1975 VOLKSWAGEN SUPER BEETLE

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1975 VOLKSWAGEN SUPER BEETLE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Take a closer look at the South Africa's 1600-S and you’ll notice the windscreen on a Super Bug is curved. This addition meant more perceived interior space and allowed the addition of ‘modern’ features like a padded dashboard but also required extensive engineering work to make it happen.

The Super Bug (officially launched in May 1975) is essentially a hybrid of South Africa’s 1600-L and Europe’s 1303. The 1600-S went for the curved screen and padded dash option slotted into a 1600-L shell. This meant the pre-1303 front and rear wings were carried across (with the front indicator moved to the bumper) and the torsion beam front-end remained. The curved front windscreen gave a 6% increase in glass area while the rear too saw some enlargement. To accommodate these changes, the boot lid was revised (an SA 1600-S bonnet), which being slightly higher in profile gave more room for luggage. At the back the 1600-S kept the old-style rear arches but followed international trend with the large ‘elephant foot’ tail light cluster, which meant a bulky body-coloured spacer had to be added between light and fender.

Although at the top end of the VW Beetle’s price ladder, the more refined 1600-S sold well with a total of just over 5 000 units hitting over a four-year span.

BODY WORK:

All rust cut out and replaced with new plates

Sprayed in a custom Pearl blue

Rubberized under car and fenders

S lip added

Galvanized runner boards

ALL bolts and nuts new

All rubbers replaced (doors/windows/bumpers/bonnet/bootlid/window scrappers/body/fenders)

15-inch Rostyles Refurbished

Chrome Beauty Trims

Bumpers epoxy coated with Chrome trim inserts.

New Chrome side view mirrors.

New Rear lights

Angel eye lights installed

INSIDE CAR (NEW)

Original S beetle seats reupholstered with new foam and springs and material (front & back)

Carpets installed

Dash covered in Leather

Door panels and vent covers

Roof lining with new wires

Handles and window winders

Mirrors

Wiring completely redone

Sound dampening right round

Sun visor clips

Pedals

Original steering wheel

Steering hub

Seat brackets refurbished

Bonnet carpet installed

Vents/door knobs replaced

Selector block installed

Sun visors recovered

EMPI quick shifter

Handbrake

Door Rubbers

INTERNALS (NE

Motor completely rebuilt 1600 TP.

EMPI 42 Webbers included.

Fuel lines.

Tank refurbished.

SP EXHAUST.

Rear drums.

Brake Shoes.

Brake lines.

Rubber hoses.

Master cylinders

Wheel cylinders.

Wheel bearings.

Steering damper.

Steering damper tirod.

Left and right tirod ends

Kin ‘n link pins.

Shocks front and rear.

Battery.

EMPI Quick shifter.

Pedals.

Clutch & Accelerator cables.

Fuel pipe refurbished.

Handbrake.

Clutch.

Chrome firewall.

Engine casing powder coated.

1975 VOLKSWAGEN SUPER BEETLE