VALUES

Type 51s are too rare to value, but you can expect to pay about £10k for a Condition 1 Type 11. Good examples of oval-window 1200s can easily fetch more than £7k, while non-ovals aren’t that far behind. You’re looking at about £4000 for a tidy-ish 1200/1300/1500 with an MoT, and similar money for a 1302/1303. Fancy a Karmann Cabriolet? Prices range from £5000 to £10k for a Condition 2 car, depending on engine size.

WHICH IS WHICH?

• Type 51/Type 11 (1945-49/1945-53) 1131cc, 25bhp, 50-65mph
• 1200 (1954-1965) 1192cc, 30bhp, 70mph top speed
• 1200 (1968-1978) 1192cc, 34bhp, 72mph top speed
• Super (1971) 1584cc, 50bhp, 80mph top speed
• 1302 / 1303 (1970-72/1972-75) 1285cc, 50bhp, 72-84mph (All European-market Beetles were fitted with six-volt electrics until 1967)

PARTS COUNTER*

• LUK clutch kit £92.81
• Sebro brake drum £32.61
• Bosch fuel filter £1.47
• Air filter £12.34
• Beru spark plug 79p
• Eicher handbrake cable (rear) £8.11
• ATE brake master cylinder £86.95
• Damper £16.16
• Anti-roll bar bush £11.52
• Pagid brake hose £9.01

*All parts prices are from Eurocarparts, include VAT and are based on a 1970 Beetle 1500

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