Shop Tour

[RodKirby]

What can I say? I know when I'm outclassed

[JR]

I had a '67 1300cc once. One of the best cars I ever owned. It was entertaining on the Autobahn, too. Passing time was measured in minutes, while some other traffic was passing in milliseconds. Especially late at night on the Stuttgart-Munich road - look out!

JR

[Turaj]

the headlights are a dead give away for a 67, the only year bug to have unique headlights. they are an odd blend of old style (-66) and new style (68-).

I used to be a bit of a bug enthusiest

I trust your call! I was just going with a very faint memory as my father had a 54 many many years ago (about 40 years ago)!

[moc]

I'll trade you my BT3 for your '67!! your '74ish super beetle convertable looks like its in pretty good shape too!

Good eye.

Champ is indeed a '67 (original and rust-free - not very common in the midwest these days).

Ed Jr. is a '73 convertible (ratty top but structurally sound).

They've been neglected since my son was born 4 years ago. The BT3100 I bought right before my 1 year-old daughter was born (thus the mint-in-box condition). Thanks to the "bargain box" I have accumulated a nice (and cheap) collection of basic power tools to set up the shop this summer (after Ed Jr. finds a new home... but don't tell her).

*moc

[moc]

Almost bought one last year for $650. Gonna get some bills paid off, and I might look this year .

If you want to bring a towbar to St. Louis, I'll give you a deal on the convertible

*moc

[crokett]

My dad had a convertible bug when I was little. I remember it was white and didn't have heat. My sister had one when she was a teenager. It was a clutchless manual - that is a stick shift but no clutch. I remember it being a PITA to drive, a lot of grinding when she shifted and it being in the shop a lot. I don't ever plan to own one.

[LinuxRandal]

If you want to bring a towbar to St. Louis, I'll give you a deal on the convertible

*moc

I'll honestly have to think about that one.

My dad had a convertible bug when I was little. I remember it was white and didn't have heat. My sister had one when she was a teenager. It was a clutchless manual - that is a stick shift but no clutch. I remember it being a PITA to drive, a lot of grinding when she shifted and it being in the shop a lot. I don't ever plan to own one.

You had the auto stick as it was called (what my mom's superbeetle was). The only stick my parents could drive. It had a clutch, but only for reverse (you pushed down on the handle). This used to be the reason I wanted one, I figured it would be a fun project, and a good retirement gift for the folks. (when I graduated, their popularity had skyrocketed, they went from $500-800 range, to an average of $2000 for the same vehicle). Now it's more because I know they are easy to work on, fairly reliable (had rust issues on parking brake and things), get decent gas mileage, and would be a relatively inexpensive toy (once all cancer is gone).

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice set-up Moc... I can see you have given your shop some careful thought in using the space you have! I especially like those utility shelves you have standing vertical in front of the red bug as my hat goes off to anyone that has found the secret to de-fying gravity. And the icing on the cake is you can just back up to them to scratch your back when nobody is there to assist. Very clever indeed.

I bet your mom is proud as only a mom has a true sense of appreciation in some cases and I do believe this to be one of those isolated cases. Lets hope so anyway. he..........

Regards...

[paulstenlund]

Try www.averres.com over 400 vw's lots of after market stuff

[tung tied]

Wow! You got a pool too! You should get some tiki lights.