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About 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
Overview
Volkswagen continued the trend of offering special editions of its popular Beetle by introducing the Sports Bug in 1973. It was a 1973 Super Beetle equipped with Recaro bucket seats, a simulated-leather sports steering wheel, oversized sports-type radial tires on oversized Porsche 914 rims, a sports-tuned transmission, and an upgraded suspension. The Sports Bug was available in a Marathon Metallic blue and Saturn Yellow colors with special exterior stripping and Black trim.
The Super Beetle was also available for 1972. It came with larger brakes, an upgraded suspension, and twice the luggage space as the standard model.
The standard Beetle was equipped with the 1600 four-cylinder, air-cooled engine that generated 58 horsepower, as well as a dual braking system, a four-wheel independent suspension, and a flow-through ventilation system.
In addition, standard features for the Beetle included seat belts for the driver and passengers, two-speed windshield wipers with a pneumatic washer system, swiveling sun visors, coat hooks, assist straps, folding rear seats, and luggage space under the front hood and in a three-foot carpeted compartment behind the rear seats. A convertible top was optional.
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Benny N
Reviewed a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle on Oct 18, 2011
acceleration-great build quality-not to shaby appearance-allmost as amazing as its model car, the 911 gt3rs cost of onership-at least 100 k fun as a kart, drifter, track car or even for road trip my baby, my build, not for sale!!!
Mary G
Reviewed a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle on Feb 19, 2010
i loved it. it would go anywhere in any weather. you could park it any where. it was fun to drive. could run forever on a tank of gas. low maintainence. had to finally get rid of it. couldn't find parts for it any more. very sad day. wish they still made them.
Giovanna M
Reviewed a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle on Jul 20, 2009
It was my first car. Performance - handled well, especially in inclement weather. Was a speedy little bug. Build Quality - I gave that bug a massive beating and it kept driving. It was solidly built. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Appearance - classic. My favorites of the Beetles. Cost of Ownership - good until the gas gauge went wonky. Then I ran out of gas all the time when it said I had a nearly full tank. It also decided to get 9 MPG at some point for no apparent reason when it used to get 19. Nobody figured out why. Fun Factor - It was a fun car. Especially when the bottom rotted out and my passenger seat fell out. Speedy, took corners fast, braked on a dime. It was a fun, fun car. I still smile. I'm sure if I had the money to have a mechanic who knew VW's solidly, that car would have been amazing. All in all, I'm sure the kinks would have been ironed out. But I was dirt poor just out of high school, flipping burgers and going to beauty school and living in Arkansas. Nobody there knew how to fix a car well.
Chan W
Reviewed a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle on Mar 16, 2008
Amazing ride. Riding pleasure is maximum. Superb handling and even without new safety measurements the safety in the cabin is impressive. Two times rammed and slashed by idiotic road hogs here but still, I'm free of even scratches and Beetle is still low flying. Thanks Ferdinand Porsche for the marvelous design.
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