1950 standard

[Humberto lapa]

I know that in 1950 there were 89,995 splits built, I wonder how many were standards . Does anyone know.

Humberto Lapa

[mbliss13]

I have wondered the same Humberto. It would be interesting to understand the percentage manufactured of each model type by year....I'd think that was documented somewhere at some point?

Your 50 Standard is phenomenal...hope to see it in person someday. Once my 51 Standard is done, it'd be great to get them together!

Cheers,
Mike
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1951 Standard Beetle (German Delivery)
1954 Beetle, L275 Light Beige Survivor
1960 Beetle Convertible, L41 Black
1962 Beetle, L87 Pearl White with Judson/1200 power
1967 Beetle, L282 Lotus White

[sled]

[pastellgreen]

This is not exactly what you wanted, but nevertheless perhaps interesting:

According to the book "Besser fahren mit dem Volkswagen" from Arthur Westrup, 1954 we have following inforamtion:

Model year 1951/1952: "From 100 Volkswagen, 78 are de luxe and only 22 standards" (it is not mentionied here, if it irefers on a backview from 1951 on the year before, or if it is a backview from 1954 on that modelyear 51/52)

Further, he starts listing the percentage of colours for the model year 51/52: speaking for standard model, "25% of customer are going for middleblue, 75% for pearlgrey". For de luxe, he states: "pastel green 31,4%, azur blue 21,3%, sand colour 17,2%, maroon 16,8% and black 13,3%"

[virtanen]

Ulrich von Pidoll tells in his book:

1950:
Standard 25073
Export 53694
Karm./Hebm. 2695/319
Total 81979

I think it's including only German manufactured cars.
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[ZENVWDRIVER]

40 years ago, when I lived in Jersey, I bought a '50 standard on a '72 pan - quantity produced = 1... was the besta' both worlds...

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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

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[mandraks]

[c_wilburn]

[KTPhil]

Weren't the taillights mounted lower, too? Maybe later fenders, or just drilled for a later year?