Day 100 – Volkswagen Beetle
Look at this Volkswagen Beetle I saw at the Great Mall today (don’t ask me what year, or model number, or any such things 
). There are quite a few of them driving around the Bay Area, I noticed. I wonder if all of those are Beetle enthusiasts, or if some of them are owned by people who originally bought it a few decades ago and never saw the need to replace their beetle with a newer car? Either way, the old Beetle seems comparatively much more frequent here in the US than back home in Germany. Who would’ve thought.
looks like a 1300 from the late 60′s.
my tip for the frequent occurence: The 1600 has been built in Mexico until ’03, so it probably was a pretty easy to get an ‘original’ beetle.
I’d be intresting, if most of the beetle you encounter have the turn indicator in the front bumper because that would be a sign for the 1600
Kai: This is very helpful! I’ll pay attention to the turn signal when I see Beetles in the future, and I’ll let you know
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Actually it’s a 62-64 Beetle. 1200CC motor and it has what appears to be an aftermarket sunroof.