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Catching up again - VW 1300 in the (historical) test

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Created on October 22, 1965

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Jürgen Stockmar

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VW 1300 (1966) - Paddle trip with a Beetle retouched to the latest standard

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VW 1300 (1966) - studio shot from diagonally behind

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VW 1300 (1967) - new with modified hood and larger license plate illumination

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VW 1300 (1966) - The new disk wheels with slotted holes

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VW 1200 (1967) - Presentation model of the front axle

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VW 1300 (1967) - cutaway model

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VW 1300 (1966) - Heating air nozzle in the sill

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VW 1300 (1966) - improved door lock with new safety plate

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VW 1200 (1965) - now with fold-down rear seat bench to enlarge the rear luggage compartment

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VW 1300 (1965) - right-hand drive in an English factory photo

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VW 1300 (1966) - still with the old hood, but already with the new license plate lighting

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VW 1300 (1966) - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1965 - The 10 millionth VW and a new VW every 8 seconds

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VW 1300 (1966) - The VW stand at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show

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VW 1300 Beetle (1966) - the eternally young Beetle peels itself out of a rather comfy eggshell - Geneva Motor Show 1966

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VW 1300 (1967) - Drive train with automatic transmission - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1967

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Summary

With the new 40 hp engine, the Beetle caught up with the modern small car competition of the sixties, at least in terms of performance. Together with its outstanding workmanship and proverbial reliability, it was able to hold its own against the competition despite its outdated shape and poor use of space. This historical test report is dedicated to the improved VW for the 1966 model year.

This article contains the following chapters

Over 30 hp per liter!
Handling less problematic
Great workmanship
Old and popular
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Rumors of a new Volkswagen to replace the Beetle have been circulating for years. And the little VW continued to be built with the same regularity - with constant improvements, but basically unchanged. During the factory vacations, some modifications were again made under the bodywork. The result is the VW 1300. As the name suggests, the "new" model has a displacement of 1.3 I, from which 40 hp is coaxed. The increase in power is the biggest change to the character of the VW for a long time since the introduction of the anti-roll bar. So now the little VW has been given the long overdue extra steam. In true VW style, it doesn't exactly have an abundance of it, but enough to make driving the 1300 a completely different experience.

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