Volkswagen

Designed under the direction of Heinrich Nordhoff and introduced at the Paris Motor Show in October 1968, the 411 was Volkswagen's largest passenger vehicle with the company's largest engine, measuring 1,679 cc. The Type 4 was available in two-door and four-door fastback as well as two-door station wagon body styles. The cars retained Volkswagen's trademark air-cooled, rear placement, rear-wheel drive, boxer engine, while also introducing design and engineering departures for the company – including unibody construction and a completely flat passenger area floor. Volkswagen had prototyped saloon and convertible versions of the 411, without taking them into production. 

1968

The 412 replaced the 411 in August 1972. The redesign featured halogen lights, revised headlight surrounds and nose panels. In August 1973, the engine capacity was raised to 1,795 cc. Over six-years, Type 4 production reached 367,728. Production ceased in June 1974, when its successor - the more modern Passat - had already been in production for a year.