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Originally Posted by DORIGTT
I do believe that the Standard Beetles were still produced to 1974 alongside the Super Beetles.
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Standard Beetles were produced through 1978 in Germany, but all were sedans from 1971-78. All convertibles* were done by Karmann and all were Supers once the 1971 model year started (September 1970?).
Standard and Super sedans were built side-by-side so to speak.
Cabriolets (Rabbit-based or Golf-based depending on continental name) and Super Beetle convertibles were built side-by-side from September 1979 into January 1980. The former were genuine 1980 models while the latter were still technically 1979s (even though collectors lay claim to them being 1980 models).
Sedans and convertibles were not, however.
* - There were other coachbuilders doing convertibles in the 1950s and perhaps into the 1960s. I'm not too sure of the history going back that far.