Model
Year 1975 Jeans III (special edition S744)
In
October 74, The third production of Jeans ( S744 Jeans III, models 111
and 112 ) receives the modifications brought to the Beetle for the
model year 1975. the front indicators disappears of the summit of the
fenders to come on the front bumper, new headlights, the rear valance
is now curved. As its eldest of 1974, Jeans 75 have elements finished
in black and receive on the side of the car, the same black adhesive
stripe with the motif "Jeans".
4000 Jeans III were produced (see below the birth certificate of the
Carsten's Jeans beetle)
The
production of the beetle ends July 1st, 1974 at 11h19 from the factory
of Wolfsburg. 11 916 519 beetles have been built there since 1945. the
Beetle is now produced in the Hanover, Emdens and Brussels factories
Bodywork:
colors
in 1975:
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L20C Nepalorange
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L28N
Orange, L20B Leucht Orange and L16M Tunis Gelb were also indicated.
Equipments:
Jeans
75 are equipped of: H4 halogens headlights, heated rear window and a
rear fog light. The options can vary according to the country of
delivery
Interior:
Most
models receive a padded dashboard. The headliner is a white short
model, the sun visors are white too. It seems that all Jeans 75 don't
have been equipped of seats with head rests.
VW
certificate for a Jeans beetle constructed December 9, 1974 for the
french market. Note that this Jeans have been constructed in Belgium.
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Thanks to
Olivier Millon for the certificate
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| Equipments: |
| M123: |
Without radio pre-equipment |
| M124: |
Yellow
headlights (french market) |
| M173: |
Radial tires 155 SR 15 |
| M228: |
Dash
panel cover |
| M976: |
Sport wheel Lemmerz "GT" 4½J X 15 |
| S744: |
Special
edition Jeans |
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Z06 M-Package: includes the following equipments
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| M040: |
Fuel
gauge indicator in speedometer |
| M102: |
Heated
rear window |
| M167: |
Front
passenger handhold and clothes hook |
| M206: |
Inside
day/night mirror |
| M282: |
Front
passenger sun visor pad |
| M610: |
12
Volt system |
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VW
certificate for a Jeans beetle constructed October 16, 1974 and livery
in Darmstadt, Germany.
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| Thanks to Carsten Dettmer for the
certificate |
| Equipments: |
| M549: |
3-Point seat
belt |
| M289 |
Breakaway
screws on steering-wheel lock |
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| Mcode M289 (photo Carsten Dettmer) |
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| (photo Carsten Dettmer) |
Wheels:
Lemmerz "GT" en 4½J X 15.
Mecanical
Chassis:
| Front axle with torsion bars. |
| Brakes: Dual-circuit brake, 4 drums. |
| wheelbase: 2400 mm.
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Engine: 1200 / Identification letter: D
| Bore (mm): 77 |
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| Stroke (mm): 64 |
| Effective capacity (cm3): 1192 |
| Compression ratio: 7,0 |
| Maximum power: 34 hp at 3600 rpm |
| Maximum torque: 84 Nm at 2000 rpm |
Electricity: 12 volts system, with alternator.
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Identify a 1975 Jeans
Here are some information to recognize a 1975 Jeans beetle.
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the chassis number is near the battery.
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the chassis number must start by 115 (5 for model year 1975), followed by 7 digits.
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The production plate is located on the front apron, near the bonnet lock. It gives interesting information: the color and date of production of the beetle. For the date, you will find all the information here: production plates decoder of SE Beetles website.
The characters L6, placed vertically, indicate the color L20C Nepalorange
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| Very
interesting element, this card giving details of the car, like options
(M equipments also called M-codes). this card is sometimes present with
the documents of the beetle, kept by its former owners. |
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On the first line, the chassis number, engine number, and an unidentified number.
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| On the second line, the equipments (options) present on the beetle. They are defined by the M-Codes. |
| - Z06 |
M-Package (see birth certificate above) |
| - 123 |
M123 Without radio pre-equipment. |
- 124
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M124 Yellow
headlight bulb (french market) |
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173 |
M173
155-SR-15 tyres. |
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228 |
M228 Dash
panel cover |
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744
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M744 Special edition S744 Jeans III
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976 |
M976 Lemmerz "GT" wheels
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On the third line, different infos as the model of the beetle.
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| 111
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111
left hand drive, 011: 1200 engine. |
L6 L6 C5
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L6 color L20C Nepalorange, C5 code for the upholstey in blue jeans fabrics. |
| 995 |
Importer numero
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Brochures:
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Courtesy Carsten Dettmer
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Press:
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Dutch article of the model 1975. Note, at
the bottom of the page, the presentation of the "Jeans Kit"
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👖Dutch advertisment of the model 1975 and the Jeans kit in the newspaper "De Scheldebode" dated december 4, 1974.
(Marco, Jeans Bug Kever, Facebook)
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