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Volkswagen implemented designations for the Beetle in the 1960s, including 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600, 1302, and 1303. Volkswagen introduced a series of large luxury models throughout the 1960s and 1970s—comprising the Type 3 , Type 4 and the K70 —to supplement the Beetle, but none of these models achieved the level of success that it did.
[2] [3] Barényi is also credited with first conceiving the original design for the German people's car (the Volkswagen Beetle ) in 1925, [ 3 ] – notably by Mercedes-Benz , on their website, including his original technical drawing , [ 4 ] – five years before Ferdinand Porsche claimed to have made his initial version.
Having been exported to many countries, the VW Beetle has gained an arguably unequaled reputation. [1] [2] The Volkswagen Type 1 automobile, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Bug, [3] is known colloquially by various names in different countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle". [4] [5] Among these are:
Ferdinand Porsche [a] (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG.He is best known for creating the first gasoline–electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner–Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles.
1285 cc Single port 1966, type 1, beetle only. With Higher compression, it developed 50 bhp. It was a problematic engine, and so only used in the North American market in type 2 vehicles for model year 1966. 1966 Volkswagen Beetle (Europe, North America) 1966-70 Volkswagen Beetle (Europe, Non-USA) 1966 Type 2 (North America)
The "Beetle" sedan or "peoples' car" Volkswagen is the Type 1. Apart from the introduction of the Volkswagen Type 2 commercial vehicle (van, pick-up, and camper), and the VW Karmann Ghia sports car, Nordhoff pursued the one-model policy until shortly before his death in 1968.
the early generations were retroactively named, the T1 is the oldest "platform", based on the original Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle. Note that some designations in common use are ambiguous; i.e. in some cases the same platform designation is used for different models that do not share a common platform.
[1] [2] He completed his studies in 1927. [1] During this period, he became inspired with the idea of building a small car for the price of a motorcycle. Josef Ganz in the Ardie-Ganz prototype, 1930 Josef Ganz in the Maikäfer prototype, 1931 First model of the Standard Superior, 1933 Second model of the Standard Superior, 1934 Brochure for the ...