Käfer 1303 Maya Gold with Subaru engine

Overview

• VW Beetle 1303
• Model year 1973
• Colour Maya Gold
• Not restored

Interior

• Recaro seats
• Auxiliary gauges (oil pressure, oil temperature, water temperature) in the switch panel
• Tachometer with shift light below the dashboard
• “Schaltbock” short-throw gear lever
• Steering wheel from the Gelb-Schwarzer Renner

Suspension, brakes & wheels

• Porsche 944 floating-calliper brakes front and rear
• Fuchs-style wheels 6J x 16" ET36
• Rear wings widened 2 cm on the inside
• KW coilover suspension at the front
• Bilstein dampers with 23.5 mm Porsche torsion bars at the rear
• Cup braces (gearbox support)
• Strut brace
• Uniball strut mounts

Engine & gearbox

• Subaru EJ22
• Displacement 2200 cc
• Output 136 PS
• 16 valves, SOHC
• Stainless steel exhaust system
• Long-ratio AT gearbox