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A 1303 Super Beetle cabriolet body in bare metal is heading for the paint
shop at the Karmann plant in Osnabrück November 1979 - Photo courtesy
of Jarko Aikens
Karmann,
Osnabrück, November 23, 1979. Welding the front end of a Beetle cabriolet
- Photo courtesy of Jarko Aikens
Plant
production record at D'leteren, in Vorst, Brussels. The 1 millionth Volkswagen
(a 1303) was built at the factory on June 7, 1973
Commemorative
golden medallion celebrating the Beetle becoming the World Champion on February
17, 1972
Producing
models for the US market featuring fuel injected engines, a single tailpipe
and impact absorbing bumpers
Just
a couple of Marathon Blue 1303s
Super
Beetle convertible being lowered unto it chassis
Installing
the interior into the Super Beetle - Photo courtesy of Jarko Aikens
A
US-spec 1303, AKA Super Beetle, sitting in the wind tunnel in Wolfsburg
RHD
1303s at the harbor in Ramsgate, Great Britain, in 1973 or 1974
1303
Super Beetle bodies travel on the overhead belt system
Fitting
out a painted Beetle body shell on the body assembly line in Wolfsburg
Fitting
the interior vinyl trim on the B-pillar area of a 1971 model year Beetle
in the body fitting-out stage at Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg
A
Volkswagen Inspector applies the paint code sticker in the trunk of a Super
Beetle on the assembly line at Wolfsburg in 1974
'UA'
export code on the windscreen = United States, port of Los Angeles. With
less than two months of production remaining, virtually every Beetle cabriolet
was headed for the North American market, i.e. the US and Canada - Photo
courtesy of Jarko Aikens
A
red 1979 Super Beetle convertible rolls off the assembly line at Karmann,
Osnabrück Germany - Photo courtesy of Jarko Aikens
Grinding and deburring the bodies-in-white. Karmann, Osnabrück, November
23, 1979 - Photo courtesy of Jarko Aikens
Beetle
Cabriolet production at Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück November
23, 1979
European
specification 1975 model year VW 1303 models rolling off the final assembly
line at Volkswagen Emden. This was the final year of production of the sedan
version of this model. 1303 Cabriolet assembly continued at the Karmann
plant in Osnabrück until January 1980
Lined
up with military precision: North American specification 1971 1302 Super
Beetles from the Factory ready for delivery
Images courtesy of Volkswagen Factory Pictures