Although disc brakes hadn't quite caught on in American made cars, VW introduced air-cooled Type 1 and Type 3 customers to disc brake systems as early as 1965. Let's take a look at this most popular caliper format, and see what's available in disc brake upgrades.
A quick check on the history of disc brakes will tell you that the earliest offerings weren't from VW. The Jensen Model 541 Deluxe had them in 1956. Citroën also introduced their customers to discs in 1955. In the USA, Cadillac offered them as an option in 1967, although they weren't standard equipment until the 1969 model year.
VW started offering disc brakes on the Karmann Ghia in 1965, and
