1973 Volkswagen Beetle Production Line

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[@carguybd]

I’ve always had several collector cars, including some really high end ones. For some reason though, I was always intrigued by the Beetle. I bought a ‘67 several years ago and barely drive anything else since. People just smile whenever it’s around. Luv my Beetle!

[@chriskelleher349]

Hats off to the VW assembly line workers. Diligence = Reliability.

[@jonVW67]

The date is wrong for this video. It is actually 1977. The seats with the separate head rests came out in 1977. Additional clues show that it is USA specification -ie. The fuel injection (Bosch L3 Jetronic) , with single tail pipe, and the piston shock absorbers on the bumpers. The PDF manual can be seen if you Google: "beetle 1977 sedan pdf"

[@dennisobrien3618]

Also the fact that there was a Rabbit on the line at the end. I believe those came out in '75.

[@Doctorj63]

@Gary TeslaOne bratwurst per hour.

[@Doctorj63]

@Gary TeslaI swallowed mine with sauerkraut.

[@Doctorj63]

@Gary Tesla Grow up...

[@inspanienfruhkolsch2995]

Das muss vor 1974 sein. Die Blinker sind noch auf dem Kotflügel.

[@bruceburns1672]

A brilliant car and was dearly loved by the owners , I had 3 of them and will never forget their simplicity and reliability .

[@paul1242]

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. If VW brought back the original Beetle and Super Beetle there would still be a market for these cars. VW was always improving this car throughout it's history. With a few modern upgrades in engine design, air bags, led lights, A/C, etc., these great cars could be popular once again.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

The original Beetle reached its zenith in Mexico. It has just about every modern refinement possible for that car. But, sales continued to drop because it was still too common to appreciate. Only after being gone for so long are we realizing what we've lost. The 2003 Mexican Beetle should be the starting point for a revival of the car. Unfortunately, the EPA and DOT have imposed ridiculous emissions and safety standards that would make it impossible to sell as a new car in the U.S. Maybe VW could sell the car as a CKD kit that you build yourself. I'm pretty sure there are loopholes in some States that would allow a DIY build of a new Beetle to be titled and registered.

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

That is the coolest Beetle, I think. With the glove box and the big round rear lights. An awesome car!

[@markf4720]

I agree, I know the earlier models are more sought after and expensive, but for me the super beetle is the one I knew growing up and it's just the best!

[@ryanshort9470]

These look like 1975-1977 models. Fuel injection and impact bumper brackets. My first bug was a 75 standard. In 1994. Soooo many since!

[@dazbrowne5668]

Cool my car was on that line of production

[@greedo2660]

I had a 1973 super beetle with a 1600 dual port engine. It was a great car! Was really good in the snow and even off road. I could see why people turned them into Baja bugs. I had to learn how to check and adjust the valves pretty much every time I changed the oil. Once I got that down and learned how to maintain it, it was a very reliable car. I miss it!

[@garyseefeld620]

A review of all the correct identifications: These are 1977 model year cars for the U.S.A.

[@rid.]

The best car of all time 😐👍 Built to go not to show.

[@Naijaonline]

1973 You see Men working, Fast forward 2016 you see Robots doing what they are doing now

[@carsonball2001]

Ikr I think that they should go back to making cars hand made because those robots could stop working due to technical issues and more money would be spent on a new robot it would be easier to do it by hand in my opinion

[@frankgarrett242]

@@carsonball2001 You'll have to buy a Ferrari or Lambo if you want a hand made car.

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@carsonball2001 this isn't hand made. It's still an assembly line

[@frankgarrett242]

In 1973 you see German workers crafting a car. Also in 1973 the Chevrolet plant is offline again because the UAW is conducting another strike.

[@oldschoolhiphop8976]

@@carsonball2001 dumbass this was very hard work glad robots came out

[@travelinben1966]

Blew the engine in my bug,towed it to a bug specialist,had a new engine installed before I finished lunch.I really wish they still made them like that.

[@texaswunderkind]

I had the exact same thing happen. It cost me $300. For a teenager that was a life saver.

[@travelinben1966]

@@texaswunderkind Cost me about the same.What a deal!👍

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

It always amazes me that this car was in production for 65 years. Interesting to watch the factory films from the 40's, to this film, to the last of the aircooled ones built in Mexico (Building Last VW Bug in Mexico 2003). What a run.

[@guillermovalenzuelamartine2972]

🇲🇽 Made in México 🇲🇽

[@ironicchannelname6457]

One of these bugs could be the one I drive every day

[@adilsonjr5705]

La nostalgia no tiene precio!!!

[@halnwheels]

Wow no robots! Good history lesson if we ever want humans to build cars again.

[@sonnylatchstring]

These robots went home after their shift.

[@ae3619]

The old beetle were excellent. The new one are use less trashes. Very sad, Germany lost the quality production. From the best honesty changed to crook and trash zero quality. Germany go back to old history and bring back your father and Grandpa super 1000 % quality job. What a shame to lose the old days quality job. Ah, Ah........

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@ae3619 a bad German car is still miles better than a good American car

[@montesa35]

@@ae3619 same as Mercedes. The old ones particularly the diesel cars last long than those of new and crappy ones. So I can rather get them a used diesel Mercedes in excellent condition than the new one. The new ones are always endless moneypits

[@jasonnord5027]

@@doctorfeinstone6524 The better American cars are much more reliable than the bad German ones

[@DOLRED]

Learned to drive stick shift in a 1964 Bug. Bought a 1973 Super Beetle and later a used 1972 Bug. Enjoyed them all. Could not believe they were discontinued in the US. The water cooled ones were a poor comeback.

[@willievanhetkerkhof286]

If production was robotised we could buy this car now for 5000 dollar or euro, dont forget that.

5:23 blue golf1 ?

[@azeleapark]

Rabbit

[@redeemer1167]

Iconic best car ever to be made.

[@HesseJamez]

5:29 Left side - must be one of the earliest rabbits ! Not offered before 1974! USA-export version with black rubber bumpers, the Germans had slim chrome bars until 1979. German bugs had 2 exhaust pipes, carburator, no catalytic converter and no turn lights on mud wing.

[@robneville5728]

Yeah. 1975. I saw Rabbits toward the end of the video.

[@caribbeancarchannel2]

Der gute Käfer,...das sind noch Autos mit Seele, die nach Benzin und Öl riechen...

[@RedLP5000S]

The People's Car. Although the sound of this video is not real, I do appreciate the look back at the production of this record breaking automobile.

[@70Kenny]

Single exhaust, 5MPH bumpers, head rests. These are probably some of the last VW Beetles destined for the US market in the late 1970's. After that, we couldn't buy them anymore because government bureaucrats and Ralph Nader somehow got to decide what the individual American citizen can drive. How did we let that happen?

[@gordonclark7632]

Great to see how cars were built (by hand) before all the modern machines took over.

[@jesusmariomaciasgonzalezel799]

Los " Vochos " como olvidar este suigeneris automóvil, VW, en carro chico y económico, no hubo ni habrá otro igual, precisamente yo compre de agencia ese modelo 1973, que " flotaban " creo que fue el mejor armado de todos los modelos VW, " escarabajo " Lo MÁXIMO 28/5/20 🇲🇽

[@aldobianculli2292]

Is 76 or 77 model, the F.I. comes in 1975 but this seat model is more modern !!

[@cengeb]

Crude, now things are automated, much better fit and finish, less waste, less muss, much safer work environments...these places where nasty. VW runs the biggest car factory under one roof Still, Wolfsburg Germany, and biggest in N. America Puebla Mexico, much more efficient, and CLEAN

[@73beetle19]

I just replaced a engine in my 73 bug last year. I love the bug!

[@vwthings]

Not many cars can claim to have been in production so long - helped somewhat by the clever marketing of VW America. Still a fun car to drive, easy to fix and sublime curves. Own a T3 (T25) now but my love of VWs started here. :D

[@Zero-usa]

biz 17 yıldır kendi aracımızı yapmaya çalışıyoruz :) genelde çalışmalar seçim dönemlerinde ilerliyor sonra duruyor .

[@ronmelys2854]

yeah, definitely 76 or newer, not only fuel injection but that metalic paint wasn't around in 73 on the beetle, at least not that shade. I've got a mint condition 74 and i LOVE it!

[@kolbpilot]

Coming up as a boy I got to experience 2 VW Beetles new. I was with my mother both times when she first, bought a dark blue 1969 model. Then, 5 years later with her when she bought a 1974 yellow one. 4 speeds, no radio, either one.

[@brettbanta2100]

Man, what I wouldn't give to have one of those brand new off the line Beetles

[@stephenport4768]

Great cars I just winced when that man gunned the wheel nuts on without starting off the thread cross threading territory 😮

[@elliewithg]

I've been watching old cars restorations and I dont even know how to drive. 😢

[@Hussain1998H]

حلووة 😓🚗

[@MouhammadEmadHlwani]

Awesome thanks a lot for sharing this with us

[@brankombkb]

1976-77

[@chrisrussell9991]

Obviously not '73.....look at the line of Rabbits in the backround towards the end. Still a cool video..

[@emilthoresen981]

Chris Russell There was no rabbits in this video! Is about cars, not animals!

[@t21229513]

Those cars are 1977 models.

[@dstrdm]

Its a dark place to work

[@toddbob55]

Leaked oil when they left the factory, No A/C no Heat no power steering or brakes..... And a wopping 35 Horsepower.....Crappiest cars in history.

[@edolugo150267]

this is not for 1973

[@TheThirdWheel618]

Fuel injection on a bug woo hoo I never drove a FI bug I had a 59 ,72 ,and 69 auto stickshift the auto stickshift was the best it was quick as crap and kinda rare to find most don't like them I loved it ....

[@blub33333]

Saw the factory in 2012, not to be recognised all robots and still 40.000 people. Only outside is the same all red bricks, 10.000 construction workers worked there 1936-1938. Two kilometer long brick walls...

[@memati7199]

This is an amazing assembly line , I don’t think the world will ever witness a marvelous manufacturing like what the Germans used to do 😞.

[@celsobigliazzi2564]

Melhor automóvel do mundo . Manutenção barata , motor de refrigeração a ar , sem a construção desse automóvel , coitado das pessoas pobres ! Os carros atuais a manutenção é caríssima ! Saudades do carro do povo .

[@cjfalbuquerque9030]

Melhor que isso era quase um trabalho artesanal, ou seja tinha empregos pra muita gente, mas com a tecnologia o pai de família, ficou desempregado;. Que pena!!

[@DiguinhoMVJPOA]

MUITO LEGAL A FORMA QUE SE PRODUZIA, MUITO MANUAL

[@s2239]

1967 volkswagen beetle restoration kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWSminaYl5WLhc0

[@edilsonmarrins4322]

Lendário Volkswagen, o carro do povo!

[@sarvjitdeol9622]

ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ। ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਤਿੰਨ ਬੀਟਲਾ ਹਨ। Very nice. I got three Bettles.

[@allboydogs]

That's a 1977 beetle color combo

[@kumrusanatmuzikokulu9571]

klasik mekanik yani iyi dusunulmus mukemmel bir iscilik hala sene 2016 beni gezdiriyor

[@bravobug77]

this is a video taken in Aug 1976 - July 1977... car for 1977 market. I am 100% sure of that ! certainly not 1973.

[@cphipps79]

Agreed. Those are fuel injected engines and late model year seats.

[@rammsteinfan30]

yep 1977

[@mamuwaldevoudoupractitione3518]

That bright metalic green and the wheels were the immediate clue for me.

[@RoadCone411]

There are also Golfs in the background at the end of the video. Beetle production was winding down in West Germany by this time.

[@frankdenardo8684]

bravobug77 the 1977 model featured seats with adjustable head rests and Rallye wheels.

[@timsharkey1993]

My parents had a 1973 Beetle, bought brand new. Great car! They traded it in for a 1977 Rabbit. Big mistake! That Rabbit was a total piece of crap.

[@muratbas6753]

O yıllarda bizim ülkede darbeler yapılıyordu :((

[@adalmar]

Damn, those production robots looked more human then today.

[@JorgeAparicioOsorno-XE-RTMX]

They no are robots, they are humans haha 😂

[@bruceburns1672]

It looks so primitive now that in the modern era everything is done with robots .

[@michals547]

5:29 golf/rabbit I..

[@juice-le4cv]

my first car a 1969 still have a 64 best car ever there would never be a new school water cooled class at shows if it wasn't for the air cooled bug that put vw on the map

[@iancleary1872]

now that the climate shit is over please bring back the beatle

[@vitosanto3874]

When I had my body shop I did repairs for a local V. W. Dealership the Bug was the easiest to repair no matter how hard they were hit

[@2Truth2you]

Achtung baby! Those Germans sure know how to make things, and in such a civilized way as well.

[@2Truth2you]

+2Truth2you I wonder if the workers knew they were being filmed and thus gave it that little bit of extra Ka-Boomph.

[@eduardohtk]

Cuando nací el primer carro que ví fue uno de ésos!!, un bochito, era color verde, han pasado 24 años y hemos tenido otros autos pero yo sigo pensando que ese era el mejor de todos y lo será para mi

[@DonCharlie28]

I like the VW beetle but i like the production in México It's better!!!

[@otabash]

few things caught my attention, one no torque wrenches, two no robotics involved, three workers do not seem to be very gentle manipulating the metal and still this is one of the best build cars. What a difference with cars nowadays for God sake!😂

[@scdevon]

Air tools are often calibrated to deliver a specific torque on assembly lines. Air impact guns are usually set up with a "torque stick" which is a tool extension with a preset amount of twist "give" in the shaft. Factory tightened fasteners rarely have problems.

[@mgmlv6539]

Why can't I have these boys in my garage...this is BITCHIN' cool!!!!

[@TheMARCODI]

I have one of these here in Brazil, in my country we call "Volkswagen Fusca"

[@AbderrahmenFessi]

ما شاء الله كان أحسن من الآن , كل الناس تشتغل و الآن كان الروبرت فقط يشتغل

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Great video on late 70's vw's.

[@RickPiper1]

I have seen a lot of Beetles, but I've never seen that green metalic looking paint. Looks awesome. I want one (more).

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The lug-nut-guy looks like he hates his job.

[@jrushen4235]

It must be circa 1977 as I can see Mk 1 Golfs right at the end of the video...

[@SquillyMon]

+J Rushen EXACTLY...I saw the Golf's as well.

[@furripupau]

+John Smith U.S. market Beetles kept the fender indicators till the end, because of the 5mph bumper regulations. These cars have those bumpers, which were introduced for the '74 model year.

[@blub33333]

+J Rushen It must be 1974... The Golf was introduced may 1974, produced in Wolfsburg, the last Wolfsburg Beetle was made summer 1974... Production of the Beetle in Germany went on in Emden untill january 1978.

[@Xicohtencatl_Xayacate]

+Paul Meester : After that, Volkswagen Beetle was produced in Mexico until the year 2003... :P And I am from Mexico...xD

[@blub33333]

You are absolutely right, this is Wolfsburg Germany, production went on in Mexico and Brazil I believe, last were made in Mexico. Saw brand new ones in Mexico/Yucatan in 2001

[@wornoutshoes11]

VW Should produce this type of cars again... Super efficient and will last forever... Best car ever.

[@MissMarinaCapri]

Wouldn’t it be great to go to go back in time and buy one! Especially if you could bring it back to this time, wow! I want one!

[@55break55]

Weird, actual people having actual jobs in car industry, now we are so smart that we have people on the job market, social support, instead of working and supporting country while paying taxes... Cars got better, but at what expense.. we should have used automation elsewhere

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Whatever work is left in the auto industry goes to Third-World countries in South America and Asia. Detroit's decline comes from that. Not from automation. Millions of workers make US and EU cars, but OUTSIDE of those two entities.

[@josephheston9238]

That's actually at least mid 1974 for the '75 model year because those Bugs are fuel injected, and F.I. didn't come out until the '75 model year.

[@t21229513]

True. They are certainly 1977s with those colors and headrest.

[@putuch]

+Joseph Heston I agree with what you are saying, but the 75's had the indicators in the bumpers, I'd say these are mid 74 for the California market.

[@beetlejuice150]

+Joseph Heston I think you're right. At the end you see some vw Golf (Rabbit) types. The Golf was launched not before 1974!

[@moodair]

+Joseph Heston True, and there are VW Golfs in the background at 5:24

[@kurtburgess1519]

I concur. The Beetle wheels are from a later year.

[@chriskelleher349]

New Bugs smelled great.

[@novoopala2611]

*Vin Diesel: "This is Brazil!"* *(Entendedores entenderão)*

[@pablohernandez7483]

Tha Performance Germany Germany and Germany el ícono de la CIUDAD DÉ MÉXICO MÉXICO

[@jimsweeney1134]

I'm guessing this was a promo/nostalgia video for the last beetles to come to the US market. The workers knew it was the end, and they were giving their "all". The simplicity of design, although a nuisance to some, proved it's worth in longevity.

[@chriskleckner1659]

Big round taillights and single exhaust pipe with F.I. means at least '75.

[@MadMax-cw3pn]

Decent rides anyone could fix on the side of the road. Keep the valves adjusted at 006, change the oil every 3000-5000 kilometres and this vehicle will get you around in style for many years.

[@albanipadilla7008]

Si, eficientaran el motor, y hacerlo un minimo mas seguro, de acuerdo a las normas vigentes de paises tercermundistas, y los mismos metales de antaño, sin cambiar nada mas! Señores de VW, venderian millones de estos autos otra vez! Pagan millonadas a pseudo ingenieros y diseñadores para desarrollar autos que en 5 o' 10 años deben de descontinuar, el escarabajo les haria ganar millonadas por otros 60 años Piensen y dejen de hacer autos caros gastalones y desechables...piensen! Si vivera Ferdinand Porche los metia a los hornos crematorios por dispendiosos y malos constuctores! ! He dicho!

[@tonyyero7231]

Awesome video! Miss the Super Beetle!

[@TheWilferch]

All those tasks.....lifting panels and fitting them.....welding them in place, ....lifting doors to chassis.....fitting doors to chassis and screwing in the hinges, bolts torqued to spec.... ALL of this,.... is now being done by computer-controlled robots. No lunch breaks, no salary, no workman's compensation, no wages that get pumped into a social-security system for the next generation.....nothing. Progess.

[@winfriedkloeser3244]

This car was originally designed to be 100% repairers with the factory supplied tool kit. A simple reliable car commissioned by a genius. Heil herbie is a good documentary on this car.

[@MOTOFLIXGARAGE]

things were so nice and simple those days, everything is steel, super solid super strong steel not plastic

[@Mr20001]

I don’t know of any plastic car, other than one made by Fisher Price.

[@MOTOFLIXGARAGE]

@@Mr20001 😆 😂 😆 😂 I was talking about the plastic panels used in today's modern car

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

4:05 GREAT PLACE FOR GAS TANK In a wreck would douse you with gasoline. Had a patient that was trapped in one while fuel dripped on him and skin peeled off.

[@kirwankars8597]

Building 1977 Beetles in 1973? Amazing.

[@lrg3834]

Volkswagen accounted for 48% of Western Germany’s total GDP in 1946. Without this carmaker, the nation would not have recovered so fast after WWII.

[@Jimmythekid007]

Never new it was built liked that. Robots took over car industry look at Mich.

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

The heavy use of robotics in automobile manufacturing didn't become mainstream until the 1980s. I seem to recall GM investing heavily in it back then. I suspect this video shows the Wolfsburg VW plant, and at this late stage in Beetle production (this vid is circa 1975) it didn't make economic sense for VW to start automating bug production so the kept building them mostly by hand.

[@alespersin6066]

Working all day in the Volkswagen than go on the beer with commerads , wearing bundesliga frisure and fancy googles, have no family, this was life of German worker. Look at the Greek.Sitting in front of the house all day and waiting what will Europe give them.....

[@patrickbuglass973]

I believe I saw this same scene in 'DEVO: Behind The Music' on VH1.

[@JamesK7911]

I always wonder if manufacturers ever try to guess what a car’s future will be. Like if the point at one car and say “this car is going to last for 40 years and will have 6 owners throughout its lifetime and will travel around 25 states, while this one is going to last only 5 years when it will be flooded out in a hurricane, and this one is only going to last 11 years when it will be totaled out in a car crash” 🤷‍♂️

[@nildosousa5733]

Se voltasse a fabricar o Fusca de novo no Brasil bate o recorde de venda porque muitos carros populares que fabrica hoje são descartável principalmente os importados são uma lata de lixo não leva a 5 anos é jogado fora quando fica velho parece um disco voador isso é se disco voador existe então se fizesse os novos Fusca compacto e mais potente não tinha para ninguém essa é a minha opinião deixa a sua

[@imgonnagogetthepapersgetth8347]

4:30 "How about you, sideburns? You want some of this milk?" "I'd rather have a beer!"

[@waldisusi]

1973 hatte ich den Fehler gemacht einen 1303 zu kaufen, ich glaube es war die Sonderserie BIG mit Lederlenkrad und 50 PS . Er brauchte im Stadtbetrieb fast 20Liter! Über die Qualität möchte ich nicht näher eingehen, sonst kriege ich heute noch einen Hals.