WARNING.— The person in whose name this vehicle is displayed may or may not be the current owner of the vehicle. Readers are warned, therefore, that this entry is not proof of ownership.
Details
- Registration Mark
- 2233 HI
- (a) Type:
- Type 1
- (b) Year:
- 1972
- (c) Colour:
- Non VW (Originally Kansas Beige)
- (d) Paint code:
- Non VW (Originally L91D)
- (e) Engine CCs:
- 1200
History
- (a) Country of origin:
- Ireland
- (b) County first reg'd:
- Tipperary South Riding
- (c) Current or last known location:
- Unknown
Model information
1200 Beetle Deluxe
Info
John O’Connor recently added this sorry looking Beetle to the Beetle.ie Census. Although not a lot is known about this Beetle, John tells us that it has sitting there for a very long time and has deteriorated to beyond where it would be an economical restoration.
This Beetle was built as a Deluxe model when it was assembled in Dublin in late October 1972. It was painted Kansas Beige (L91D) and fitted with a 1200cc engine. Once through the quality control checks at the Naas Road plant, it was sent to main VW dealer, Andrew Dillon & Sons in Clonmel, County Tipperary on October 30th. The Beetle left Dillon’s garage on November 15th 1972 wearing its new number plates 2233 HI with a very happy South Tipperary owner behind the wheel.
It’s a shame to see a very cool registration number and of course, the Beetle, left like that but that’s what happens with old cars sometimes. Maybe it might have been a parts donor for some local Beetles over the years that it was sitting there.
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