Volkswagen Käfer 1303 LS Cabrio

Vehicle Description

The timeless classic Beetle convertible in its latest version
– 1.6 L four-cylinder boxer petrol engine with 37 kW (50 hp) and 4-speed manual gearbox
– First German registration in 07/1973, deregistered several times, most recently in 1992
– Acquired in February 2015 as a restoration object
– Certificate of origin 09/2015 by the Volkswagen AutoMuseum Foundation
– Start of the “frame-off” restoration in 2016
– Invoice receipts for paint stripping, bodywork, paintwork, upholstery and convertible roof work
and the purchase of materials are available
– An extensive photo collection of the restoration is available
– Heated rear window, leather steering wheel, leather-covered dashboard, radio, antenna
– TÜV Classic Car appraisal from 2019 with market value € 30,000
– Valid technical control until 05/2025 + admission as historic vehicle

If you have been searching for high-quality, attractive, solid driving VW Bug, this is the car for you!

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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.

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