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1971 Beetle
2-door convertible

1971 Beetle

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Image: Calreyn88 · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1970. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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1971 Beetle profile

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1971 Beetle exterior view

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Engineering.

The air-cooled flat-four that powered the 1971 Beetle. Simple, reliable, and endlessly modifiable.

Unknown displacement

Air-cooled flat-4

Source-recorded engine code: D, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF.

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Mint Green

L11H•common

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Reference and Review

Use retained catalog and code references as a starting point for researching your 1971 Beetle. Applicability remains under review; VWX does not authenticate vehicles.

Recorded Engine Code · unverifiedD, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF
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