Factory Pictures
The Birthplace of Cool: VW Factory Views
All
the cars can be seen in this group shot photo, parked in front of the Karmann
factory in Osnabrück in July 1974. The cars were painted in Cliff Green
(Cliffgrün) L61A with black roofs, bonnet/hoods and engine lids.
50th
anniversary: To celebrate West Germany winning the FIFA World Cup on July
1974, Wilhelm Karmann GmbH produced twenty-five 1303 Super Beetle Cabriolets
as a “World Cup ‘74” limited special edition for all the
members of the West German winning team.
Workers
installing the cabin wiring harness on a 1973 Super Beetle.
VW
1303 assembly lines at Wolfsburg around 1973 or 1974.
A
1973 1303 Super Beetle gets the go-ahead from quality control.
Final
checks and adjustments are made to VW 1303 models at the end of the line
at the Wolfsburg factory on January 1973.
The
body of this 1303 has just 'landed' on a completed chassis during the Hochzeit
in final assembly Hall 12 at Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg.
VW
1303 roof panels emerge from huge presses that have stamped out the front
and rear window apertures in the press shop at the Wolfsburg plant.
1303
Beetles on the line in Wolfsburg in the final assembly hall pictured on
November 1972.
Painted
VW 1303 bodies in 1974.
A
completed 1303 Super Beetle fresh from the factory.
Like
brightly coloured Easter eggs, 1303 Super Beetles move slowly along the
final assembly line in Hall 12 at Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg.
February
1972, there is a huge party atmosphere as the Weltmeister Beetle is driven
off the line.
Bodyshells
emerging from the paint line at the Karmann factory in Osnabrück about
1971, including a 1302 Super Beetle cabriolet.
A
line worker on the body fitting out line installing interior trim on a 1972
model Super Beetle at the Wolfsburg plant.
New
cars on the quayside at Baltimore, Maryland, USA in December 1971 with the
Bremen-registered Volkswagen transport ship Johann Schulte. With a loading
capacity of 1,750 Volkswagens and a speed of 17.25 knots, she was in the
1960s the largest and fastest ship ever built for Volkswagen.
1973
Super Beetle bodies wait to be assembled.
Open
the roof and let the sunshine in. Stacks of 1303 sunroof panels
Railway
station and Volkswagenwerk, Wolfsburg, Germany.
Type
1 Super Beetle, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, and a Karmann-Ghia are included
in this 1972 photo.
Images courtesy of Volkswagen Factory Pictures
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