I have recently acquired a 1965 Beetle. I am the 3rd owner of the car. The previous owner completely stripped it down, resprayed and assembled. There are a few things to do to the car to have it in mint condition, but I have accepted this challenge and plan on doing this over the next year or two.
I am super excited at the potential this little bug has.
It is currently in the shop being converted from the 6V system to a 12V system as it has been struggling to run for the past 2 weeks, and I have burnt out my second coil already due to being fooled by the first mechanic I got help from.
Please see the attached pics and let me know what you think.
The following are planned to be changed\fixed on the car:
- New rubbers all round the bug
- Interior carpets
- Re-Chrome the bumpers
- Disc brake conversion
- Change the Mags to something that suits my taste
- Possible Engine upgrade as this is still a 1300
- Decent sound system, seeing as the previous owner built the interior with sound in mind. It has a sub-woofer enclosure in the back and custom door panels.
Hopefully when the car is running more reliably, I will be able to attend some events and meet a few of you guys.
Cheers for now.