Pink Beetle Convertible for Barbies Big Five O

Volkswagen creates a life size pink New Beetle convertible for Barbies 50th birthday.

Pink paint, rhinestones and a motorized trunk-mounted vanity

Here at LotPro.com it’s not always about zero to sixty times or horsepower figures – and this article should prove it. It should also prove that Reese Witherspoon’s character, Elle Woods, hasn’t even come close to cornering the market on pink because, as part of Barbie’s® 50th birthday, Volkswagen of America helped in the celebration by creating a life-sized pink Malibu Barbie® New Beetle Convertible (for real).

With the help of ABD Racing Werks, Katzkin Leather and Interiors and FoamMoulders, Volkswagen transformed a perfectly usable New Beetle Convertible into the “ultimate Barbie® dream car.” Not only that but, get this, the debut extravaganza took place at Barbie’s® life-size Malibu Dream House® in Malibu, California (we’re already getting tired of inserting the trademarks).

While it took five shades of paint, mixed together, to create the necessary exterior pink color, it’s the interior that received most of the attention. White custom leather adorns the seats with pink quilted headrests and matching door pockets and arm rests. The cloth convertible top is white and the boot cover is, naturally, white leather, as well. Pink Barbie® ponytail logos adorn the upper seat backs and custom, hand stitched floor mats are also part of the package.

But wait, there’s more. This most custom of New Beetle convertibles also includes a motorized vanity in the trunk along with plenty of rhinestone accents and vanity mirrors – even the dipstick is “painted to resemble her favorite lipstick (we need to be careful with this one).”

In any case, VW’s latest creation made its big splash at the 50th anniversary celebration in Malibu yesterday along with 1,800 pairs of itsy-bitsy sunglasses, 3,500 pairs of teeny-tiny shoes and 3,500 teeny-weenie handbags.