VW Beetles !

Silvera

I have always liked the old Beetle.
Well, I suppose I came to appreciated them more after restoring and repairing a few of them over the years!

They are a great car to work on, and the ease of obtaining parts is a major bonus - not to mention the lovely sound that eminates for a well serviced Beetle engine !

Does anybody here own one ?

Or plan to buy a Beetle ?

Here is an Irish site dedicated to the Beetle GT - www.thebugmeister.com


A few pics of a Beetle undergoing restoration.........

Interceptor

I've worked on a few of them and don't have any strong feelings for them - it takes a while to get used to the *ahem* ergonomics. There is such a readily available supply of parts they are an ideal starter classic but I am firmly entrenched in the Mini camp! Is that your Beetle Silvera? I currently share garage space with a pair of Formual Vee race cars which make much nicer noises than a standard Beetle. Not as handy for going to the shops though.

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Con9903

The beach buggy conversions look like a lot of fun

Redneck_Rebel

Well I had plans to restore a ford Capri mark 1 or 2, the trouble with this is that for love nor money you can't get your hands on a practical project.
So I'v decided to get a beetle instead, when I was a young fella my uncles restored a left hand drive bug that they brought in Sweden. The thing that stuck in my mind from that was the feeling when they reved the engine. You couldn't hear a thing it was so loud it was more like somebody grabed you and gave you a good shake. MMMMM :cool:

Silvera

Ya can't beat the ole Beetle !

Interceptor,
The pics ain't of my Beetle.....thou I did restore a yellow one many years ago just like in the second pic.

I plan on buying another yellow Beetle in the future !

I prefer the 'elephants foot' type Beetle ............ wondering what that means anybody ?

spoon

i did a bit of work on a 1302 super beetle when i was fourteen, was hoping to have it ready for when i had my license etc, but i didnt know enough when buying it... and had to get rid of it after a few years, but i still learnt loads fomr it etc, it ended up being stripped and sold as parts, i was pretty annoyed, it was such a great car, they have loads of character etc. i hope to own one again... but it'd have to be the 1302s again... the 1.6 liter engine is nicer imo... though they could do with an extra gear.

paul moore

Love the beetle must post up the pictures,1977 fully restored for the last 4 years,

dlofnep

I love Beetles too. Paul, do you post over on southernvolksfolks? Post pictures!

I'm planning on buying one really soon. I have my heart set on a 72 1302ls convertible but they are so hard to find! There's one for sale over in England but it's a trek and a half.. Not to mention it's going to be near impossible for me to get a classic convertible insured at me age (22).

junkyard

I heard of a beetle convertible for sale in the Cork area i'm not sure of the model but I think its white in colour and its in regular use.

dlofnep

If you can find anymore info let me know junkyard. Model, engine, left or right hand drive ect.. Oh and contact details!

junkyard

Ok dlofnep it is rhd, i'm pretty sure it's a 1302 but will check it out in a day or two.

dlofnep

Cheers, thanks mate.

Abelloid

Here are some pictures from Martin Murrays swapmeet a Couple of weeks ago;

http://photobucket.com/albums/a151/JustinOval/Eirespares%20swapmeet/

Enjoy

junkyard

Great pictures Justin, great turn out too. I never realised beetles had such a following in Ireland.

Abelloid

Yeah it was a good turn out, 40 odd vdubs
Here's my favourite beetle picture at the moment,
Paul Hamilton's street legal drag racer which ran a 9.95 at bug jam this year- that's 0 to 137.6 MPH in under 10 seconds :eek:



If you don't believe me there's a video on his website;
http://www.vwspeedshop.co.uk

Boomer23

alright lads

anyone know anywhere i can get a beetle properly resprayed? just bought a 1977 and the paint is cracked.

any ideas on the cost?

Silvera

I don't konw of any bodyshops offhand, but make sure that you get a reputable sprayer/bodyshop to do the respray.

Three important words for any respray ......

Preparation, preparation, preparation !

If any vehicle is not properly prepared prior to a respray this will show in the end result.

- Make sure any rust holes are welded and not just fibreglassed/filled over.
- All of the bodywork must be properly 'rubbed down'
- Remove as much (preferably all!) of the chrome trim, lights, running boards, number plates, bumpers .....incl (if at all possible) all the windows.
- And importantly in the case of a Beetle - be sure to remove the rubber strips between the wings and the bodyshell. Too often I have seen Beetles resprayed incl these rubber trims which looks terrible.

Hope this helps

Silvera
(Ex-Panel Beater).

440Hz

I ADORE BEETLES!

I always wanted a vintage.. but I decided to start off I should go with a new one... and thats what I did last year. I own a black 1.4 2004 Beetle with cream interior... oh I love it so much. I would really love to get involved in some Bug club or something like that.

I dont have a pic on this machine but here is what my car kinda looks like

jamesd

We have a 65 beetle here fully restored - It's being used as we speak in Irish Ball Room ( Part 2 of Kerry McFaddens irish film)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/jamesd/Front.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/jamesd/Rear.jpg

Delta_ie

Very nice.
Has to be a pre '68. All the rest just don't do anything for me...

Abelloid

jamesd wrote:

We have a 65 beetle here fully restored - It's being used as we speak in Irish Ball Room ( Part 2 of Kerry McFaddens irish film)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/jamesd/Front.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/jamesd/Rear.jpg

That's a '65? It looks older (58-61?), looks great though