1967 Volkswagen 1500 Limousine [Typ 1]

1967 Volkswagen 1500 [Typ 1] in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, Movie, 1990

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-06-16 17:25
rpcm ◊ 2007-06-16 18:10	It's, at least, a 1966 model year. It could be a 1300.
DAF555 ◊ 2007-06-16 18:30	It´s a 1967, 4 bolts on the wheels and the rear axle was modified and track widened so the wheels have a different angle and fill the wheelhouse better.
rpcm ◊ 2007-06-16 18:41	I didn't notice the four-bolted wheels, but they identify a 1967 1500 with front disc-brakes. -- Last edit: 2007-06-16 18:42:39
DAF555 ◊ 2007-06-16 18:58	rpcm wrote I didn't notice the four-bolted wheels, but they identify a 1967 1500 with front disc-brakes. Hmm, that´s right. They still used the older bolt circle on the 1300 for -67, I´ve seen that on some cars. But that changed for -68 if I´m not mistaken, or was it during production of the -67 models? It must have been impractical to have different wheels and brakedrums in production alongside.
rpcm ◊ 2007-06-16 22:19	As far as I know, only for the 1968 model year ( started in August 1967 ) all versions received the four-bolted wheels. Among 1967 model year cars, only the 1500 had four-bolted wheels.