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Original interior 1970 beetle
m_adams1976 - September 10th, 2007 at 09:24 PM

Hi There
we purchased our very first beetle on Saturday and are hoping to restore her to its original beauty. On our list of thing to do, we wanted to replace the tired red seats and trims. Any ideas on what the original colour schemes were??

Craig Torrens - September 10th, 2007 at 09:26 PM

Red.

pod - September 10th, 2007 at 09:28 PM

black or brown

Craig Torrens - September 10th, 2007 at 09:29 PM

and red ;)

kroozzn63 - September 10th, 2007 at 10:55 PM

and ruby red

LukeV85 - September 11th, 2007 at 12:42 AM

As quoted by the other guys

Red was a common colour, but ive seen 1970 bugs with brown and black

65busser - September 11th, 2007 at 08:51 PM

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[ Edited on 11-9-2007 by 65busser ]

Bookwus - September 24th, 2007 at 03:56 PM

Hiya m_a,

VW matched up interior colors with exterior colors. If you know the original exterior color it is possible to determine the original interior color (or color possibilities - there were, in some cases more than one interior color offered).

So, what color is your 70 Bug?

aussiebug - October 11th, 2007 at 02:12 AM

My 1970 bug (I purchased it new and still have it) was Savannah Beige (baby poo brown :-) on the outside and bone coloured o the inside, with a white headliner. White car with a black interior was popular too that year. White with a red interior was another option I think (certainly was in 68 - I have one of those too :-)

Regards

donn - November 4th, 2007 at 05:58 AM

Hi m_adams1976, I have a seat out of a 71 bug, the cover is brown original and real tatty but if it's any good to ya I could strip the cover and send it to you (you pay postage) that would get you the exact cover to have yours recovered as new. Let me know if that helps.

donn - November 4th, 2007 at 06:36 AM

OOPS sorry bloke, seat is out of 7/72 model has a built in head rest , anyway if it suits let me know