Volkswagen Oval window

oval rear window
Volkswagen oval rear window (Esher UK, 2017).

Volkswagen was the subject of big and small changes every year. Not all were as easy to spot. An oval rear window makes it easy to time the cars.

 

Model history

Oval-window replaced the models with a split rear window. Cars with an oval rear window entered production in March 1953 and were replaced by a full rear window for the 1958 model. The standard engine was 1200 ccm with 30 HP. As an option, you could get the car with a sunroof. There was also a separate cabriolet version made by Karmann. Visible model changes included the following:

  • 1954 Better seat fabric
  • 1956 The handlebar in the steering wheel moved under the steering wheel hub. The taillights moved higher up. The sunroof received a plastic cover and a smaller opening.

 

1954 Volkswagen 1200.

1954 Volkswagen 1200 oval window.

 
The elders gathered. The black folk wagon in the background is a "zwitter". The others have an oval rear window.

 
Volkswagen Oval Window.

 
Oval-window Volkswagen (Oslo NO, 2016).

 
Oval-window public car looks good in profile

Volkswagen Oval window.

 
1955 Volkswagen with oval rear window

 
sweeter
Oval-window Volkswagen at Sætre in Asker.

About the pictures

Bildene er tatt på forskjellige biltreff. Bilen i profil i hovedbildet er tatt på Volksworld 2017 i Esher, England. Bildet av den svarte norske bilen med takgrind og ski sto utstilt på Motordilla på Årnes i 2026. Bilene med spanske registreringsnumre er fotografert ved Aircooled-treff i Tossa de Mar utenfor Girona, Spania. Interiørbildene er tatt av norske biler på et Folkevogn-treff på Folkemuseet på Bygdøy utenfor Oslo. Der var også den norskregistrerte sorte bilen som kjører på brostein. En annen norskregistrert, sort bil er avbildet på Sætre i forbindelse med en «driveout» i regi av Veteran VW Klubben.

Terjes Biler continuously collects pictures of the Volkswagen Beetle. So that the web pages do not become too large, the images are divided into the following sub-pages:

Volkswagen with split rear window until 1953
Volkswagen with oval rear window fom. 1953 empty. 1957
Volkswagen with full rear window fom. 1958 empty. 1966
Volkswagen fom. 1967 empty. 1971
Volkswagen "S" fom. 1972

 
Click on an image to view in a larger format.
    Copyright notice

 

See

oval rear window
Volkswagen Beetle
oval rear window
Volkswagen Split Window
Volkswagen Model 181

Veteran Volkswagen Club