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Volkswagen Typ 1 4door Rometsch

1951-1954, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  fuel torque  
'51-53: flat-4/8V 5.8:1 1131cc.(69ci)

25DIN-hp

@3300rpm

1bbl 49lb-ft. (67Nm)

@2000rpm

'53-54: flat-4/8V 6.1:1 1192cc.(73ci)

30DIN-hp

@3400rpm

1bbl 56lb-ft. (76Nm)

@2000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

1.1l25hp:

~100kph/62mph

?s ?s ?s ?s

?s @?mph/?kph

1.2l30hp:

~105kph/65mph

?s ?s ?s ?s

?s @?mph/?kph

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: ?
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimension/weight

length x width x height: 4230 x 1540 x ? mm (166.5 x 60.6 x ? in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2650 mm - 1290/1250 mm (104.3 in - 50.8/49.2 in)
weight: ~755 kg (1664 lb)
price: 2000 DM more than the base-Beetle.
production: ~20

Rometsch built this 4door Beetle for taxi companies.
The body of this car was made by Messerschmidt, Frankfurt in 1953.
Pictures taken 2008 in the "Volkswagen AutoMuseum" in Wolfsburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Volkswagen AutoMuseum
 
VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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VW Typ 1 4door Rometsch 1951-1954
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