VW Dealer installed option package from the Formula Vee accessory range - its name inspired by the Formula Vee single seat racing competitions. 'Mag' (magnesium alloy) sports wheels (US), Walnut sports gear shift with Wolfsburg emblem, side stripes, Walnut instrument panel and tachometer, Formula Vee decal or badge, 'rallye' 'walnut' steering wheel and rallye shocks, double-tone 'fanfare' air horn, front hood air scoop, taper tip exhaust pipes, bumper over-riders. Options varied.

Kevin Bacon's Formula Vee from the movie 'Footloose' (1984).

The Formula Vee single seat race car was conceived in 1959 by Hubert Brundage (a Florida based VW and Porsche distributor - the company now known as Brumos), who commissioned Nardi of Italy to build a prototype. In 1962 four Formula Vee single seat cars competed in a race in Savannah, USA. The newcomers were looked at as slow modified Beetle-descendants and were to start from the back of the grid. The race however ended in a spectacular triple victory for the new Formula Vee cars. On January 18, 1963 the Formula Vee Racing Association was founded. Now Formula Vee is still the largest single-seater class in the USA being governed by the Sportscar Club of America (SCCA).