About the VW Beetle Special Editions | Sports Bug

<< Contents 1973 Sports Bug/Sport Beetle - USA and Europe
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Sports 'Lemmertz' wheel

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Stripe Kit

Marathon Silver Sport
Sport Strip Marathon Blue
Sports stripe rear
German specification
This 1303 Super Beetle, came with Saturn Yellow (L13M) and or Marathon Metallic (L96M) paint, distinctive red and black 'waist' stripes, matt black trim (also Vent Grill trim used to cover vents below rear window for stripe continuity) , door handles, wipers and bumpers (these also body colour 'trimmed' with tape) and Lemmertz GT wheels. Sales brochures showed black headlamp surrounds but some cars were fitted with the standard chrome.The interior featured Recaro sourced sports bucket seats and 'leather' sports steering wheel. Dealer fitted options included the 'short throw' Formula Vee range shifter, a stereo radio and fog lamps. Engine was standard 1600 with black flare-tip exhaust pipes.