Volkswagen Typ 1 1200 Beetle 1983 (2896)

Manufacturer: Volkswagen AG (VAG), Wolfsburg - Germany

Type: Typ 1 1200 - Beetle

Engine: 1192cc 4-cylinder air cooled boxer

Power: 34 bhp / 3.800 rpm

Speed: 118 km/h

Production time: 1973 - 1985

Production outlet: unknown

Curb weight: 790 kg

 

Special:

- Typ 1 ("Beetle") was a combination of ideas, which were "composed" by Ferdinand Porsche.

- However, most parts of the car are designed by Béla Barényi and / or Erwin Komenda.

- According to others, the Hungarian Josef Ganz was the designer.

- Fact is that the Volkswagen KdF prototype (in 1934) very similar is to the Tatra V570, developed by Hans Ledwinka, engineer Czech automaker Tatra and the Zündapp Typ 12, designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

- So it remains unclear who is the actual creator of the "Beetle" concept.

- The characteristic four-cylinder air-cooled boxer engine of the Beetle was designed by Franz Reimspiess.

 

 

Photographed at the 2014 Old Style Weekend in Foxwolde - The Netherlands and processed ☺☺!

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