Ferblantine
(1952~53)
La Rageuse
(The Furious)
(1960~61)
Le Combi (The
Microbus)
(1972~74)
La Cox (The Bug)
(1973)
Others
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And then, here it is, the
"clockwork orange", a secondhand Bug which I
saw by chance in Sologne near Orléans in september
1999. It reminds me at once of the Microbus for its color
and year-making, and I eventually gave in... It's a 1200, made in June 1973 (4 months older than me), with about 100 000 km at the clock, and with a gloss orange color. It belonged to a woman who used to drive least than 4000 km a year to go to work. |
| With its 34 hp engine,
it is entirely original... except : - the right rear-view mirror assembled in drilling the door, - a reverse light set up with some green wire mesh, - the antenna fixed to the right edge of the roof, - the electrical circuit in 12 V, - the tires in 165x15 and the spare wheel in 155x15, - a thermometer and two coins racks glued to the dashboard, - the rims painted outside in silver grey whereas they are black inside. That's all! ;-) |
 11/1999 |
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 09/2000 |
Apart from some rust (under the wings, bottom of doors, bottom of spare wheel), the Cox is in a pretty good shape... and now I drive sometimes on nice days only to hear the flat-four and to feel the driving of the Beetle... a mythical car! |
| Technical informations
: Built on : June 12th 1973 (she left factory on June 18th for France) Original color : L 20 B leuchtorange Options : 173 Textil-Gürtelreifen Chassis : 113 2 941 251 Model : 111 011 VW 1200 Limousine Engine : D1 095 130, 34 PS, 1.2 L Maker : 24-1-6716 Consumption : 7,4 l for 100 km (mainly road, the woman was doing 9,3 l with especially town) |