104-Mile ’72 VW Beetle Is A New Car And An Old Car In One

104-Mile ’72 VW Beetle Is A New Car And An Old Car In One

A classic Volkswagen Beetle with only 104 miles on the clock has come up for auction. The 1972 Baja Champions special commemorates success in the off-road race. Based on the 1302, it features that model’s McPherson struts and 1.6-liter engine. It’s easy to forget the colossal impact VW’s Beetle had on the US car market, so try this stat for size: at its peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Type 1 Bug notched up around 400,000 annual sales …