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"Cox" of the Sixties
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Superbely kept "Cox" of the 60s
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A Beetle of the early 60s' somewhere west of Paris
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The "Cox" has been fully restored and enhanced
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In the process of restoration, the Cox made it without quite a few original parts including the steering wheel
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The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Volkswagen Type 1, was an economy car
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With 21,529,464 million manufactured worldwide in an air-cooled, rear-engined, rear wheel drive configuration,
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The Beetle had been officially designated as the Type 1 and was marketed in Europe by the designations 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, or 1600 — denoting its engine size.
AlainDurand:
But "Das Auto" did not need to be coined when the "Cox" ruled the roads
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"Das Auto" recently became Volkswagen's marketing slogan decades after production ended
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It has just been acting as "Das Auto"
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Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
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Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
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Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
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The Beetle Cabriolet began production in 1949 by Karmann in Osnabrück.
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It was in 1948 when Wilhelm Karmann bought a VW Beetle limousine and converted it into a four-seated convertible.
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Not in a mint condition, but still driving a busy life, this long nosed VW 1302 drove past St Lazare Station in Paris a couple of days ago
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In 1971, alongside continued production of the "standard" Beetle, a Type 1 variant called the Super Beetle — officially known (and marketed in Europe as the VW 1302 from 1971–1972, and VW 1303 from 1973 onwards — featured MacPherson strut front suspension
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After a number of stylistic and technical alterations made to the Karmann Cabriolet (corresponding to the many changes VW made to the Beetle throughout its history), the last of 331,847 cabriolets came off the conveyor belt on 10 January 1980.
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In 1973, the VW 1303 introduced a curved windscreen, pushed forward and away from the passengers, allowing a redesigned, "padded" dashboard to replace the pre-73 vertical dash.
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Even before the term "World Car" was coined, the Beetle was already a "World Car"
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A 2-speed heater fan, higher rear mudguards, and larger tail lights were added.
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Volkswagen's classic Type 2 was in production from 1950 until 1967 in Germany
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In France, surviving T2 pick-ups may be counted on the two hands
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Basic designed dash board tailored to be useful.
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Quite a few evocative stickers which also hint a previous life along America's roads
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Le Volkswagen Type 2 fut produit en Allemagne de 1950 à 1967
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VW Karmann Ghia Convertible
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VW Karmann Ghia Convertible
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This Volkswagen Type 3 travelled from California
