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Especially the Austrian sole distributor Porsche Salzburg ( now Porsche Austria ) seriously entered the Volkswagen in local and European contests in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Starting with the VW 1500, in the mid 1960s the peak of their racing performance was achieved with the VW 1302S and VW 1303S ( known as the Salzburg Rally Beetle ) from 1971 to 1973.

The vehicles were entered in such famous races as TAP ( Portugal ), Austrian Alpine, Elba, Acropolis etc.

Drivers were top performers such as Tony Fall ( GB ), Guenter Janger ( AUT ), Harry Källström ( S ), Achim Warmbold ( D ), Franz Wurz ( A ), etc.

The engines were highly modified 1600's delivering, later on mated to a Porsche 914 five-speed manual gearbox.

Victories were achieved in 1973 on Elba for overall and class, Acropolis for class ( 5th overall ), Austrian championship 1972, 1973 January Rallye for overall and class.

Rally of 1000 minutes for overall 2nd ( 1st in class ).