf arrived. The result was the most usable and practical iteration of the iconic peoples' car.
By the early 1970's VW Beetle sales were flagging. This was a thirty year old model after all and competitors were taking chunks out of the Beetle's market share. To bridge the gap until the all new Golf arrived, VW resolved to undertake the biggest re-engineering of the Beetle in its life time. This radical plan aimed to bring the Beetle's offering up to the standards of the contemporary competition. It was both a bold and costly plan requiring significant re-tooling to give the world a bigger, more refined and better handling Beetle. The result was the acclaimed 1303 and 1600 Beetles.
This Beetle started life as one of these late 1,600 GT cars, enjoying all the benefits and refinements that bought with it. Additional to that the car has undergone a series of further modifications during its lifetime. Key among these is an upgraded 1776cc engine with twin carburetors giving the little bug "significant pull" according to owner Mark. The mechanical upgrades don't end there, however. The clutch has been upgraded to handle the additional power, the suspension has been lowered and is adjustable, a twin quiet pack exhaust is fitted and the car has 15 inch, deep dish alloys fitted all round.
The car was restored and upgraded by a previous owner in around 2005/2006. At that stage the car is believed to have been sprayed in its current metallic Alfa Black paint and the new sports bucket seats and other interior modifications were made too.
This auction listing was written from information supplied by Danny after meeting Mark the owner, and having visited and photographed the vehicle.
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Hi mark has it been keeped garaged?
thanks Cassie
Hi Cassie thanks for your query. I don’t have a garage so the car has not been garaged in my ownership since Oct 2018.
I can confirm the previous owner had a garage and informed me that it was garaged throughout his ownership.
Thanks
Ok thanks Mark, another question do the heating channels work?
Thanks
Cassie
I believe these were removed when the last owner had it restored. If that’s such a thing? It doesn’t have heating. He had the dash covered in leather. Hope that helps.
ok thanks
Hi Mark, The bottom of the A pillars looks to have received a fair bit of welding and repair. Do you know when and who did it?
Thanks,
Marc
Hi Marc,
Thanks for you query. Unfortunately I don’t have any info on this. I’ve owned the car since Oct 2018 and haven’t had any welding done. If you can see evidence of that it must have been done by the previous owner. So I wouldn’t know when and who by I’m afraid.
Thanks
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Bishop Auckland, County Durham
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