Paint and Upholstery:
L15M (51) Zitronengelb / Lemon Yellow, Black (50) (basket weave pattern leatherette)
L30M (59) Tomatenrot / Tomato Red, Black (50) (basket weave pattern leatherette)
L64M (50) Apfelgrün / Apple Green paintwork, Black (50) (basket weave pattern leatherette)
(in addition to the models having black accent trim, including the glovebox lid and dashboard speaker grills, they also had bumper trim tape colour coded to the paintwork)
Technical Data:
1200cc typ. 111 unbadged
Factory Fitted Optional Equipment:
M 976 4½J x15 (Lemmerz) “GT” style sports wheels
Context:
Sales promotion model for France based on the most basic of all export Sparkäfer complete with 6volt electrics.
We are not certain whether the 700 Promotion Jeunes were produced by Volkswagen AG at Wolfsburg (Germany) or by D’leteren at Brussels (Belgium). However strong similarities between the Promotion Jeunes and the 1200cc Speciale Belgique together with an article in the January 1973 issue of the UK published “SAFER MOTORING” magazine leads us to think they were assembled by D’leteren.
Sales Literature:
Non produced but the Edition was publicised with a postcard published by the French importers.
The January 1973 SAFER MOTORING article can be found here: https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/SM%201973%2001%20BeB.pdf?token=AWwVoooDjUIcKNqL3E3GzlsIgYTNtxzZ0E9j_IZqblLaf6KGbuPNTWjM6HvkacPK_v34k6GGjqUzfMFHLZIUIw6ONUq7QVXpSF-Dg5DgLGi1qyXMwGkIjiPtKauEFKYaP_oq4ScWYArWBhVxpJnJmuG-QwCSo6QX8eDCLihFVWYYzg
Information supplied by Geoffroy lHoeste
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