Vehicle Description
1972 Volkswagen Beetle - 1600cc 4 Cylinder - 4 Speed Manual
Transmission - 5,590 Original Miles - Original Orange Paint Over
Black Interior - Original Owner Paperwork (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1972 Volkswagen Beetle on a website other
than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only
seen some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party
website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 145
photographs, as well as a short 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 by
1972 Volkswagen's Beetle had 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 virtually perfect 1972 example of
the car that outsold every other in history. Originally sold new at
Norm Burruss VW in Grand Rapids, this remarkably well-kept stock
Beetle has the added distinction of showing just 5,590 miles on its
odometer. (This is not a misprint.) The car's original window
sticker is shown in the photo gallery. To the untrained eye, many
VW Beetles look alike. In truth, the cars were constantly updated,
even in the middle of a production run. Wikipedia describes the
contemporaneous improvements made in this car: 1972 models had an
11% larger rear window (40 mm [1.6 in] taller), and the convertible
engine lid with four rows of louvers was now used on all Beetles.
Inside the vehicle, a four-spoke energy-absorbing steering wheel
was introduced, the windshield wiper/washer knob was replaced in
favor of a steering column stalk, and intermittent wipers were a
new option available in selected markets. An engine compartment
socket for the proprietary VW Diagnosis system was also introduced.
The rear luggage area was fitted with a folding parcel shelf. The
exterior of this orange '72 Bug is as pristine and factory-original
as one would expect for such a low-mileage car. The orange paint is
uniformly glossy and smooth without signs of fading across the
entire car. (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.) Body-panel fit and alignment is virtually
perfect, the result of manufacturing skills then still eluding
American car makers. Chrome-including the hood trim, body trim,
headlight, and windshield trim-is bright and free of even light
patina. The same is true for the chrome dual exhaust outlets and
the 15-inch styled steel-wheels with VW-logo center caps. (Four
additional factory wheels are included in the sale.) Fresh
Bridgestone® Ecopia 185/65 all-season tires are mounted. Cabin
glass and all lighting lenses are clear and un-cracked. The angled
Volkswagen rear-hood badge is properly located as it came from the
factory. Inside, black is the Teutonic color theme. The padded
dash, textured-vinyl seating surfaces, door trim (with pleated
pockets), carpeting, headliner and visors, steering wheel and
controls, including the floor-mounted 4-speed shifter (with wood
shift knob featuring the VW Wolfsburg logo emblem), are all in
virtually perfect, as-new condition. In the only obvious variation
from stock, w
