Vehicle Description
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
Convertible for your consideration. This Beetle comes in a bright
yellow paint completed by a black soft top and black interior.
Powering this Volkswagen is a 1.6 Liter 4 cylinder motor paired to
a 4-speed manual transmission. This Beetle did have a full
restoration done in 2013 and now features a new gas tank,
electronic ignition system, rebuilt front end, new tires, new
brakes, new battery. This VW runs and drives great with everything
feature working beside the radio. All of the maintenance has been
done by Munks in Waterford Michigan - a local classic and specialty
vehicle shop. If you are in the market for a fun weekend cruiser
that will stand out this is the car for you! Drive this one out of
our showroom or have us assist with shipping it to you anywhere in
the United States! Don't hesitate to give us a call with any
questions or for more information.
The Volkswagen Beetle-officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally
in German der K�fer (meaning "beetle"), in parts of the
English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames
in other languages-is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, intended
for five occupants (later, Beetles were restricted to four people
in some countries), that was manufactured and marketed by German
automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. The need for a
people's car (Volkswagen in German), its concept, and its
functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi
Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be
mass-produced for his country's new road network (Reichsautobahn).
Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues
surcharge, were promised the first production, but the Spanish
Civil War shifted most production resources to military vehicles to
support the Nationalists under Francisco Franco. Lead engineer
Ferdinand Porsche and his team took until 1938 to finalize the
design. Bela Barenyi is credited with first conceiving the original
design for this car in 1925, notably by Mercedes-Benz, on their
website, including his original technical drawing, five years
before Porsche claimed to have done his initial version. The
influence on Porsche's design of other contemporary cars, such as
the Tatra V570, and the work of Josef Ganz remains a subject of
dispute. The result was the first Volkswagen and one of the first
rear-engined cars since the Brass Era. With 21,529,464 produced,
the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a
single platform ever made.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including undercarriage please
visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
