What if...
...you had the opportunity to travel back in time to 1979?
You walk into a Volkswagen dealership, the smell of new cars fills the air, chrome gleams in the light of the showroom – and there it is: a brand-new 1303 Cabriolet, ready for its first summer.
Today, you have exactly that opportunity!
We present an extraordinary Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet – in new condition, with only 61 kilometers on the odometer.
A real time capsule.
The story – preserved like a treasure!
In July 1979, Mr. Otto Immisch walked into the Volkswagen dealership G. Weise in Göttingen and ordered one of the last Beetle convertibles produced in Germany.
A 1303 Cabriolet with numerous extras and the rare special paint finish “silver-green diamond POR 250.”
Purchase price: DM 17,404.29.
As required by the regulations at the time, the vehicle was formally registered to an end customer, deregistered three days later, and then remained in the possession of the Weise dealership, where it stood protected in the hall all these years.
It was driven once to a shooting festival.
In the mid-1990s, the dealership closed and the Beetle was left behind. Untouched. No everyday use, no winter, no modifications.
Just time – and preservation.
The seller recounts:
The car was ordered by my colleague, VW dealer Gerhard Weise, as one of the last Beetle convertibles produced in Germany.
The order was placed in the name of a friend from Bremen and the invoice was issued to Mr. Weise's partner, because at that time VW dealers were only allowed to sell these vehicles to end customers and could not order them for their own use.
The car was then registered to the dealership for three days and then deregistered.
After that, the vehicle remained at the Weise dealership and, according to Mr. Weise, was only driven once on the occasion of a move to the Schützenfest (marksmen's festival).
The dealership closed around 1996 and the Beetle convertible was then more or less forgotten, remaining in the dealership's hall the entire time.
In the fall of 2022, Mr. Weise sold me the car for reasons of age.
Careful reanimation – with respect for the original
In 2022, the vehicle was technically recommissioned with the utmost care. The goal was not restoration, but a careful revival in the spirit of originality.
Among other things, the following work was carried out:
Replacement of front brake calipers and pads
Replacement of rear brake shoes and wheel brake cylinders
Engine oil and transmission oil change
Brake fluid change
Repair of lighting
Replacement of fuel pump, fuel tank, and fuel filter
Cleaning of the carburetor in an ultrasonic bath, including new seals and membranes
Replacement of the float needle valve
Replacement of the sensor and constant holder for the fuel gauge
Repair of the horn mechanism
Emissions test, TÜV inspection, and H certificate in accordance with § 23 StVZO
The tires are still the originals from 1979 and are even technically OK according to the TÜV inspector.
The original tank and the recently replaced tie rod ends are still available and will of course be handed over with the car.
The result: a technically flawless, historically accurate vehicle with H registration – ready for a new, special future.
We are happy to have a new TÜV inspection carried out before delivery.
One detail makes history
Even the rare 3-spoke sports steering wheel is an original Volkswagen accessory. It could not be ordered ex-works at the time and was fitted at the dealership before the planned delivery – an authentic document of the era of the late Beetle models.
Of course, all documents are available:
service booklet, operating instructions, order documents, and the original vehicle registration document.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Anyone who takes a closer look at this vehicle will immediately realize that this is not just a classic car. It is an almost untouched piece of automotive history. A 1303 Cabriolet in a condition that even collectors only know from brochures.
Opportunities like this don't come about through restoration—they come about through preservation. And they don't happen twice.
Conclusion
What if...?
What if you weren't just buying a classic car,
but a piece of history?
What if you opened the door, took a seat, turned the key—
and for a moment, the world of yesteryear came back to life?
What if you made the decision today
that you can usually only play out in your mind:
to purchase a classic car in mint condition—just as it was once intended?
This is not a replica.
Not a restored memory.
This is an original.
Place your bid.
And become the owner of an automotive time capsule –
ready for your very own journey back to an era
when a Beetle convertible was still a promise of freedom.
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