Vehicle Description
1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible
"One look at the new Super Beetle for 1973 tells you something
extraordinary is going on. And in. It's quality. More of it. To
give you more car. To make driving it more of an experience in
every way. Get in, stretch out, and feel the difference for
yourself. You'll discover that VW is thinking bigger than ever
before. We want to give you quality performance and a quality car.
Only this year, we have more to show for it." From a magazine print
ad.
For consignment, a 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle convertible with a
title verified 81,082 actual miles, a rebuilt engine, and yes, a
size that's a few inches wider and a few inches longer than the
standard Beetle.
Exterior
A cheerful color for a happy car, Bright Orange covers the body and
contrasts nicely with the white canvas top. Bumpers struts would
come in '74, but the '73 retains the European style bumper, which
is the smile to the Beetle's face, its round eyes mounted on the
fender which is topped by the marker lights capped in chrome. A
metal trim piece goes from the hood to the rear fender on this car
and its profile shows the longer wheelbase of the Super,
accentuated by the black running board. Out back, the louvered
trunk lid retains the license plate hood that illuminates the
plate, all flanked by the tri-colored tail lights, a contouring
rear bumper, and twin exhaust pipes. 15-inch wheels are in great
shape and wear the classic VW dog dish hubcaps. Up top, the curved
windshield is a Super Beetle tell and its seamless orange frame is
great. Slight pitting on the side mirrors but the door handles look
good, as does the canvas vinyl top with the exception of an obvious
patch. Other imperfections include touches up chips on the paint,
actual chips and scratches, some bad fill on a bumper where the
metal meets rubber ends, and cracking in the paint down low.
Interior
White vinyl door cards absolutely pop off the orange doors, further
enhanced by VW's black hardware. The white buckets seats are nearly
as bright and in fantastic condition, tall, supportive, and adorned
with headrests. The back bench and its weave pattern vinyl is good
and has an alligator patterned patch along the entire top of the
seat upper. In front, typical VW with the 4 spoke steering wheel in
front of single gauge while this car is dressed up with a faux
burlwood applique on the lower dash where switches and toggles are
found along with the AM/FM radio, all in nice condition. A simple
shifter rises from the floor which is covered in a flannel like
carpet protected by diamond stitch mats.
Drivetrain
Under the trunk lid, a clean, driver quality 1600cc flat 4 cylinder
engine is present and was rebuilt just 60 miles ago. It's fuel
injected and rated at 60 horsepower, tied to a 4-speed manual
transmission that keeps power in the rear with 3.875 gears. Drum
brakes are supplied on all four wheels.
Undercarriage
Driver quality conditions prevail underneath where most of the
underside is covered with belly pans. Beyond the pans, some surface
rust is present, but no oil or grease build up is noted anywhere.
Dual exhaust leaves the engine, enters a stock style muffler, then
quickly finds its way to the atmosphere via chrome tips. For
suspension, the Super is equipped with a transverse torsion bar up
front and semi-trailing arm and transverse torsion bar out
back.
Drive-Ability
Few cars convey fun as well as the VW Beetle and a bright orange
one with white interior adds to the cheerfulness. The fact that the
engine runs good and that with the exception of the horn and
reverse lights not operating, everything else does, is a cheerful
bonus indeed! While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
VDub nation is probably one of the few automotive enthusiast genres
where people of all generations can be found. The young, hip crowd
is modifying old VW's and tripling the cool factor of the cars
while Gen Xers are maintaining more stock examples of cars their
parents had in the 60's and 70's. Meetups are huge and enthusiasm
is fervent. Here's a way to get into that world or simply enjoy a
good looking weekend toy that is as eye catching as a traffic cone
but way more fun.
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in
person.
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