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Volkswagen Beetle (oval window), 1956 | € 29.500,--
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Volkswagen Beetle (oval window), year 1956. Chassis (VIN) number 1066669, body number MKA11042, engine number 1296694. Colour grey combined with a grey interior. This fantastic VW Beetle was sold new in Victoria, Australia, hence the right-hand drive driving position. The car had lived in Australia with one owner for 61 (!) years until it was imported to the Netherlands in 2017. The owner used the car to run errands in the neighbourhood, and only had regular services done to it. This Beetle never was a “barn find” but it is an original survivor! The car shows heavy signs of use and age, the paint is worn, the upholstery is worn, and the carpet is worn… But the bodywork and the mechanicals are rust free and in full good working order! All the scars of a life of hard work can be clearly seen and the car can only be applauded for that! This wonderful original example should never be restored but be enjoyed and loved as it is. From new this VW Beetle has driven 95.000 miles, and the car still drives beautifully because of all the TLC it has received over the decades. After import to the Netherlands, it transpired that the old “semaphores” (mechanical direction indicators) had to be put out of use to comply to road legislations. Simple orange direction indicator lamps were fitted, these can easily be removed again if needed. This 1956 VW Beetle comes with a surprise; the car is eligible to participate in the Italian 1000 Miglia! This Volkswagen Beetle comes with a shipload of character and lots of driving fun. This is a rare opportunity to buy a fully original VW Beetle “oval window”.
This Volkswagen is for sale at S2 Classic Cars.
Price: € 29.500, -.
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The Volkswagen "Beetle" as we know the car these days was designed and developed by Ferdinand Porsche. In prewar Germany the government asked Porsche to design a car which every German inhabitant could afford. The concept was named "Kraft Durch Freude Wagen".
Ferdinand Porsche finished the design in the year 1934 and the first limited production started in the year 1938.
The KDF car was a clever and simple design which should guarantee a reliable car. And it was; the pressed steel bodywork was fitted to a platform chassis equipped with all round torsion bar sprung suspension. The engine was fitted at the rear of the car and the luggage compartment at the front. The four cylinder engine was of the boxer type and it was air-cooled.
After world war two the production started again in Wolfsburg Germany and soon the Volkswagen was sold world wide. The people nicknamed the car "Beetle" because of it's looks. The car evolved over the years, mechanically it was improved in little steps and the engines grew from 1131 cc. up to 1600 cc. in the final European production run.
In the year 1948 a Volkswagen Beetle four passenger convertible was introduced which was built by Karmann in Osnabrück Germany. This convertible was built until the European production was ceased in the year 1980.
Between the years 1949 and 1953 another Volkswagen Beetle convertible was built by Hebmüller of Germany, this was a two seater convertible. This scarce two seater convertible was built 696 times.
The Volkswagen Beetle would become a cult car in the sixties and seventies of the ninetieth century (think back of the famous "Herbie" movies in wich a VW Beetle named Herbie was playing the leading role.)
The Volkswagen Beetle is still being produced in Mexico. The cars are only available on the south American market and are fitted with a modern liquid cooled Volkswagen engine.
From 1938 on over 20 million Volkswagen Beetle's have been produced; a world record in automobile production.
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Four cylinder boxer engine
cylinder capacity: 1192 cc.
capacity: 41 bhp. at 3800 rpm.
gearbox: 4- speed, manual
top-speed: 115 km/h.
weight: 760 kg.
Seller: S2 Classic Cars
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