Colors - US Market

These charts show the color- and upholstery combinations available for the 411 and 412 by model year on the U.S. market. “Ltr” stands for leatherette material.

1971

The 1971 model year was very short-lived, it lasted from the first official deliveries in April 1971 until the end of July 1971, after which the 1972 model year began. The brochure for 1971 only shows two body styles: the 411 4-door (the 4-door sedan) and a 411 3-door, which was what they called the 411 wagon for the duration of the 1971 model year. The 411 2-door sedan is not mentioned in the brochure.

	Blue	red	blick	Cork	Alabaster	Palisander
Silver Metallic	Cloth		Ltr
Quartz Metallic		Cloth				Ltr
Blue Metallic			Ltr [1]		Cloth/Ltr [2]
Red Metallic			Ltr [1]		Cloth/Ltr [2]
Deep Sea Green				Cloth/Ltr [1]	Ltr [2]
Shantung Yellow				Cloth/Ltr

According to David Knight who sent me color copies of the 1971 brochure he received from the VW dealer just before he bought one of those early 411s (thanks David!) the specifications in the brochure do not tell the whole story. The dealer wrote David that Quartz metallic would not be available and that the Shantung Yellow David had selected would come with a Palisander-colored interior as opposed to the Cork color he had chosen.

1972

	Black	Blue	Beige	Alabaster	Palisander
Silver Metallic		Cloth/Ltr
Gemini Blue Metallic				Cloth/Ltr
Turquoise Metallic	Cloth/Ltr
Sumatra Green			Cloth/Ltr
Texas Yellow	Cloth				Ltr
Kasan Red	Cloth/Ltr

1973

	Black	Blue	Silver grey	Palisander
Marathon Silver Metallic		Cloth/Ltr
Alaska Blue Metallic			Cloth [3]/Ltr [3]
Turquoise Metallic	Cloth/Ltr
Maya Gold Metallic	Cloth [3]/Ltr [3]
Texas Yellow	Cloth			Ltr
Kasan Red	Cloth [3]/Ltr [3]

1974

	Black	Bamboo	Mocha
Marathon Silver Metallic	Cloth/Ltr
Alaska Blue Metallic	Cloth [3]/Ltr [3]
Harvest Gold Metallic			Cloth/Ltr
Tropical Green		Cloth [3]/Ltr [3]
Chrome Yellow	Cloth/Ltr
African Red		Cloth/Ltr

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