1972 Volkswagen Beetle
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1972 Volkswagen Beetle (1300 Saloon, green, classic)

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Model
Beetle
Variant
1300 Saloon
Year
1972
Decade
1970s
Colour
Green

This catalogue entry records a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 Saloon in green, a saloon, from the 1970s.

The 1972 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 Saloon in green is filed under Classic and Saloon, within the 1970s picture cars.

1970s on screen

Luggage and shopping can make a family departure easy to read, leaving costume and surrounding buildings to establish the seventies context without an explanatory close-up. Wardrobe should be researched for the character and date, rather than treating every seventies arrival as an excuse for the same conspicuous fashion cues. Work vehicles can give a seventies street practical activity, provided any visible company lettering has been chosen and cleared for the production rather than assumed.

Possible roles in a production

A saloon outside a family home can remain ordinary background transport, leaving the activity at the doorway to explain the departure or return. For luggage-led action, the actual bags and access should be checked before filming rather than inferred from the general saloon category. A parked saloon can connect two characters in a confined setting, with doors and passenger movement tracked carefully across different dialogue angles.

About this listing

The entry describes a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 Saloon in green; its categories are Classic and Saloon. We list 34 Volkswagen Beetles in total. The listed years run from 1956 to 2014. You will also find black, white, brown and blue in the colour records for this model. The wider catalogue includes 132 Volkswagen vehicles, while the decade selection has 379 cars from the 1970s.

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Can I hire this 1972 Volkswagen Beetle in green for filming?

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What if this Volkswagen Beetle isn't available?

The model selection contains 34 Volkswagen Beetles, but a suitable alternative might come from 132 Volkswagen vehicles or 379 cars from the 1970s; catalogue inclusion does not confirm availability.

Can it be driven on camera?

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