My first car was a 63 Bug which I don't have digital photos of unfortunately. It was nothing pretty but ran great. I did think I got taken when I bought it for $400 in 1979 or so. I had test drove it but only around the guys neighborhood. On the way home it wouldn't do more than 30mph on the freeway. Oh crap! Turned out to be a bad spark plug wire. Some time with VW for Dummies book and it was running great.
These are my current old bugs. Vintage racers. The Zink that I'm driving in the pic has new paint now on the nose. The RCA that my son is in is partially dissambled to provide donor parts for the other car. Once I get settled I'll get that one running again.