1965 Progressive Refinements

Chassis Number Range: 345 000 001 through 345 220 883
Annual Production Total (estimated): 6870
Mechanical Specifications: 1493cc 54hp dual Solex 32 PDSIT carburetor, 8.5:1 compression ratio with 87mph top speed and 0-62mph in XX seconds, 6 Volt, 4-wheel drum brakes, manual 4-speed all-synchro transmission
Easiest Way to Identify a 1965: From the outside: VOLKSWAGEN 1500 S scripts on the rear panel & dual horns mounted under front bumper.
From the inside: White needles in all gauges, cigar lighter located above radio, straight horn bar, solid monotone interior panels, ivory knobs (fresh-air, quarter windows, sunvisor clips), chromed rear view mirror stem.
All 1965 models had: Dual-carb 1500 S engine, higher cigar lighter, straight horn bar, dual horns mounted under front bumper, white needles in all gauges, 5-lug solid rims with thin-slotted beauty rings, ivory knobs (fresh-air, quarter windows, sunvisor clips), "Super/Premium" decal near fuel filler neck, & smooth rounded license plate light lenses.
Color Combinations: Two-tone was the standard paint scheme but monotone could be special-ordered.
Seats were leatherette with color-matched cloth center sections or a lined color-matched leatherette.
Interior panels were now solid monotone (one color), see colors in "Interior Panel Chart" section.

Arcona White

Manila Yellow

Smoke Gray

Sea Sand

Fontana Gray

Bermuda

Sea Blue

Roulette Green

Henna Red

Cherry Red
Ambassadors of the 1965 Model Year:
Above: Roulette Green & White RHD Coupe (#345 044 160) [Andy Holmes, Maids Moreton England]: frame-off restoration in 1990, Top25 member
Above: Cherry Red & Black Coupe (#345 128 608) [Ian Cuthbertson, Calgary Alberta Canada]: full-restoration in 2003, Top25 member
Above: Sea Sand RHD Coupe (#345 210 595) [Fung Fung, England]: 16K-mile unrestored timepiece, Top25 member
Above: Sea Sand & Pearl White Coupe (#345 132 130) [Franck Boutier, France]: 39K-mile unrestored original, Top 25 member
Above: Smoke Gray & White RHD Coupe [Dave Matthews, England]: 28K-mile unrestored beauty, Top25 member