1972 Volkswagen Convertible 'Super Beetle' [Typ 1]

1972 Volkswagen Convertible [Typ 1] in Texasville, Movie, 1990

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for: USA

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
bmwtv ◊ 2008-01-30 00:46	In 1 scene, Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper drives light blue or aqua VW Beetle convertible with white top lowered. Eileen Brennan as Genevieve is passenger. Later Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson drives it while Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow & Lloyd Catlett as Lee Roy are passengers. 3 stars -- Last edit: 2008-02-03 04:15:09
Ingo ◊ 2008-01-30 17:53	light blue? Then -even without a photo, I presume, it's a 1302. The older 1500 Cabriolet didn't had that colour and the successor 1303 neither. This colour was quite popular, but only in the programme of the early 70ies. -- Last edit: 2008-01-30 17:54:11
rpcm ◊ 2008-02-08 00:08	It was called Convertible in the US and this equivalent to the 1302 was sold as "Super Beetle" - 1971+. This colour was called "Marina Blue".
Ingo ◊ 2008-02-08 17:27	In Germany this colour is also called "underpants-blue" or "garbage-bag-blue" -- Last edit: 2008-02-08 17:27:18
galloper ◊ 2015-02-15 12:48
tore-40 ◊ 2015-02-15 12:50	New thumbs show it as a 1972