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Carefully improving the tried and tested - VW 1200 Export in (historic) test

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Created on May 10, 1962

Text:

Joachim Fischer, Christian Bartsch

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VW Beetle (1962) - the export model

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VW Beetle (1962) - indicators replaced the side indicators from August 1960

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VW 1200 (1961) - Advertising illustration shows the Beetle with indicators

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VW Beetle (1961) - asymmetrical low beam was available from August 1960

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VW Beetle (1962) - twin-chamber tail lights were offered from May 1961

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Volkswagen 1200 (1961) - View drawing, side, left

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VW 1200 (1961) - View through the Beetle - from 1961 the VW had 34 hp and a fully synchronized gearbox

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VW 1200 (1960) - Stowage space in the Beetle, shown in the see-through drawing

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VW 1200 (1960) - the Beetle is becoming increasingly sophisticated - windshield washer system, padded sun visors, flexible handle for the front passenger and a speed indicator up to 140 km/h

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VW 1200 (1960) - Front axle with torsion bar suspension and telescopic shock absorbers

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VW 1200 (1960) - the improved engine with 34 DIN horsepower

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VW 1200 (1960) - view through the engine

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - The solid folding roof available for an extra charge

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - new content old shape - in the course of the year the VW has been completely changed

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Everything in its usual place with the VW Beetle

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - View into the trunk

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Good finish - meticulous saddlery work on seats and door panels

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - New in the interior is the grab handle above the glove box

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - New on the 1961 model are the carburetor with automatic starter and an easily accessible fuel pump

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VW 1200 (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - 5,000,000 Beetles produced must be celebrated

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VW 1500 (1961) - Vokswagen Hall designed by architect Franz Schroedter - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1961

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VW 1200 Export (1962) - the export version with a roll-top roof and a happy family

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VW 1200 Export (1961) - The export model with whitewall tires and roll-up roof at the port

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VW Cabriolet (1961) - the high windshield offered good wind protection, but a headscarf was still recommended

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VW Beetle (1962) - from German production

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Summary

Despite increasingly strong competition, the Beetle was still the most successful car in the small mid-size class at the beginning of the sixties, yet unpretentious and frugal. Thanks to a series of barely visible improvements in driving characteristics, it also met higher demands from 1962 onwards. With its smooth 34 hp engine, the VW 1200 was an economical and sufficiently fast means of transportation. This article reproduces the test report from the 1962 Motor-Rundschau.

This article contains the following chapters

Engine
Gearbox
Road holding
Suspension
Brakes
Equipment
Our special wishes
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Now that millions of Volkswagen 1200s are on the roads and thousands more are being demanded every day, it is hardly necessary to label this car. And yet it must be done, because year after year new competitor models come onto the market, and year after year a new standpoint must be adopted for the assessment of the Volkswagen. The fact remains that we have succeeded in building a reasonably priced car (740 kg for 4980 DM = 6.73 DM per kilo ready to drive). Moreover, the quality of every component is high and consistent, and the car is well looked after worldwide, which must be emphasized again and again.

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