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1976 Beetle

1976 · Beetle

1976 Beetle

Every 1976 Beetle record we hold — 2 Super Convertible entries, 2 Super Sedan entries — is under identity review. VWX does not pick one.

Image: Charles from Port Chester, New York · Recorded license: CC0 · Representative image; manifest year 1977. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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Every 1976 Beetle record we hold — 2 Super Convertible entries, 2 Super Sedan entries — is under identity review. VWX does not pick one.

The records conflict. Rather than choose one and call it history, we leave both visible and say so.

1976 body styles

Factory colours recorded for 1976

Paint codes whose recorded availability covers 1976, from the VWX colour reference. They are not tied to any record on this page; year applicability remains under review.

  • Saturn YellowL13M1976
  • Light BlueL87A1976
  • Forest GreenL63A1976-1977
  • Moss GreenL63B1976-1977
  • Diamond Silver MetallicL97A1976-1977
  • MahoganyL2481975-1976
  • Inca RedL2581975-1976
  • CapriL3351975-1976
  • Alpine WhiteL90E1975-1976
  • Alaska Blue MetallicL96B1975-1976
  • Oceanic BlueL57H1976-1979
  • Atlas WhiteL91Z1974-1977
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