1112 IU

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Details

Registration Mark
1112 IU
(a) Type:
Type 1
(b) Year:
1972
(c) Colour:
Texas Yellow
(d) Paint code:
L10B
(e) Engine CCs:
1300

History

(a) Country of origin:
Ireland
(b) County first reg'd:
Limerick
(c) Current or last known location:
Limerick

Model information

Anniversary Beetle

Info

Believe it or not, when this Anniversary Beetle came up for sale in Franklin’s Garage, Limerick back in 1993, it was being sold by the family of the original owner. The Beetle was bought by the Boland family and it is still in the same family ownership to this very day, nearly thirty years later. Under the Boland family’s watch, this Beetle has undergone many repairs along the way to keep it on the road as well as a full respray in its original Texas Yellow. It has been the learner car for all of the younger Boland family members and it is has now become a family tradition that 1112 IU is used to collect their Christmas tree with. This Anniversary Beetle has been used for family weddings but most of all it is their pride and joy, and shows no sign of ever leaving the Boland family.

The full story of this Beetle, from the day it was bought in The Service Garage in Limerick back in 1972 right the way up to the present day will be told in our book on Volkswagen in Ireland. This one car has been the centre of two families who clearly loved it and we know you will love each and every story that this Beetle holds.

UPDATE 20-8-19 by Cathal: Built at the MDL plant on the Naas Road in Dublin, this Anniversary Beetle was registered in County Limerick on 11th April 1972. It was owned by the Sheahan family in Limerick who run a family butchers. After 21 years of ownership the time came for the Sheehan family to sell on their well cared for Beetle. I had the pleasure of being in this Beetle before it went up for sale and it drove so well that it was obvious that the low mileage of under 40k miles was genuine. When it came up for sale in 1993 I looked at it with the intention of buying it. I went home to do my sums and decided to buy it so I rang back but it was just gone. The current owners had put in a bid but I’m glad they got it because they really love their Beetle and have now owned it for longer than the original owners.

I have added some photos of this Anniversary Beetle taken at the Jumpstart VW Show in 2018.

Being one of the only surviving Anniversary models it’s great to see it out and about. this is a rare Beetle but being relatively stock looking you could be forgiven for walking by. It left the Dublin factory with (as standard on an Anniversary Beetle) accessory over-riders on the bumpers, highback seats, heated rear window, intermittent wipers, 1300 engine, Texas Yellow (L10B) paint and most of all, a rare dash plaque to tell you that this is a limited edition Anniversary Beetle.

 

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