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Jeff Frohwein's Beetle Technical Page

Article Index

I remember an article on converting drum brakes to disc brakes but I can't remember in which issue it was located. If only there was an Article Index somewhere that spanned many years of popular magazine issues.

Specification Tables

Beetle Specifications: Engine Sizes, Gear Ratios, Model Weights, and Bore x Stroke - to - CC's Conversion.

Year-to-Year Model Changes

What was the year the first prototype Beetle was designed? Would you believe 1934? What made the late '51 Beetles distinctive? How about the '67 models?

The information I have on this page is all I have. Please do not send email asking for more information or links to other sources. Only send email for pointing out errors in this information. Thank you! jfrohwei@BRA.hiwaay.net (Remove BRA when responding.)