Volkswagen Beetle Production in Germany and Mexico (Historic Footage 1974-2003)
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
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0:00 - Emden, Germany (1974-1978)
5:45 - Puebla, Mexico (2003)
11:13 - New Beetle, Puebla, Mexico (2003) - Авто та транспорт
One of the most practical and iconic cars built ever. How could anyone not like the Beetle? Used to see so many of these. And that air-cooled engine! I would still love to get one.
I owned three of them since 1983. They're all gone now and turned into beer cans I'm sure.
One of the cars in this video might actually be mine. I got a 1983 mexico beetle that was once white.. who knows! Maybe I'm looking at my car getting built
(highly doubt it tho, but who knows)
I thought the same thing. My now rat rod vw beetle is a 1983 as well and was originally white.
@@HazardBuilt that's so awesome! Do you have like an insta or something for the bug?
The video is from 20003.
@@MREnzoHerbiebro traveled 18000 years to future💀
In the early 70's my MOM and her sister both had Volkswagen Beetles : ours was the 1500 of 1968 & my aunt's was the 1300 of 1970 - lovely cars & great memories!
I just bought an 1303s :D
I had a 1600 in '70 that I picked up in Frankfort and drove around a couple of thousand miles touring Europe finishing off in Paris. From there I shipped it home to NY and flew home. It was all prearranged by a tourist agency. I loved that car.
I've owned 2 in my lifetime. My first one was a sky blue perfect 1969 when I was 17 in 1975. I learned to drive on it snd loved it. My second one was a 1967 off white one I bought from my Dad ( he loved them also), when I was 34. I wish now at 64 years of age I would have kept at least one of them! Thanks for showing the video!
Had a yellow 73 Super Beetle in high school and college. 1600cc dual port with about 60hp on a good day at sea level going downhill. To this day I could still probably tear down that engine and do the clearances and rebuild it from memory. So easy to work on.
Osmario
One and the only old car model that can be seen in movies, roads and parking of modern car. It reminds us muscle cars. It is a legacy. Love from Pakistan.
Some things should still go on. I believe this car was the people’s car and should remain so. Cheap, basic, reliable and timeless design
Maybe you would like a cheap un-safe Smart car ?
@@bextar6365 How in the world did 99.7% of motorists back during the time these cars were sold survive?
I don't want to pay all that extra money for government dictates, I'll sign a waiver and give me what I REALLY want to buy.
a BRAND NEW original VW Beetle.
@@watershed44 Smart car is safer ........or you can buy a old used VW...
@Misael Arroyo Ahhhhh go drive your Camel..
@@bextar6365 I hate Smart Cars gimmick cars no where near the high quality build and simplicity for the low price. These original Beetles are in the USA are nearly 50 years old now, most have been used up and damaged beyond repair. No I want a brand new one. Your choices are NOT choices at all...what a surprise from the bagelites.
how i wish VW never stopped producing the old beetle. 👍🙏
car with a soul and spirit ❤️
Aqui no Brasil... também foi produzido o Fusca, na cidade de São Bernardo do Campo/ São Paulo. Obrigado por postar.
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I was trained by one of the ww2 vw mechanics, very good teacher.
Is he still alive?
@@cropereira No he's buried up the street.
To james hall, from Nygel Miller, did you mean you were trained by one of the British who put Volkswagen back on its feet after the war, or were youtrained by somebody German?
@@nygelmiller5293 and dumb ford was offered vw..but they didn't want it...I would bet if ford ran it...it would not be where it is today #1. 13 brand empire..sold almost 11 million vehicles in 2019..last least Toyota out sold them by about 100,000 vehicles...vw is back on track to again outsell toyota...ford has nothing left...everything they touched turned bad.ike gm a compete failure..all their brands are dead and gone..vw keeps growing..just got navistar in the u.s. the rest they didn't already own..international harvester..thre big truck makers...Daimler. Volvo. Vw tratonn div....gm and ford are nothing in the global vehicle business failed. Chrysler is bailed out again ..its now French and italian...there is no u.s. car makers that are relevant
in 2002 my dad went to Mexico and rented a brand new beetle to drive from one city to another, it started pouring rain, he went to turn on the wipers, but they didn't work, so he stuck his head out the window and drove like that the entire time from Puebla to Mexico City.
MKII Beetle (New modern Beetle) was absolute
junk.
@@watershed44 i
@@JuanCruz-ok4sw 🙃
My mother used to have a Volkswagen Beetle when I was little. Even a neighbor had one in blue when I was 10 years old.
A 10 year old Nazi
Reply to Brian Milligan from Nygel Miller I think you should actually leave the " NAZI" jokes out, because the thing is this beautiful car meant so much to people from all around the world, and in so many times, that it was no longer just a car the Nazi government of the time paid to develop!
A piece of car culture, the beetle is. Though it could give you a good history lesson.
Nice to see how the 1st car I owned at 17 ( 36 yrs ago ) was put together, still miss that car and the 1st taste of freedom it gave me :)
Same for me....had a ‘67, then a 74.
My first car in high school was a '76. Loved that car and drove it until my sophomore year in college when it started to have problems and I simply couldn't afford to maintain it so I sold it to a buddy for $800. I vowed I would have another one when I had the money. Years later...and after a milestone birthday I saw him....a 1978 Convertible with a for sale sign at the side of the road. We have been together ever since. I still wish I had my old '76 back too.
The most beautiful car I have seen in my life
Figures for someone who drives a camel
Das Auto.
Adoro Fuscas!
@@DrinkWhiskeyRaiseHell Man that was just wrong
Volkswagens didn't rattle because they were welded together. I had a number of them. Loved them all. No power, no heat, but they'd go anywhere on fumes. LOL
Mine never had a problem producing enough heat. It actually warmed the cabin faster and hotter than any other car. Too many mechanics do not attach the air hoses correctly and adjust the flaps correctly. There is nothing wrong with the design of the heating system. The same fan that cools the engine blows monsterous amounts of hot air into the cabin, after it passes over the engine, and though the heat exchangers wrapped around the exhaust pipes, where the air is heated even more before it blows almost painfully hot into the passenger cabin. If a paper hose is missing, if the flaps at the end of the heat exchangers are not adjusted properly, if the flaps are not lubricated maybe once every few year, they may get stuck in the closed position, and heat won't get into the cabin. Very easy repair. The flaps could use a drop of oil in 1 or 2 places. The heat exchangers rust through after about 150,000 miles (240.000 klilometers) and some of the hot air will not get to the cabin. They can be easily replaced, or even patched up. Even with small leaks in the heat exchangers, the cabin still gets very hot.
My van did not have enough power, but the beetle had plenty. No problem getting onto limited access highways or passing slow-moving traffic. And car would go 80 mph for 10 hours without overheating. Van would only go 65. The valves needed adjustment once every 6,000 miles I think it was. Spark plugs needed replacement I think at 12,000.. Timing needed adjustment every 6000 because car had distributor points which changed the timing as they wore down. Easy jobs to do but you had to do them. Carburetor needed adjustment - air-fuel mixture and idle speed, that was it. Jets needed to be cleaned out with compressed air and every 30,000 miles or so you would need to replace the diaphragm that pumped in extra fuel when accelerating. If you adjusted the mixture correctly the engine and fuel pre-heating tube would not get carboned up, ever. However the engine would only last 100,000 miles before the number three cylinder would suck a valve. Exhaust valve would stretch, break, and get sucked into the cylinder. It would damage the piston, cylinder, and connecting rod. But you would be warned before that happened when adjusting the valves, as you would see the valve lash starting to get smaller instead of larger. If you took off the heads soon after you saw the lash shrinking, you could recondition the heads and the engine would not have any expensive broken parts that needed replacement. You could simply replace the exhaust valves, resurface the valve seats and the intake valves, adjust everything, and you would be good to go.
I have always wanted to see how the VW Beetle was crafted to the world. This video is pure satisfaction. Thank you
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A friend has got a Beetle, not sure of the exact year it was made but it is around the early 60s, what supprised me was how well equipped it is, it has a steel sunroof, heated rear window, blower motor for the interior heater and a heated front windscreen with the thin metal wires buried in the glass.
steel sunroof would be 64+, heated rear screen 69+. The blower is probably not original, I have never heard of that kind of windshield, also probably not original.
@@curtislovrak5390 Just spoke to the owner of the Beetle, it is a 1971 model imported from Germany as a left hand drive model and converted to rhd, all the features mentioned are factory fitted items.
We had 3 at the same time, when growing up, all green. A 56, 62, and 64.
My 1st car was a 61 Karmann Ghia.
Oh man, cool family!!
For a moment my heart lifted when I thought the rest of the caption was, "to be resumed now" !!! ALAS.
I bought a new one in late '67. It was a '68 with the high back bucket seats and the new bumpers but built in Germany
The workers of that days were awesome. Most of their work was handmade...
Real masterpiece...
Yes no tattoos
@Chaos Discharge
Especially in Germany...all white employees with high productivity, high quality, and dependable too, just like the cars they made.
El Sedán, orgullo de Puebla México 🇲🇽 para todo el mundo
Asi es camarrada
Esse carro é origem alemã para todo mundo
Es el famosísimo vochito Volkswagen sedan más famoso de México y del mundo y el Volkswagen beettel 2003 en la ensambladora de Volkswagen puebla pueb y el vochito moderno como lo conocemos hoy en día muy buen carrazo saludos desde Chiapas México y me gusta tu comentario abrazo a la distancia soy José Rolando Martínez Cano abrazos y un saludo
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De Alemania para el mundo.
Old time Beetles, Kombis and Karman Ghias will always be on my dream car list. So simple and just such cool cars.
In my opinion, the most iconic and popular car of all time
My 1st car was a ‘74 Beetle. Learned how to drive a manual stick shift in that car. Wish I had another one in pristine condition. Still remember that interior bug smell.
I remember the same smell
the smell :(((
@Normal Keel
Horse hair seating material for the cushion.
I also bought a new beetle in 1974 super beetle and remember to this day the smell and the feel and I’d like to get another one pristine like that one was but so be it
@@ronaldhadley7129 Great cars, built simply, but like tanks... and high quality too, you can't even find that in a Mercedes today. I'd love to have a brand new old version Beetle with a stick shift in it.
My family owned a Beetle in the early 60's before I was born. My sister told me how my dad would cram 7 neighborhood kids in the car, when he'd give rides to school. No seat belt laws. It was a simpler time.
These old items keep people young..
I remember once when I was a kid (early 1970's) I saw an advertisement for a NEW VW bug in a magazine, $1,995!!
150 to 200$ weekly salary car cost 1,900$
2020 600$ weekly salary vw cost 30K
My seniors at our office told me once that they prefer using Volkswagen Beetle for their field work due to its durability. I wonder why my country Malaysia no longer imported the car as it has many fans here. Usually the classic Beetle are owned by college students as they could not afford to own new cars. My uncle's brother in law, a school teacher used to own a Beetle and remained in his home until he died.
In 1984 I own a 4 door 1975 VW Yellow Rabbit in Great Condition. Very Cute Car. Always Wanted to Own a VW Beetle.
Vochito = recuerdos= diversión!!!
Estos eran verdaderos autos Artesanales👏👏👏👏👏 hechos a mano👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏👋👋
As a school kid in the early 1960’s (Heilbronn, Germany) We went to the VW factory !
we miss you ♥️🥺
In Mexico, an assembly line worker makes more in an hour than an outside laborer makes all day. New Beetle production, notice more robots and automation, also a much cleaner factor with better lighting and clean uniforms for the workers.
Wonderful auto in 1969 a friend and self with both our wives went out for a evening at the VW dealer; in 1969 we both bought a pair bugs; great autos he got the light blue one my wife and i bought the dark blue one. his engine was a regular vw engine mine had a Porsche engine; which happened when the plant ran low on bug engines the Wolfsburg plant usually had some extra Porsch engines sitting around to be used. you didnt know until you bought spare parts usually in the carburation. Great car!
When I was a kid I would sit comfortably behind the rear seat in my mother’s bug. Now whenever I see one I’m amazed out how little that space actually is.
أجمل وأرقى سيارة شعبية صنعت على مر ألتاريخ..انها خالدة في ذاكرة الاجيال..قبلاتي لكم من بغداد ألعراق
You right 😎
Mexico had a topless version of the Beetle that was really cool. Not a convertible, as it didn't have a top at all. You would see them in places like Cancun and Cozumel.
The pulmonias?
Moded beetles without doors or roof
@@thesandvichgenuine27 No. They looked just like a Beetle, but without a top of any kind. I don't think they had windows, either, just a windshield.
You might be talking about the Volkswagen Safari, which in the US was called VW "Thing"
Engineering is all about the most output with the least amount of input. In that respect, VW beetles were technical and engineering masterclass vehicles. Simple design, rear air-cooled engine (no heavy and problematic radiator) and constant advancement in the car's technical progress and quality.
That wonderful little automobile put a great nation back on track to prosperity. The VW beetle represented true "Vorsprung durch technik".
أجمل وأروع سيارة شعبية صنعت على الاطلاق وبلا منازع ..وانا شخصيآ أحببت السيارة الفولكس واكن الزيتوني موديل 1974 ..كم هي جميلة وكم أتمنى ان املك واحدة منها..رغم ان سياراتنا الان متطورة وعصرية...تحياتي من بغداد ألعراق..lraq
El vídeo se ve un poco oscuro, pero está excelente la historia!
Tenemos en casa un Bug 2003 😍
Beautiful Porsche.
Like truck drivers . Car builders are a special breed . My first car 1958 1200 cc Deluxe BUG .
El vocho, aunque ya no lo producen en México todavía hay muchos, es el orgullo
Hay muy pocas piezas que son muy caras,chafas y escasas,sin mencionar que son muy fáciles de robar e incluso el motor va montado con sólo tres tornillos,eso si que al contrario de lo que piensa la gente su mecánica es compleja no como lo piensa la gente que con un desarmador y unas pinzas haces magia y lo arreglas en 5 minutos,en el manual te marca que tiene más de 150 tuercas y no se cuantos tornillos de diferentes medidas y tamaños,el que le haya hecho un ajuste completo al motor bóxer de volkswagen sabe de lo que estoy hablando igual que el karmann ghia.
Got one from 95 in red. I love this car
i just sold mine 2 months ago ;:) nevers broken, !!!
A few quick comments: VW was offered for free by the British to any major auto firm that wanted it; no takers. Unlike other companies, the Allies completely changed the company from its WW2 roots. My friend's 1968 Beetle was by far the best made car I've ever seen, and that includes RR and MBenz. The basic VW design was dreadful, unsafe, with an awful highway boom sound with the windows down, and no A/C to allow closing the windows. But, it was made exquisitely and was easily repaired.
Correct. I believe it was offered to Roots Motors UK. They derided it and lived to regret it. Anyway probably in British ownership it would never have been a great success - without doubt !
Best Car Ever. Das beste Auto. Das war wenigstens noch ein Volkswagen.
I'm amazed how fast these guys work. I have a 1972 Super Beetle original family beetle and it was my highschool car and my wife has a 1971 Super Beetle. I also have a 2000 Golf and my wife has a newer Sportwagen Golf. We love our VW's!
What torque setting were they using I wonder :D
todo hera manual por eso su calidad fue increible y con todo y eso las produciones heran enormes para esos tiempos .... podriamos inmaginarnos estos mismos modelos con las tecnologias de hoy en dia cuantos se podrian contruir al dia y ha que precios ..
Love it. Thanks and hi from Germany
I always liked the Super Beetle with the curved windshield in about 1972. Had a fan-forced heater also, as I recall. The 5mph bumper mandate of 1974? killed the Beetle in the USA.
I remember that my gym teacher had a 1974 burgundy one back windows behind doors were bubble outwards had chrome 5 stars and stereo system. It was so cool .
Engine diesel in the back trunk n spare tire in front.
And brought back into production in the late 90s
Timeless classic
We as a family didn't have a Beatle, but had a Squareback we picked up in Germany, 1968. Some family friends of ours had a Beatle.
Hola 👋 excelente canal ☺️
It is my dream car to own in my lifetimes. I really I admire this car.
awesome....great video...this was hard work...1970s ....today Machines
Nothing wrong with hard work.
Jobs then.......
Unemployment now!
I think the people who build the cars give it it's soul. That is why new cars are soulless.
wow, I always wanted to see a volkswagen bug being put together from scratch, thks for posting
Debe volver tan emblemático automóvil a las calles de nuevo, con las mejoras tecnológicas pero sin perder su esencia.
yo estoy muy de acuerdo en volver ha repetir una y otra ves las mismas produciones de anos pasados ....... pero en mi opinion en un futuro no muy lejano algun hijo de papai y mami que herende las fortunas de ellos se animen y saquen estos modelos y se den cuenta las fortunas que que hay en este negocio que de por si ya tiene miles y miles de compradores alrededor del mundo ....
Si pero se volverían caros por toda la tecnología y seguridad que deben de llevar así que ya no se llamaría auto del pueblo que es para lo qué Adolfo Hitler lo mandó a diseñar y construir a la compañía Volkswagen y Ferdinand Porsch
Que de hecho Volkswagen ya lo volvió a sacar pero con motor eléctrico y cuesta una fortuna que es de poco más de un millón
The Beetle was also produced in Yugoslavia, in a car manufacturer called "TAS" (Tvornica automobila Sarajevo). You can recognize it's a Yugoslavian one because it had a J mark. For example 1200J.
My first car was a 64 VW beetle. I would fill up the oil and gas every time I went to the gas station but that car was reliable.
those cars were junk....no horsepower, oil leaks, clunky suspension, noisey interior, electrical problems, water channel rust, water getting into the carberator......VW's were one notch above a Go Kart cheap garbage
Very cool and Thumbs Up !
I barely saw any Beetles when I was in Germany in 1984
L'auto più bella mai esistita.
Echte Handarbeit und gute Qualität.👍👍👍👍👍
The Volkswagen beetle a truly beautiful car back then ...I'd so love a VW beetle today simple mechanical engineering a truly exceptional bug
So many people employed. With mechanisation eliminating work it’s great for profits but communities die
Owned 73 super beetle best car I ever had if they ever make them like the 73 I would absolutely buy one now
Got to love those VW Beetles! I love my red 1966 Bug! Good shape-runs great!
Have you seen the Chinese all electric version, looks fantastic but vw are not happy😂
Yup. I'll give up my '67 only when someone pries my fingers from the steering wheel as they remove my body which died from old age.
CERRARON UNA MINA DE ORO,,,,,OJALA UN ILUMINADO PUEDA INVERTIR PARA RESUCITAR ESTE CARRO ICONICO,,,,,,BIEN SENCILLO
My first car after taking my drivers license in Sweden in 1981. A light blue 1974 beetle 😊
Was da mit den Jahren für Welten entstanden sind in der Herstellung,vom normalen Käfer,zum Beetle! Wobei der Beetle wie ich schon gesehen habe,keine so lange Lebenserwartung hatte. (Ausnahmen gibt es natürlich auch).
what a beautiful farewell they gave the beetle in mexico
اشتريت سيارة فوكس واكن في عام ٦٦وكانت روعة بكل شيء قوةومتانة ورخيصة والف شكر للكادر في الشركة العملاقة فوكس واكن
Had 4 of them. Two new and two used. My first new car was the 69 Volkswagen GT.
VW beetle- the Ciderella story of automotive history❤
I can only imagine the repetitive motion injuries these workers sustained having to lift whole car bodies into place. The spot welding alone would kill your wrists
Who cares? It is the job they chose.
@Milford Civic
That kind of thinking is what destroyed the western work ethic. Now no one in our western countries wants to do hard work.
I wish Volkswagen would re-make the original Beetle as a "Special Anniverary Edition" Exactly the same, no computers, no gizmo's, all chrome e bumpers & wind up windows. A sraightforward, air cooled, lovely little car with a heart. I bet they would sell like hot cakes.
I had a1973 one in atlas white. The best car I ever had. These days I drive modern SUV. But its still not as much fun as my beetle❤
I love Beetle 🐢
I have a 1972 superbeatle convertible 4 speed. Love it.
I have a 73 VW bug and I love driving it.
This car is still serving till today ..the people car..impressive german engeneering from a long time.
I liked how dispite its age VW just modernized it enough to keep improving it without drastically changing anything. I wonder what improvements would have been added in the 20 years since 2003 if production hadn't ended. More safety tech features maybe, basic digital dials/displays... A simple easy to use touch screen on the dash , electric Windows, romote central locking, LED lights etc. Little things like that to keep it up to date while maintaining its charm.
Power windows are unreliable and almost everything you mentioned, your ideas would have ruined the car. The more gadgets the more trouble and especially when the car gets some age on it. The idea is to keep it simple, if you want gadgets then buy a BMW. Few older BMW's on the road for sure but plenty oil cooled VW's out there and people keep fixing them and driving them.
Даа , этот жучок будет ещё не один десяток лет радовать окружающих вокруг людей своим радостным и утончённым видом и так же тысячи девушек и женщин будут хотеть во что бы то ни стало заполучить его себе !
Parabéns amigo, painel incrível o fusca está top.
For the people that work in this industry, I hope that you love your robots that have taken over allot of the work that most been really hard and took allot of your body. Ps what a fantastic video from back in the days 💙
Ну что тут скажешь, красиво, машина легенда. К стати у меня такая же, модель 1997-го года, единственная в городе.
А запчасти где брать
@@user-jo1pf7zc5e Запчастей валом, двигатель обычный, подвеска четвёртого гольфа, да и по кузову есть всё, правда ценник раза в два больше чем на чери.
good old days
Das schönste Auto der Welt.
I'm going to drive my bug right now 🤗💖🙃🇦🇺
Melhor veículo do mundo,👏👏👏😍😍😍😍
I owned a 1968 VW in 1976 sold it after a month. No heat, no defrost, no good !
Beetle owners be watching this like, is, is that MY cAr?!?!!
actually yes! hahah.. is that my vocho?
saludos from Mexico
I still got mine, directly from the VW dealer in 1996
When cars were still cheap and good.. Now it takes you forever to pay off a car..
True! These cars were death traps, most cars prior 1990, you are paying a premium for safety
@Alex N And standard safety features included.
@@cessealbeach How did people survive those death traps back then...the fact is most did.
As far as durability these old beetles were the best, easy and cheap to repair and simple enough that any mildly hands on owner could do it. Todays overly complex turd boxes, nope, and it will cost you a fortune to even maintain them much less repair them with all the electronic crap in them. Bottom line is I don't want to pay for that extra safety.
@Alex N actually no...ABS was a $3,000 option when introduced in a Benz, it now costs VW $123 to install in all vehicles, read the statement years ago, by Vw execs...cars are much more efficient and durable, engines are much more precisely machined and assembled, as is the entire car, fit and finish, and better materials, that don't fade and crack in the sun in 3 years...much better now
@@null643 extremely durable...less maintenance...lighter materials...much more efficient...coatings and paints lasts much longer...2.0l turbo close to 300 hp on my flawless 2019 golf r..36,000 flawless Mike's fun fun fun not one issue change oil at 10k intervals..couple of air fikters...fantastic..reliable...fun maintenance freenew version now 320 hp..with better drive system from haldex to an audi type torque vectiring...they are much superior to old crap...super reliable...fantastic handling..tires last much longer with fantastic grip...continental extreme contact dws 6...fantastic in rain dry and snow...old cars are grossly inferior in all aspects..my previous gtis where also great current golf r is best one yet
When we were young we had nicknames for our cars: a beat up Comet was called The White Weasel and if you mashed on the accelerator clouds of oily smoke were blasted from the exhaust pipe - just the thing to discourage those who liked of follow too close. The "Banana Boat" took up two parking spaces and one day the car body almost sank to the pavement. My VW was called "The Fuhrer's Revenge"!
AWESOME ! 😃