The history VW forgot.
Like the Senegal Red WM ’74 reviewed in SMR 009 this fabulous Porsche Austria Salzburg Rally Beetle is both another variation of a previously issued model and a Solido “DEUTSCHLAND SPECIAL EDITION” model for...
Four years after the release of their introductory SEB model in the form of SOLIDO S1800501 VW Beetle 1303 Weltmeister 1974 in L61A Cliffgrün / Schwarz we now at last have a companion L31A...
It is now four years since I reviewed the first of Solido’s 1/18 scale SEBs: the 1303 Weltmeister 1974 in Cliff Green. At that time it would have been difficult to imagine just how...
Far from being just yet another Special Edition Beetle Solido’s Sports Bug is pretty special for a very important reason. It is an unquestionably North American version Beetle – something that is, very surprisingly,...
Inspired by Andy Gore’s very high quality Jeans Beetle restoration decals available through the Jeans Beetle & UK Register and Colin E. Shinkin’s work assisting an enthusiast replicate a 1970’s Kamei decor set SEBeetles...
As more and more owners contact us asking for help to identify whether the Beetle they have is an SEB or not we are finding increasing numbers of former SEBs hiding under later updating...
Not a factory produced SEB as such but a model of a Beetle that most definitely fits within the special guest, historically acknowledged and tuning landmark Beetles that we at SEBeetles think are worth...
VW Beetle badging explained. Standard European production VW Beetle badging 1970 -1979 explained first: In mid-1970 Beetle engine lid badging was straightforward. With the exception of a brief period around the time of the...
One of the regular features of the SEBs manufactured in Volkswagen’s European factories 1970 – 1979 was the replacement of the standard road wheel and chrome hub caps with alternative, distinct pattern, wheels. Like...