Pampered Pet
Super Beetle 1303s - 1973, 1.6, Price circa RM30k
With less than 50 examples on the road in Malaysia today, this was a rare find indeed.
Wikipedia : “Super Beetle”
“While production of the standard Beetle continued, a Type 1 variant called the Super Beetle, produced from model year 1971 to 1979 (1302s from 1971 to 1972, and 1303s from 1973 onwards), offered MacPherson strut front suspension, better turning radius (despite having a 20 mm (3/4 in) longer wheelbase), and approximately double the usable space in the front luggage compartment, due to the stretched "nose" of the vehicle and relocation of the spare tire from a vertical to a horizontal position. The Super Beetle was improved in 1973 to include a different dashboard shape (the padded dashboard appears on some 1302s models also) and a more aerodynamic curved windshield for more driver visibility.”
List of Enhancements
Interior
Bucket seat – driver side – electric, Quick shifter, Specially-designed VW speaker board,Battery off switch, Fully upholstered with carpet, Specially-designed air condition duct, Boomerang car alarm, Fully tinted, Front Bonnet interior is fully carpet (spare tire is concealed), Special button from remote alarm to open front bonnet,
Exterior
8 spoke Empi sport rims, Stainless steel bumpers front (with signal light) & back wit rubber lining, Front tires 195/55/15 & rear tires 195/65/15, Smoked signal lights, VW Logo mud flaps, Stainless steel side guard rail, Front disc brake from Germany, Front lowered springs, New front lights plus HID lights with cat’s eye
Engine
Air condition – using new gas with 2 cooling fans, New Carburetor, New Alternator – 75amps (vs 55amps), New Fan housing, Chromed electronic distributor, Electronic ignition, 60,000 volt electric distribution, Cyclone for the fuel inlet, Chromed parts, Chromed K&N Filter, Earthing cables.
The rare super beetle, less than 50 on the road in Malaysia
Pearl White paint job costs more than RM3k
Stretched nose with enlarged trunk space
Super beetle horizontal spare tire
Full leather interior. Note the short shifter.
Sport steering wheel
Electronic seat adjustment
The best feature
Very clean and chromed engine bay
Single-tip silent exhaust
The curved windscreen of the Super Beetle
