'63 VW Beetle (1200cc/40hp!)- a hand me down from my brother. Dad bought the car for him for college, he was out & I was going in so the car came to me.
He had beat the crud out of it, all 4 fenders, front and rear cowls were thrashed. I spent nearly all of the money from my summer job fixing it up with flared fiberglass fenders and air scoop, chevy chrome rims and adaptors, and a set of headers. Tried a 2bbl conversion, but had to remove it. Finally - my first try at painting a car, some polishing and it was ready to go. Lasted 2 weeks and my cousin rolled it.
Pulled the motor and stuffed it into a '65 Ghia coupe that lasted me through college. Got 8 college co-eds into it for a night of crusing the bars in Chico.
Great times! Sigh....
