1978 Super Beetle Convertible Limited Champagne Edition Ii Rare on 2040-cars
Land O' Lakes, Florida, United States
Up for sale is a rare 1978 Super Beetle Convertible Limited Champagne Edition II. The car just received a 4 out of 5 on recent appraisal! That rating is unheard of for a driver with 86k original miles. The Car has a Saddle Tan Convertible Top, a beautiful white interior. There is also a new clutch and bearing added to the car. The car also has a Quartz Clock with AM/FM radio. This car is ready to drive or add to your collection. Powered by rebuilt original 1.6 L fuel injected engine less than 2000 miles ago with 48 HP, it is also fitted with new tires. Volkswagen Champagne Edition HISTORY The Champagne Edition II convertibles were only produced a single year (1978) and available only in two single-year colors; Ancona Blue Metallic and Peach Red Metallic. That year, each dealer was allotted only two of the Champagne II models and the cars were quickly gobbled up by excited consumers and knowledgeable buyers who knew Volkswagen was nearing the end of its convertible beetle production. In early sales, the Ancona Blue Metallic was a more popular color making the Peach Red Metallic the rarest of the two. It is estimated that only 272 of the Limited Champagne Edition II were made worldwide (source: Barrett Jackson.com). |
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Convertible
Wed, 10 Apr 2013Less Flower, More Power
Pardon our political incorrectness for a moment, but the Volkswagen New Beetle was, undeniably, a "chick car." There was almost nothing that the New Beetle offered to enthusiasts (of either gender), and by the end of its run, VW had even stripped all of the exciting engines from the car's lineup. Looking to resurrect some of the excitement behind the Beetle, the third generation of the iconic car ditched the cuteness when the coupe debuted for 2012, and now the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible aims to show how much fun drivers can have without a top.
Celebrating almost six and a half decades of the Beetle convertible, Volkswagen is offering a trio of distinct special editions that celebrate three of the car's most popular decades (the '50s, '60s and '70s), but as one of the unofficial cars of the 1960s, it would almost be a crime not to test this version, right? Besides, this is also the only special edition to get the turbocharged engine. While our first drive of the 2013 Beetle Convertible was in the fuel-miser TDI variation, our two-week romp in the 2013 Beetle Convertible '60s Edition came just as peak convertible weather was kicking off down in Florida.
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