1972 Baja Champion SE - USA
SE Beetles Contents
Baja Champion Se stripe
Baja Champion SE SE Certificate
Dash
  Dash plaque  
  Lamp Lamp fixing
Carpeted Champion trunk  
Heating label
Champion 'Marathon' wheel Baja side stripe
SE Brochure Tapered tail pipes

1000 produced during 1972 to commemorate Baja off-road race successes from 1967-1971. A European 'Marathon' 1302 Super Beetle (Marathon Metallic - silver/blue, L96M), 'Baja' wheels (Lemmertz made and named Marathon wheels in Europe) with silver wheel nut covers and hexagonal center caps, tapered tail pipes. July 1972 newspaper adDealer installed overriders, 'Baja' side stripes, 'Baja Bug' logo on engine cover, plaque on glove box lid and optional Bosch halogen driving lamps.

Car featured full American specification, leatherette bucket (high back) seats, full carpeting including trunk area, two-speed fan powered ventilation, rear window defogger, day/night (anti-dazzle) mirror, glove compartment lock and vanity mirror.

 
Baja Champion press release photo