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Car Of The Day: March 6, 2010; Majorette '71 Volkswagen 1302
Topic Started: Mar 6 2010, 03:50 AM (510 Views)
NoirGuru
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Today's car of the day is Majorette's 1971 Volkswagen 1302.

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The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Volkswagen Type 1, was an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. It used an air cooled rear engined rear wheel drive (RR layout). Over 21 million Beetles were produced in all.

In the 1950s, it was more comfortable and powerful than most European small cars, having been designed for sustained high speed on the Autobahn, and ultimately became the longest-running and most-produced automobile of a single design. It remained a top seller in the US, even as rear-wheel drive conventional subcompacts were refined, and eventually replaced by front-wheel drive models. Its success owed much to its extremely high build quality, and innovative, eye-catching advertising. The Beetle car was the benchmark for both generations of American compact cars such as the Chevrolet Corvair, and subcompact cars such as the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto. It was the German equivalent and counterpart to the Morris Minor, Renault 4CV, Citroen 2CV, Fiat 600, Saab 92, and Volvo PV444 immediate post-war European economy cars. The 1948 Citroen 2CV was the beginning of a switch to front wheel drive by European manufacturers in the 1960s and 1970s, Volkswagen were among the last to change with the Golf, after nearly going bankrupt. The Beetle was 13 ft (4.0 m) long and the Mini was only 10 ft (3.0 m), but they had similar interior space.

The car was originally known as Käfer, the German word for "beetle", from which the popular English nickname originates. It was not until August 1967 that the Volkswagen corporation itself began using the name "Beetle" in marketing materials in the US. Previously, it had only been known as either the "Type 1" or as the VW 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, or 1600 which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe; the numbers denoted the vehicle's approximate engine size in cubic centimeters. In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (production continued in Mexico until discontinued, officially on 9 July 2003), VW introduced the "New Beetle" (built on a Volkswagen Golf Mk4 platform) which bore a visual resemblance to the original.

In an international poll for the award of the world's most influential car of the twentieth century the Beetle came fourth after the Ford Model T, the Mini, and the Citroën DS.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle

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Yes, it's that car. But this car is another childhood survivor, where it lays second in command to my Twingo. This car has traveled with me all over the US and Asia, in my childhood colour, and at the time favorite car.

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The Super Beetle

In 1971, while production of the "standard" Beetle continued, a Type 1 variant called the Super Beetle (also known as the VW 1302 from 1971-1972, and VW 1303 from 1973 onwards), introduced MacPherson strut front suspension, which required a significant redesign of the front end. This resulted not only in a better turning radius (despite having a 20 mm longer wheelbase), but because of the replacement of the bulky dual parallel torsion bar beams which had intruded upward into a large area within the trunk, and the stretched "nose" of the vehicle which permitted the relocation of the spare tire from a near vertical to a low horizontal position, this opened up approximately double the usable luggage space in the front compartment. Air pressure was used from the spare tire to pressurize the windshield washer canister, as an electric pump was not used.

1972 Super Beetles had a slightly larger rear window, larger front brakes, and four rows of vents (versus two rows previously) on the engine deck lid. The tail lights now incorporated reversing lights. The "four spoke" steering wheel and steering column were re-engineered to the "energy absorbing" design for better crash safety. A socket for the VW Dealer Diagnosis was fitted inside the engine compartment.


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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
I've got a similar one, possibly the same one. At one point this casting had an opening trunk but that has been cast shut in more recent editions such as this one. Which is a pity because now it has that hideosus casting line across the front fascia. :( Still, a nice Bug as the overall shape and look are correct!
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
I've got this one. Would like to find the one in red.

Sean, do we have plans to change the name of this forum in particular to "Majorette of the Perpetuity"?
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Sak
Mar 6 2010, 06:33 AM
I've got this one. Would like to find the one in red.

Sean, do we have plans to change the name of this forum in particular to "Majorette of the Perpetuity"?
SAK, look at it this way----none of these are muscle cars you love so dearly.


While it does look like a VW, I'd have to say this one is quite "coarse" in overall presentation and would not be one of my favorite Majorettes.
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james_autos
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It did look better with the opening bonnet but it'd not the best Beetle casting around. Not that I'm a fan of the real car.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
This view keeps reminding me of some sci-fi monster from an old film, but I can't quite remember which creature it is.....anyone?

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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Sak
Mar 6 2010, 06:33 AM
Sean, do we have plans to change the name of this forum in particular to "Majorette of the Perpetuity"?
No, we have plans to let people do whatever cars they want to do until Sean gets a new camera. :) Sean has zero budget for a new camera at the moment. And he learned a lesson on the last camera he bought and wants to make sure he gets a good one this time around.

Think about how few Majorettes have been featured on Car Of The Day, and consider this a make-up session. We were long overdue for a bunch of Majorettes.

On a side note, anyone who would like to do a week of Car Of The Day, send in images! I have a stash of pics (probably two months worth) I took before I broke the camera but I am not happy with the quality of the pictures.
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
That seam along the width of the front end there really is hideous, though, isn't it?
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
I looked at mine this morning- there are TWO seams! One further aft than the one you see!

Everyone on God's Green Earth has cast a Beetle in the small scale. This one clearly is not one of the better ones.
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ivantt
Mar 6 2010, 01:06 PM
This view keeps reminding me of some sci-fi monster from an old film, but I can't quite remember which creature it is.....anyone?
Herbie !
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Ezekiel 25:17
:D you go, Anthony! :)
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