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1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible

Sale price: £9,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1979
Mileage:
37,427
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1979 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 203 votes
For sale by auction on Saturday 06 June 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
In 1948. Wilhelm Karmann bought a standard Beetle and converted
it into a four-seater convertible. After successfully presenting it
at VW in Wolfsburg. Karmann began production of the Volkswagen
Beetle Cabriolet in 1949. After a number of stylistic and technical
alterations made to it (corresponding to the many changes VW made
to the Beetle throughout its history) the last of 331. 47
cabriolets came off the conveyor belt on 10th January 1980. br/>bringing with it the end of an era. In 1971. alongside continued
production of the standard Beetle. a variant which featured
MacPherson strut front suspension and a re-designed front end was
introduced which was officially known and marketed in Europe as the
'VW 1302' from 1971 to 1972. and 'VW 1303' from 1973 onwards.

This example is in finished in light blue with white interior
and a white hood. Manufactured in 1979 and benefitting from fuel
injection. this is a sound example of an iconic piece of motoring
history. At the time of writing an application has been made to the
DVLA applying for a UK registration number for the Beetle. This
lefthand drive Volkswagen is an ideal purchase for someone to do
some continental driving in a thoroughly reliable and comfortable
manner.

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