Paint and Upholstery:
‘Bamboo’ (09) / blue denim
‘Sunburst Yellow’ (11) / blue denim
‘Tangerine’ (13) / blue denim
‘Electric Blue’ (46) / blue denim
(South African Volkswagen paint colours were unique to that local market)
Accent to the paintwork was provided by all black external trim.
Technical Data:
1600cc typ. 114S badged “jeans”
Factory Fitted Optional Equipment:
VDO instrument panels replacing the grill panels either side of the speedometer and housing VDO ‘Cockpit’ style gauges: to the left – 52mmØ oil pressure gauge above voltmeter, to the right – 80mm Ø tachometer.
Petri AG sports steering wheel
Center tunnel tray
Cigarette lighter
‘jeans” side script in black or silver depending on the body paintwork colour.
‘jeans’ badge on the engine lid
4½J x15”Rostyle ‘sports’ wheels with 155SRx15 radial tyres
Chrome wheel trim rings
Context:
The Jeans Bug was based on the contemporary VW_ 1300 model with many of its standard fittings unique to Uitenhage production*
Information varies about how many Jeans Bugs were produced (between 1,080 and 1,400) by Volkswagen of South Africa (PTY) Ltd. at Uitenhage, South Africa.
Sales Literature:
A nice pop-up card style brochure was produced to promote Jeans Bug sales..
Further reading on this website:
* SA 1.0 The Special Edition Beetles manufactured in Volkswagen of South Africa (PTY) Ltd.’s Uitenhage factory 1973 – 1978
SA 1.1 Paint colours of the Special Edition Beetles manufactured in Volkswagen of South Africa (PTY) Ltd.’s Uitenhage factory 1973 – 1978
Jeans Beetle web site JeansBeetles.com. Some images courtesy of Marco Marco, Volkswagen Audi CAR Magazine “The Special Beetles Pt.1 – The South African Special Editions, 1983. Some information Neels Muller.
