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Details
- Registration Mark
- BCI 239
- (a) Type:
- Type 1
- (b) Year:
- 1962
- (c) Colour:
- Black
- (d) Paint code:
- L41
- (e) Engine CCs:
- 1200
History
- (a) Country of origin:
- Ireland
- (b) County first reg'd:
- Laois
- (c) Current or last known location:
- Unknown
Model information
1200 Beetle and Beetle Deluxe
Info
I don’t know the exact date that I spotted this 1962 Beetle but it was probably the mid 1980s. All I do know is that I was too young to buy it, otherwise it would have come home with me.
It was parked at the side of a garage in Monastervin, County Kildare. Back then, parts were hard to find for ‘older’ VWs and if it needed more work than a newer 70’s Beetle it may have been overlooked. I would love to think that this ’62 was found by a loving new owner and it survived. Do you know it? Did it get a second chance or was it sadly scrapped?
UPDATE 23-1-20: I found a photo of the interior and one of the rear.
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