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2003 Volkswagen Sed\u00e1n \u201c\u00daltima Edici\u00f3n\u201d<\/strong>\nSchuco - 45 026 9600 (diecast) <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 06\/24\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On February 17, 1972, an important car came out of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg. On that day, the 15,007,034th<\/a> Beetle rolled off the assembly line. That is quite significant, because it bested Ford\u2019s 1927 world record of the most produced automobile. By then, the Beetle\/K\u00e4fer\/Vocho was undoubtedly the most recognized car in the world. Sales were strong, however their \u201csingle model policy\u201d led Volkswagen into a financial crisis. The company needed to diversify, so production lines at Wolfsburg<\/a> switched to the more modern Golf. Production of the K\u00e4fer continued in smaller numbers at other German factories until 19 January, 1978. That day, at the Emden plant in Lower Saxony, the last German K\u00e4fer sedan rolled off the line. Two years later, the last K\u00e4fer Cabriolet left the Karmann plant in Osnabr\u00fcck. Even so, there still was demand for the K\u00e4fer, especially abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n came with white-wall tires and matching wheels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, starting in 1978, VW shifted production to Brazil and Mexico. Brazil would supply the South American and African markets and Mexico would export to Europe and Central America. Produced at the VW plant in Puebla since 1967, the Vocho (or Vochito<\/em>, diminutive) was absurdly popular in Mexico. To the effect that in September 1980 Volkswagen de M\u00e9xico<\/em> produced the one millionth unit<\/a>. The cars for the domestic market came with a 1.5-liter engine while the export models used a 1.2-liter unit. However, the Beetle was in essence a pre-WWII project, and could not compete with modern cars. So in 1985 exports to Europe ended, and the Beetle was only available in developing countries. That didn’t mean, however, that VW stopped developing the Vocho. Almost every model year VW changed something in the car, from better seats to a new AM\/FM stereo cassette radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There should be an “\u00daltime Edici\u00f3n” badge on the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Being such an old project meant that the Vocho was not environmentally friendly. Therefore, in 1991, VW introduced a catalytic converter to the 1493 cm\u00b3 boxer-4. Nonetheless, they maintained the carburetor, electrical system and the old ignition system. Aimed solely at reducing emissions, these improvements did not improve the 43 hp output. In 1993 VW expanded the engine to 1584 cm\u00b3<\/a> and introduced the \u201cDigifant\u201d’ electronic fuel injection. Output improved to 50 hp, but more importantly, by replacing the carburetor, emissions decreased. From then on, the Vocho received a \u201c1600i\u201d badge on the engine cover. VW kept the Vocho almost unchanged, with only a few improvements here and there. Yet, with fierce competition from other more modern cars and terrible emission levels, the writing was on the wall. In March 2003 VW de M\u00e9xico announced the end of the Vocho production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Being a special edition, the trunk lid came with a Wolfsburg badge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To celebrate the end of the line, on July 10th VW announced a special edition – the \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n<\/strong>. The series consisted of the last 3000 cars to leave the Puebla assembly line. The cars would only come in Harvestmoon Beige<\/em> or Aquarius Blue<\/em>. They would also feature whitewall tires, CD player and chrome bumpers, trim, hub caps and exterior mirrors. On the bonnet there was the Wolfsburg symbol and a special commemorative plaque on the glove box cover. The absolute last one, the 21,529,464th<\/a> Beetle ever made, went directly to the VW Museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There is only one Beetle in the world that came out of the factory in Snap Orange.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
However, one of the remaining 2,999 \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n was different. At the time, Prof. Wilfried Bockelmann was responsible for Technical Development at Wolfsburg. And he had a special request: he wanted an \u00daltima in a special color, Snap Orange<\/a>. VW agreed, and this model here represents that exact single car. I found it on auction on eBay, however I almost dismissed it, because of the odd color. To the best of my knowledge, the \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n could only be beige or baby blue. Ergo, Schuco made a mistake, right? Or so I thought. Totally by accident, while researching about my Open Air Vocho<\/a>, I stumbled upon SEBeetles<\/a>. And there I learned about Prof. Bockelmann\u2019s unique orange version. When I learned it was a very special version, I immediately went to eBay and bought the model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The (almost) first K\u00e4fer and the last Vocho. Sixty years between them however basically the same.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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VW logo – 2012-2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Schuco does offer the \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n in Aquarius Blue, however not the Harvestmoon Beige version. The blue is also a limited edition, and also hard to find. Yet, this one represents the more unique car. In scale, Schuco did a fantastic job on the model. It looks just like the real deal, however two small details are absent. In front of the driver\u2019s door should be the immobilizer key lock. Because of the high rate of thefts, VW added that as standard equipment to all Vochos. Moreover, the “\u00daltima Edici\u00f3n” badge is missing from the engine cover. Both are very small details, yet Schuco could have added them. Other than that, it\u2019s perfect. I already had the first (or one of the very first) K\u00e4fer<\/a> and now I have the last Vocho. Not bad \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And with the Vocho \u00daltima Edici\u00f3n, we close the W-143 Beetlemania<\/strong>. Hope you all enjoyed \ud83d\ude0a!<\/p>\n\n\n
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2003 Volkswagen Sed\u00e1n \u201c\u00daltima Edici\u00f3n\u201d Schuco – 45 026 9600 (diecast) Published 06\/24\/22 On February 17, 1972, an important car came out of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg. On that day, the 15,007,034th Beetle rolled off the assembly line. That is quite significant, because it bested Ford\u2019s 1927 world record of the most produced automobile. … Continue reading “Volkswagen Sed\u00e1n \u201c\u00daltima Edici\u00f3n\u201d – Schuco”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13985","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13985"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14251,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13985\/revisions\/14251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}