Newbie Super Beetle question

[Bellows87]

Hi Everyone,

New to the site. I got myself a 1970's 1302. It needs work. I keep being told its very rare and people didn't think one of them still existed. Is there anyway i can check this? As i currently using it as a doner. I don't want a waste a Beetle unless i need to

[67jason]

there were 883,847 1302's made in 1971 and 885,756 made in 1972, the only years of 1302's. '73 the super beetle was redesigned and is refereed to as 1303. based on the production numbers, is it rare? you decide.
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[bnam]

The 1302 was built for 2 model years 1971 and 72. Plenty of them were made. Whether they are rare -- depends on where you are.

http://www.superbeetles.com/history.htm

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[ashman40]

In general, I don't see many classic Beetles driving down the road anymore. It is always a delight to see one still on the road. So in that sense they are "rare" to most who recall them being everywhere on the roads... remember playing "punch buggy" with your brother/sister?

Are Beetles rare in the sense that only a few were produced during any given year? Probably not. VW produced more than 1-million Type1s during some years.
The 1967-earlier models are even more difficult to find in good shape. 1967 was a one-year-only model that has always been one of my favorites as the transition between old and new body styles. I regret not buying that all original RHD '67 Beetle while I was in Japan, but $20K was a bit steep.

I think people feel classic Beetles are rare because you don't see them on the roads, in the newspaper classifieds or car trader rags anymore. You need to seek out specialized sites like TheSamba to find some for sale.

I guess there is a big difference between rare and valuable.
Be happy that people recognize your car and feel they are "rare". If you keep it in excellent shape long enough... maybe it will eventually become valuable too.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/04/21/1963...on-record/
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[Tim Donahoe]

I own a 1974 1303 (Sunbug). It is quite rare, but many people prefer the flat-window Super Beetles, because they look more like a standard.

Tim
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[vugbug68]

I probably see just as many 1302's as 1303's they're not rare in California, The main reason I got a 1302 is for the dash, Porsche tach fits right in the speedo hole
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[BUGGED11111]

Depends where you look. Not rare where I live on the west coast, I see more than 1 everyday.

Oddly I used to travel to Germany several times a year and it was unusual to see a Bug of any type on the road.

[SBD]

I think they were ALL pretty much one-year-only models.
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[69Mexbug]

I believe thats the flat window super. They are still plenty of them where i live in Southern California, a few meters from the border. I gotta say im not a huge fan of the SB but I do prefer the 1302 over the 1303. Curved window isnt my stuff for a bug. I've seen some really nice 1302 here! i'd say you keep it!

[Tim Donahoe]

My curved window doesn't bug me. The body style on the 1973+ is pretty much buggy, notwithstanding. The curved window does help to cut the wind a bit, too.

And Victor, I just got new inner tie rod ends (outers were replaced fairly recently, too), new ball joints, new control-arm bushings, etc., two new tires to replace the out-of-round fairly-new ones I had, and an OEM sports rim (in transit), so I'm not feeling like a trade is in my near future. Besides, your bug looks pretty good to me.

As far as people in Germany not being too enthused about classic bugs, I can only. assume that their mindset is somewhat different than here in the U.S. They think of an automobile as a means to travel, whereas we allow for the "hobby" aspect of classic bug ownership to give us a different opinion.

Once they shrugged off the disastrous economic effects of WWII, they wanted a bit more than a simple, basic "people's car".

Tim
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[Mos6502]

You'll find lots of collectors in Germany. The attitude towards the beetle in particular may be somewhat different than it is here because over there it is a domestic car, and they continued selling them for years after they stopped selling them here. I would think they're just not nostalgic for the later years. Funny thing, my first time in Germany, on my first day in Munich, I spotted a really nice split parked on the street.

[Gerrelt]

I've been on weekend holidays in Germany in our 1303 Super beetle. I live in the Netherlands. We get more admiring looks and thumbs up in Germany then in the Netherlands.
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[Bellows87]

I'm from the uk. I don't understand when people say it can only be 71 and 72 as on vw heritage site it states from aug 1970. Plus my log book is 1970..
Bit of a mind mess
thank you for your help though

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