#0149

Volkswagen Buggy

🇩🇪 Germany ·1956–1976· convertible

petrol

12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 12-03-01-autostadtr-by-RalfR-17: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
2. 63 Dune Buggy (7444803126): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
3. 73 Volkswagen Dune Buggy (7819908696): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
4. 73 Volkswagen Dune Buggy (7819914148): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
5. Beach Buggy: ossewa· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Buggy and Bug (54142073121): Phil Parker from Leamington Spa, UK· CC BY 2.0
7. Dune Buggy (5932588550): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
8. Dune buggy Natal 01 2006 107: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Dune Buggy Puma: Moxmarco· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Volkswagen Buggy (1965) (14044030819): FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
11. VW based Dune Buggy, plese help to specify (54309230500): Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland· CC BY 2.0
12. VW dune buggy relic: Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand· CC BY 2.0

base stats

power 43 hptop version
popularity 1,552 in NL#507 most common
weight 694 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built: 1956–1976
body: convertible
engine: 1.4 L–1.5 L
cylinders: —
turbo: —
power: 43 hp
drive: —
gearbox: —
seats: 2
doors: —
weight: 694 kg
fuel use: —
CO₂: —
US rating: —
EV range: —
US size class: —
avg new price NL: —

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,552 are registered in the Netherlands today, #507 of all models. Most common build year: 1968 (188 cars).

19561976

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.