He was looking to get this rare old bug running ... Under the trunk, the 1972 VW Baja SE came with a 4-cylinder 1,600 cc typ. 113 (1302 Super Beetle) engine powering the rear wheels.

many classic VW Bug drivers seem to dislike Super Beetles. There seems to be a perception that they are not "true" Beetles because of all the differences versus the standard classic Beetle.

This renders the Super Beetle the fastest Bug we ever test (at the time), dropping its quarter-mile time to 19.8 seconds. The run to 60 mph takes nearly as long, at 16.1 seconds. Alexander ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Super Beetle is claimed to be one of about 300 'Sun Bug' special editions. Let's decide if its price gives us a sunny disposition. Even if, like Ice-T and ...

The body comes from 1303, or Super Beetle, and as you can see, it doesn’t look too over-the-top. That said, there are some giveaways that this is a modified vehicle, like the big Porsche wheels ...

Unlike Solorzano’s championship Bug, this Beetle is a virgin racer, readying for its first run at Baja. Why? “We only have a 1600-cc air-cooled engine. We don’t have the electronics that all ...

We mention that only because it fills us with a sense of déjà vu: Back in 1975, when the end was near, Volkswagen introduced La Grande Bug, a top-of-the-line Super Beetle with high-end features ...

A new Super Bowl commercial ... rocky start the Beetle had in 1949, when larger, boxier cars were in vogue and American drivers weren't sure what to make of the funky-looking Bug.