1200 as uncompromisingly sporty could be that as it may you have to shift quickly because the engine reaches the maximum torque of 76 newton meters at 2000 rpm and peak performance at 3400 r.p.m. after that the car doesn't get any faster only louder. but it's not that off the mark least one of the. as skip christof knows there are some designs that need no improvement only a minor touch ups are made to the body of the beetle convertible in the 31 years of its production but the 1200 convertible is based on the post 958 beetle with a rectangular rear window and somewhat larger front and rear windows this was v.w. used version of the facelift i got in 1959 they replaced the door levers with fixed door handles over a pushed. and in august $1060.00 the pop-up semaphores turn signals were replaced