Vehicle Description
1978 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible - Ancona Blue Metallic -
1600cc 4 Cylinder - 4 Speed Manual - Convertible Top (Please note:
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start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main website:
Garage Kept Motors.) ... the world's best-selling car ever, and now
it is probably the most usable real-world classic you can own.
Classic Motoring magazine, May 2011 Classic Motoring went on to
opine about the Beetle's remarkable success: Nobody can deny that
the Volkswagen Beetle was a phenomenal success, but putting your
finger on the exact reasons why is not simple. The original pre-war
design brief for a car that was affordable to buy and run on modest
means, could carry two adults and three children at 60mph (all day
on the new autobahns) and return over 30mpg was laudable enough,
but hardly revolutionary - a similar desire to provide transport
for the masses had previously brought success to many manufacturers
throughout the world, most spectacularly to Henry Ford with his
Model T. Yet... Volkswagen's Beetle... outsold the Tin Lizzie and
was well on its way to an astonishing total of 21,529,464 million
units worldwide.... Offered here is a 1978 example of the car that
outsold every other in history. This Ancona Blue (Code L97B) over
white Super Beetle Convertible has the added distinction of showing
just 41,098 miles on its odometer, fewer than 1,000 miles per-year
on average since new. Hagerty notes: The Super Beetle Cabriolet was
the last version of the Beetle to be sold in the U.S. and did very
well in the last two years of its production. Sales for 1978 rose
from 7,155 units the year before to 9,932 and there was a second
Champagne Edition in blue or red metallic paint with a white
interior, which attracted 1,100 buyers. It featured an AM/FM radio,
styled steel wheels, a rosewood dash and padded steering wheel. The
Cabriolet's price had risen to $5695. The exterior of this Ancona
Blue '78 Bug is as pristine and factory-original as one would
expect for such a low-mileage car. The metallic light-blue paint is
uniformly glossy and smooth without signs of fading across the
entire car. Body-panel fit and alignment is virtually perfect and
there is no body damage whatsoever. (To best assess the quality of
the paint and chrome finish, be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.)
Chrome-including the bumpers, hood trim, body trim, fender-rear
trim, headlight, and windshield trim-is bright with minimal patina
from age. The same is true for the dual exhaust outlets. Cabin
glass and all lighting lenses-including on the large taillights-are
clear and un-cracked. Aftermarket EMPI® 8-spoke, 15-inch aluminum
alloy wheels are mounted with fresh Kumho® Power Star 58 165/80
tires. Inside, white is the color theme on the classic Teutonic
design. The white, horizontal-design, textured-vinyl seating
surfaces and matching door trim (with pleated pockets) is in
like-new condition. Black carpeting covers the cabin floors. A
four-spoke black steering wheel with Wolfsburg-castle VW emblem
frames the large speedometer on the burled-woodgrain-trimmed black
padded dashboard. The floor-mounted 4-speed shifter also wears the
black color. Across every surface in the cabin, the condition is
original and un-marred.The stock Blaupunkt® AM-FM push-button radio
remains mounted. This is a true survivor Beetle. Under the rear
hood, the Super Beetle's legendary 1600-cc
flat-horizontal-four-cylinder engine exhibits the same level of
originality and outstanding condition as the rest of the car.
Similarly, the front trunk is clean and orderly with the factory
spare tire still proper
