About the VW Beetle Special Editions

The Sports Bug (Fun Bug with Standard chassis in South Africa -1600 units), a 1303 Super Beetle, came with distinctive red and black 'waist' stripes, matt black trim, door handles, wipers and bumpers (these also yellow 'trimmed' with tape) and Lemmertz GT wheels. Sales brochures featured black headlamp surrounds but some cars were fitted with the standard chrome.The interior featured sports bucket seats, 'leather' sports steering wheel and gearshift knob. Engine was standard 1600 and exhaust fitted with black finished taper-tip tail pipes..

<< Contents 1973 Sports Bug or Fun Bug



		^ Brochure cover - crowd: 'This is a Volkswagen?'
The Sports Bug (Fun Bug with Standard chassis in South Africa -1600 units), a 1303 Super Beetle, came with distinctive red and black 'waist' stripes, matt black trim, door handles, wipers and bumpers (these also yellow 'trimmed' with tape) and Lemmertz GT wheels. Sales brochures featured black headlamp surrounds but some cars were fitted with the standard chrome.The interior featured sports bucket seats, 'leather' sports steering wheel and gearshift knob. Engine was standard 1600 and exhaust fitted with black finished taper-tip tail pipes..


VW South Africa fitted 'Rostyle' wheels, tachometer, voltmeter and oil pressure guages, parcel shelf, sports gearshift, silver taper tips, Standard chassis, 1303 Super Beetle rear lights, 'Fun Bug' crest. Badged Volkswagen L (1600).
	Brochure courtesy KdF-WAGEN.de