Collectors, or anything related to Jeans Beetles. Feel free to enrich this section with your own finds!
Mebetoys-Mattel 1/43
Mebetoys-Mattel 1/43
Mebetoys-Mattel 1/43
Eagle Race / Universal Hobbies 1/43
Eagle Race / Universal Hobbies 1/43 "Jeans Prototype"
Playart, undetermined scale.
Schuco 1/43 1200 "Jeans" Orange
Schuco 1/43 1200 "Jeansbug 1982"
Minichamps 1/18 1200 "Jeansbug 1982"
Otto models 1/18 1200 "Jeans 1974" (S716)
Planeta de Agostini 1/43 Jeans 1995
Planeta de Agostini 1/43 Sport Jeans 1975
Solido 1/18 Jeans 1974 (based on a 1303!)
Old postcards found at flea markets or garage sales. You can find some real little treasures there!
A Jeans 75 in Marbella, Spain.
Berlin 1975, and a Jeans model year... 1975! It must be brand new!
Middelkerke in the 1970s... and a beautiful Phoenix Red S716 Jeans.
An S761 Jeans in Lüneburg on this postcard sent in 1977.
An L11C S716 Jeans in front of the Sainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi, Tarn.
Obernai, the Marketplace and a Phoenix Red S716 Jeans.
Corvara, Italy. Villa Linda and an S761 or S716 Jeans.
Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin and a beautiful S761 Jeans.
Schärding am Inn in Austria. An S714 Jeans in the foreground.
Kurfürstendamm Avenue in Berlin. An S714 Jeans parked on the central reservation.
Graz in Austria. Another S716 Jeans in color L11C.
Period advertisements from dealerships or magazines.
Flyer for the Jeans in France (1973). Dimensions: 92 cm x 46 cm. Note that the other side of the flyer is dedicated to the 1303 "Big".
French advertisement for the Jeans (extracted from Paris-Match magazine, 1973).
Launch of the second Jeans series (S716). This brochure shows the new colors available: the Phoenix Red model with black interior, and the Marino Yellow model with blue interior. Belgium, March 1974. (Special thanks to Geoffroy Lhoest)
Advertisement for the Jeans and the Big. Belgium, 1973. (Special thanks to Geoffroy Lhoest)
Advertisement for the Jeans, the Big, and the 1200L. Netherlands, February 1974. (Special thanks to Geoffroy Lhoest)
Advertisement for the Jeans and the Big. Italy, 1973.
Advertisement for the Jeans 75. Germany. (Special thanks to Carsten Dettmer).
Dealership brochures for the Jeans 75. Germany.
Ad for the Jeans 75 and the Jeans Kit in the Dutch newspaper "De Scheldebode", published on December 4, 1974. (Marco Marco, Jeans Bug Kever group, Facebook)
Jeans Bug ad from 1976. South Africa.
Jeans Bug ad. Germany, April 1982.
Jeans Bug ad. Netherlands, 1982.
Sedan Jeans ad. Mexico, 2000.
Numerous press articles were published when the various Jeans models were released.
German magazine Motor Klassik featuring the Jeans and the Big.
Frankfurt Motor Show, L'Auto Journal magazine from October 1973. (Special thanks to Alain Fabre)
German magazine Gute Fahrt, October 1973. (Special thanks to Geoffroy Lhoest)
Article about the Jeans and the Big. Netherlands, October 1973. (Special thanks to Geoffroy Lhoest)
Dutch article introducing the 1975 model. Note the presentation of the "Jeans Kit" at the bottom of the page.
The table mat! This one was sketched in a restaurant during the 2005 VW Nat by Denis Guiton, a VW enthusiast with a great talent for drawing. Thanks, Denis!
The "Volkswagen Beetle" puzzle by "Wagen House". 500 pieces, dimensions: 52 x 38 cm. Made in Japan. It features a beautiful Jeans 75 posing in a mountain environment. Note the ski rack attached to the engine lid vents. If you happen to have a duplicate of this puzzle... I'm interested!
A lanyard featuring the Jeans logo and stripes.
T-shirts, spotted on eBay.
The keychain. Spotted on eBay, where the seller was also offering Jeans magnets.
Also seen on eBay, this Jeans keychain. Great quality for an attractive price.
Here is a beautiful poster ready for framing. It is created using an airbrush technique and printed on high-quality paper.
Dimensions: 420 x 297 mm.
www.cardesignsketches.co.uk
The shoulder bag with the Jeans logo, available in several colors.
BRISA VW Collection on eBay
Man About the House, the movie. The DVD! Here is a 1974 British movie where a beautiful Jeans model appears in several scenes. The film is spin-off from the highly popular British sitcom of the same name.