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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
My first car was a 1960 VW bug, 36 HP of raw power when new and likely 25 after 100,000 miles when I had it. 0-60 was 72 seconds if there was no headwind or any incline at all. With a slight headwind 0-60 was infinite, and never gonna happen.
I had no gas gauge, that was an option my car did not have for 1960.
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Mine as well, same car, basically. We have written about this before, Glenn, and it always makes me smile...no gas gauge but a lever...turbo 36hp that could pull G's.
I paid $150.00 dollars for the Bug, friend of my Father's who was moving to DC for work and the Bug was his run around. Perfect car for California and all I wanted was the freedom to get off the ranch.
I did the valves, points, condenser and plugs with my Dad and my Grandfather on my moms side who owned a car repair shop in Hayward. Nothing else. Poppy (the GF) was great...I was 15 driving on an ag permit. It ran and the wheels went round and round.