Vehicle Description
1972 Volkswagen Beetle 2-Door - White Over Tan - Upgraded and
Rebuilt 1600cc Dual Port 4-Cylinder - 4 Speed Gearbox - New Parts:
Front and Rear Bumpers, Brakes, Interior Upholstery, Headliner,
Shocks, Gas Tank, Running Boards, and Battery (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 of the more than 140
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 1972 example of the car that
outsold every other in history. This red Beetle has the added
distinction of showing just 40,296 miles on its odometer, or
roughly 825 miles per-year on average since new. Well-maintained,
the car has had recent replacement of the front and rear bumpers,
brakes, interior upholstery, headliner, shocks, gas tank, running
boards, and battery. 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 white '72 Bug is pristine and factory-original;
there are no dings, dents, or damage to any sheet metal. The
non-metallic white paint is uniformly glossy and smooth without
signs of fading across the entire car. (To best assess the quality
of the paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Body-panel fit
and alignment is virtually perfect, a result of VW's highly
respected manufacturing processes at the time. Chrome-including the
hood trim, body trim, headlight, and windshield trim-is bright and
unpitted. The same is true for the dual exhaust outlets and the
steel-wheel trim rings and VW-logo hubcaps. Cabin glass and all
lighting lenses are clear and un-cracked. All factory-applied
badging, including the angled Volkswagen rear-hood badge and the
front-trunk-top VW-logo emblem, is properly located as it came from
the factory. Inside, light tan and black is the original Teutonic
color theme. The padded dash, new textured-vinyl seating surfaces,
door trim (with pleated pockets, headliner and visors, GT®-branded
steering wheel and the floor-mounted 4-speed manual-transmission
shifter, all carry the black color. The newly replaced tan vinyl
upholstery adds a lighter touc
