Volkswagen Käfer 1200 A
(1964 - 1966)
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Sports cars and mass-produced vehicles are at the top of the classic car hit parade in Switzerland. What they have in common is driving pleasure and individual looks. Led by the Volkswagen Beetle, this article briefly describes and shows pictures of the ten most popular classic classic cars in Switzerland.
The predominant car on the roads of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the early 1960s was the Volkswagen Beetle. Over the years, the Wolfsburg-based company had perfected it and made it better and more reliable step by step. However, a circle of competitors formed around Wolfsburg that were superior to the Beetle in terms of comfort, space, driving performance and economy ... and still lost out in the local market. This report characterizes the generation of thousands using the examples of the Austin Mini Cooper, DKW F12, Fiat 850, Ford Anglia, Morris 1100, Opel Kadett, Panhard PL17, Renault R8 and Simca 1000. The article is illustrated with over 120 archive photos and over a dozen original sales brochures.
Volkswagen built the VW Beetle (also known as the Type 11 or 1200) for many decades. Accordingly, the marketing people at Volkswagen had to come up with some ideas to present the Beetle as attractively as possible. This picture story shows excerpts from a sales brochure from 1964, which explains why the VW Beetle is so popular.
In November 1964, the previous standard Beetle became the VW 1200 A. Since then, even the economy model could do without the double clutch and intermediate throttle, as the fully synchronized gearbox of the export model was now also installed here as standard. The reduced equipment remained unchanged, as did the 30 hp engine. The weaker engine in particular, in combination with the new transmission, became a point of criticism, as this historical test report explains.
A low-cost entry into racing was the order of the day in the sixties in favor of promoting young talent. When the first single-seaters with VW technology arrived in Europe from the USA, not only did the young drivers recognize their opportunity, but resourceful racing car manufacturers also seized the opportunity to sell large numbers of simple Formula Vee vehicles, two of whom were Heinz Fuchs and Jürg Dubler. What do these 375 kg racing cars offer and how big is the difference to the VW Beetle, which provided the technology? These questions are answered in this extensively illustrated driving report.
For most people, the VW Beetle is the Volkswagen par excellence, in every sense of the word. A car for the people, a people's car. And the Beetle was indeed an above-average success. But before it, Ford's Model T had already passed the 15 million mark, and in modern times the Toyota Corolla, VW Golf and Ford's F-series even managed to reach over 30 million, although they were not the only people's cars to do so. This report looks back at some selected production successes in car history and shows them in 200 pictures. A feast for the eyes!
Not so many years ago, the VW Beetle was the most-produced vehicle in automotive history, but it has since been overtaken by more modern successors. However, the popularity of the round rear-engined car remains unbroken, and even as a classic car it is high up in the registration rankings. A Beetle makes drivers, passengers and passers-by smile, and that is precisely the aim of this story illustrated with particularly emotional pictures for the 2016 Beetle Year.
Current market prices for Volkswagen Käfer 1200 A
2-Door Sedan, 29 PS, 1192 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
Convertible, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 29 PS, 1192 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 39 PS, 1285 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 39 PS, 1285 cm3
2-Door Sedan, 43 PS, 1493 cm3
Convertible, 39 PS, 1285 cm3
Convertible, 43 PS, 1493 cm3
Convertible, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
Coupe, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Volkswagen Käfer 1200 A
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Käfer 1200 1965 Sold Bonhams Grand Palais Sale (February 6, 2014) |
Käfer 1200 | 1965 | Sold | Bonhams Grand Palais Sale (February 6, 2014) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1200 1965 Sold RM/Sotheby's Arizona Auction (January 19, 2017) |
Käfer 1200 | 1965 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Arizona Auction (January 19, 2017) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1200 1965 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (May 11, 2016) |
Käfer 1200 | 1965 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (May 11, 2016) | |
| VW Käfer 1200 1965 Not Sold Bilweb Auctions Holmgren's Volkswagen Museum (September 22, 2018) |
Käfer 1200 | 1965 | Not Sold | Bilweb Auctions Holmgren's Volkswagen Museum (September 22, 2018) | |
| VW Käfer 1200 (Judson Kompressor) 1965 Not Sold Bilweb Auctions Holmgren's Volkswagen Museum (September 22, 2018) |
Käfer 1200 (Judson Kompressor) | 1965 | Not Sold | Bilweb Auctions Holmgren's Volkswagen Museum (September 22, 2018) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1300 1966 Sold Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Classic Car Sale 2017 (February 25, 2017) |
Käfer 1300 | 1966 | Sold | Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Classic Car Sale 2017 (February 25, 2017) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1300 1966 Sold CCA CCA Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show Sale (April 1, 2017) |
Käfer 1300 | 1966 | Sold | CCA CCA Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show Sale (April 1, 2017) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1300 1966 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (September 23, 2015) |
Käfer 1300 | 1966 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (September 23, 2015) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1300 1966 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (November 25, 2015) |
Käfer 1300 | 1966 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (November 25, 2015) | |
| Volkswagen Käfer 1965 Not Sold Coys Ascot Sale (October 11, 2014) |
Käfer | 1965 | Not Sold | Coys Ascot Sale (October 11, 2014) |
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