Factory Pictures
From the VW assembly line to you
Unloading
new Volkswagens at the main distribution centre of the Pon dealer network
in Leusden, close to Amersfoort Netherlands in 1971
Completed
Volkswagens ready for onward shipment at Emden in 1971
The
15 millionth Beetle, produced on February 15th 1972, in storage at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington DC - one of many historic vehicles in their collection
Hubcaps
for the 1971 Super Beetle are stacked
A
nice selection of pre-painted 1302 fenders in Sapphire Blue (L50D) and Clementine
(L2 D) ready for installation
Wolfsburg,
August 1970. Rear lamps with various coloured mountings ready for fitting
on the first 1302 Super Beetles
The
start of 1302 Super Beetle production at Wolfsburg. With its new front suspension
and improved luggage capacity, a new era for the Beetle had begun
The
car appears to be a 1303 GSR special edition (Yellow Black Racer) as it
has a ventilation grille on the front valance (option M550) for owners to
fit an oil cooler
The
body of a 1973 special limited edition 1303 Komfort-Käfer, painted
in Ravenna Green L65K, is lowered onto its chassis and running gear for
the Hochzeit at Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg. Ravenna was a Karmann-only colour
but was also used on some special limited edition sedan models made at the
Wolfsburg plant. 1,000 examples of this 1303 edition were available in Ravenna
Green and Blood Orange L21E
An
anniversary from yesterday... The 2 millionth Beetle to be built at the
Emden factory, a US-specification 1303 Super Beetle, rolled from the assembly
line on October 24, 1973