The 4 door Beetle that could have been......

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The 4 door Beetle that could have been......

Post by retrovan »

Found this interesting post, and wondered what could have been had this really been.

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Here is the write up ...enjoy

http://jalopnik.com/the-forgotten-beetl ... 1792130876

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Re: The 4 door Beetle that could have been......

Post by Tony Z »

Thats fkn ugly.
Rometsch did a few as prototypes, but they never took off
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Post by slak »

Wow i'm glad they did't make them that was ugly the Golf one was the right choice for four door
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Re: The 4 door Beetle that could have been......

Post by Dawie »

Side view looks nice, (except for those huge protruding bumpers, especially the front one, and "popeye" style headlights).
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Front view= very ugly.
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
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