1971 Volkswagen 1302 'Kupla' [Typ 1]

1971 Volkswagen 1302 [Typ 1] in Badding, Movie, 2000

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
skydragoness ◊ 2007-06-23 04:44	Are you serious? It's a Beetle!
ahight ◊ 2007-06-23 04:46	skydragoness...welcome to the site. just because it's a nicknamed a 'Beetle' in the US...that isn't how they're named in other areas (1200, 1300, 1302, 1303, etc).
antp ◊ 2007-06-23 10:30	Even in the USA it was a nickname and not the real model name I think, at least in the early years. -- Last edit: 2007-06-23 10:30:36
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2007-06-23 10:38	"Beetle" is the nickname all over the world, well perhaps the meaning of the nickname change in some of the countries, but i doubt it was its real name, "beetle" has been always a nickname, in Spain we call it "Escarabajo" it means literally "beetle"
antp ◊ 2007-06-23 10:42	"Coccinelle" in France and Belgium, which means "Ladybird" / "Ladybug" -- Last edit: 2007-06-23 10:43:19
firebird86 ◊ 2007-06-23 15:28	In the US, Volkswagen of America referred to them as the Beetle in national advertising, later models were referred to as the Super beetle.
night cub ◊ 2022-10-30 20:12	Old main: