1973 Volkswagen Beetle

GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1973 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible for your consideration. This Beetle comes in a bright yellow paint completed by a black soft top and black interior. Powering this Volkswagen is a 1.6 Liter 4 cylinder motor paired to a 4-speed manual transmission. This Beetle did have a full restoration done in 2013 and now features a new gas tank, electronic ignition system, rebuilt front end, new tires, new brakes, new battery. This VW runs and drives great with everything feature working beside the radio. All of the maintenance has been done by Munks in Waterford Michigan - a local classic and specialty vehicle shop. If you are in the market for a fun weekend cruiser that will stand out this is the car for you! Drive this one out of our showroom or have us assist with shipping it to you anywhere in the United States! Don't hesitate to give us a call with any questions or for more information.

The Volkswagen Beetle—officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German der Käfer (meaning "beetle"), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended for five occupants (later, Beetles were restricted to four people in some countries), that was manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The need for a people's car (Volkswagen in German), its concept, and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network (Reichsautobahn). Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues surcharge, were promised the first production, but the Spanish Civil War shifted most production resources to military vehicles to support the Nationalists under Francisco Franco. Lead engineer Ferdinand Porsche and his team took until 1938 to finalize the design. Béla Barényi is credited with first conceiving the original design for this car in 1925, notably by Mercedes-Benz, on their website, including his original technical drawing, five years before Porsche claimed to have done his initial version. The influence on Porsche's design of other contemporary cars, such as the Tatra V570, and the work of Josef Ganz remains a subject of dispute. The result was the first Volkswagen and one of the first rear-engined cars since the Brass Era. With 21,529,464 produced, the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single platform ever made.

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