Bug Days
 

Here's a pic for you....
2 bugs in the garage, Jetta parked on the street..... this is pre P-car days.
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I have a soft spot for old bugs. My dad always had one when I was growing up. It's what I learned to drive a stick shift on.

And I'm currently trying to sell one, so if anyone is interested check it out!
TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1974 VW Beetle, second owner, 58k miles

You must be referring to the 52 split window on page 1. That is one sweet Bug.

Here's a couple that show his humor. But I agree his tech drawings were great and could be tweeked to make a point.

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Guys there is an updated copy of this on amazon..... For $16.50...

I have a 1970 Yukon Yellow Bug. I had the engine rebuilt 3 or so years ago. It's a 1641 dual port. Runs very strong. It was my DD during the winter but now it sits more than it rolls. I need to do a little restoration. I'm searching for a local painter (East Bay, CA) that will do a good job without braking the bank. Anyone know of any let me know.

The interior is becoming trash but that's pretty easy to replace. I think the sun has done some damage to the interior. I really need to get a good all weather cover for this winter and perhaps take the dog for a spin in it.

Of course everyone already knows that they are great cars. Driving it is like stepping back in time. And please don't be in a hurry. Still loads of fun. Maybe I'll take a current photo and post it later.

The value of these cars keep rising too. Can't wait for the mini restoration.

My aunt just put her baby blue 72 Beetle on the market soon; asking 4k
She is located on LI

She is replacing it with an air-cooled Beetle Convertible

You would think that between two different shops they could have told me this.

Spotted today in Taylor, Michigan.

It smelled funny inside (musty), engine was sprayed all black, and I'm not sure if it's an automatic or a manual. Has clutch pedal but an odd shifter.
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musty=leaky?

That SB would feel like it was going to shake apart from 55-60 mph, then smooth out. Replaced everything, ball joints, tie rods, struts, progressive springs, front disc brakes. Like a damn go cart. When the P car goes in for paint, the steel wheels go on it and the Fuchs go on the bug. Should fit, because the springs are tapered in the middle. I imagine with more tire it will be transformed.

I love em. I have one that is blended with a Porsche 911. Look at my garage. Indeed I had a window sticker made up that reads, "designed by Germans, blended by an Irishman". I am Irish but live in the UK. the Porsche is an evolution of the Bug and when my financial situation evolves, I will own a Porsche!! However, I have had a great deal of fun and tribulation during the last 3 years getting the car back on the road but I have a perverse side to me that justs loves sorting out problems and issues. As JFK once said, "we do it not because its easy, we do it because its hard" or words to that effect.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1279788934.jpg

I thought I had seen them still in print.


I was wondering if this might have been one of the first " Idiot " books ?

And seeing the convertions above made me wonder if the Bug was the most converted vehicle ever ?

Bob, here's another one. :)

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Indeed. I pulled my engine with that book when I was at university. Carried it up six flights of stairs to my dorm room with my buddy, and then spent the next three weeks completely rebuilding it on my desk.

Popped it back in the car and she ran like a top.

One of the best "how to" books of all time IMO.

I think every college student should own an old bug with a bad engine. It might teach them something valuable, and provide great memories, and stories for the grand kids to boot.

Love them! Went through 5 of them once I started driving. But I don't think I want to be in one of them considering how fast everyone is driving nowadays not to mention the countless lunatics out there. I want to live longer.

1971 superbeetle which I rebuilt myself, 1969 purple with fiberglass flares, 1968 which I painted myself, 1965 already modified which I sold to a kid who rolled it over causing me to lose my license for 6 months, 1970 last one which is also my favorite (see my avatar).

My daily driver is a '73 super. Most fun car to drive that I've ever owned.

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My wife also has owned a '71 Super for about ten years now. She read the article in VW Trends back in '02 about using Porsche brakes/suspension/wheels, and decided that it was what she wanted to do. It drove, and braked so much better that I wanted to build one for myself, but using a 914 based drivetrain.

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^ Cool Bugs :)

Very cool Bugs!

I do love bugs. My first car was a 1969 bug. I have had several different years and makes of VWs. My all time favorite though was my 1970 Karmann Ghia coupe. It had a 2.2 liter motor and would do a 14 second 1/4 on street tires.
Here it is at Baylands Raceway in Fremont California around 1983 or so. I wish the picture quality was a bit better. It was a beautiful car!
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I went through several bugs and busses/campers back in the day. As a matter of fact I just say my copy of "How to Keep Your VW Alive" a couple of weeks ago when I went through a box of old books. My favorite was a '65 I redid and used it as a daily driver for quite a while. It's the only car I've ever owned that got stolen. I just loved getting into that thing, cranking back the sun roof, and tooling to work. It was after it got stolen that I bought my first Porsche. If I could find one similar to it, I might buy it instantly.

a friend with hers.

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I must have owned 25-30 VW's over the years. long ago, people used to give them to me or we would pay $25 or so for them, drive them home and cut them up to make dunebuggies. I've still got a couple Things, Karman Ghia, several buggies and many motors I'd like to get rid of. And someone's trying to give me a VW van i have no use for. The pink one pictured was my daughter's favorite car when she was tiny. she's still po'd at me for getting rid of it and not saving it for her. she learned quick what an "oh ***** handle" was for in that bug.
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Is ti just me, or are there a lot of new member to the OT Pelican community? Very cool!

I wouldn't mind having a cup car. Notice the license plate...

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My fondest memory of bugs is hitching a ride in the '70s with 2 girls one January night. I got the back seat – with the heater on full blast because it was broken. The driver ‘bugged out’ on a patch of ice & careened into a snow bank on one side of the road. She wrenched the wheel & we slid across to the other side & slammed to a stop. We checked the car & all was well & we puttered on down the road for the 2 hour drive.

Ian

Anyone remember the gas heaters that came in these cars for a while?

You could heat a house with them—and a buddy of mine did. He bought four heaters from wreckers, built himself a log cabin, and stuck one of these heaters in each corner with a separate tank. Worked like a charm. That cabin was always warm.

I was half owner of a bug for about 3 weeks when I was 15 , only drove it through the woods. My buddy who was the other owner rammed it about 20 feet into a swamp before it sunk. It sat there for a year , back half of the car sticking out, and we passed it every morning on the school bus.
I sort of have a soft spot for busses, and dream of doing a hot rod one someday. 3.6, fat fuchs, real low , you get the picture.
I owned a 75 bus for a couple of years. I loved that thing, I was my first official parts chaser for my biz. I drove that thing all over the place. It could surely tell some stories if it was still around.

Hi,

After 2 years I still consider myself a new member. I think there's a trend since these amazing Porsche's have now become affordable.

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