Showing posts with label The 'Beetle'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The 'Beetle'. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The 'Beetle' in Sri Lanka.




The first shipment of the Volkwagen 'Beetle' landed in Ceylon in 1953. Thia was imported by Clarence Amarasinghe of Car Mart, Colombo. The price was Rs.3900/- I hear when the Morris Minor was around two thousand Rupees. The first series number plates issued to them was EY. A later EL series is still on the roads and took part in the Rally held on 7th April 2013.