Love the split window and tiny tail lights. 1.1L and 25 HP I believe. Nice ride!
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Only thing that ruins it is the California tag. Thanks for sharing the picture.
I love the pretzel window. That Bug probably has winkers.
Unique feature is the brake light is integrated with the tag light housing.
Semaphores? If so, you can see the left side one in the picture.
Yes but don't let @Jdeere562 catch you saying that.
I didn't see it poking out there on the phone. Winker is the German word for the deployable directional indicator.
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Very nice, probably built by WWII vets in their 20's.
Man! Where are you coming up with all these great pics of cars today?
Nicely done....again.
My first VW Beetle was a 1955. It had the oval rear window and semifores. Was a college and young married car. Next purchase was a 59 Bus with the same size 36hp motor. Wish I could do all that again. My wife had a 63 Falcon Sprint with the V8 in it. Traded that in on our first home.
That looks amazing! I'm guessing they probably were not that beautiful when new!
There is a all original, unrestored 1970 VW bus in our hangar. I start it up and drive it once in a while. The engine makes very little power, and top speed is 65mph. Amazingly fun machine.
There is a all original, unrestored 1970 VW bus in our hangar. I start it up and drive it once in a while. The engine makes very little power, and top speed is 65mph. Amazingly fun machine.
Cute little bug and the color works great on that car.
There is no way that's an original color. It looks almost like Fiat Verde Chiaro. I know a guy with a 1940s Ford in Verde Chiaro. Some flat is mixed in with the gloss and it looks fantastic.
That thing is so cool. A friend's dad restores air cooled VWs and had a bug just like that one with the semaphores when we were kids.
I'm not completely sure but I think VW Pastel Green is more of a gray green. The Bug in the picture here looks at least in the picture more sage green. Of course, the color may not be rendered realistically.
Hey Jeff,
Thanks for the pic. Where did you spot it? Did you happen to look inside and see if it had the Hoffman shift knob with the thin blue line around it's circumference?
Thanks for the pic. Where did you spot it? Did you happen to look inside and see if it had the Hoffman shift knob with the thin blue line around it's circumference?
My dad drove bugs starting in 1970. Said they were the best cars he ever owned. He had a 70 and a 74 that was a super. Both went well over 100k with no issues and no oil consumption.
The heads did not rattle off, throlttle cable did not break etc.
He ran Pennzoil 10w40 in them although I dont know the oci. But knowing my dad probably 5k.
The heads did not rattle off, throlttle cable did not break etc.
He ran Pennzoil 10w40 in them although I dont know the oci. But knowing my dad probably 5k.
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My grandfather had iirc a 51 in powder blue. This isn’t the same color but it’s helpful to get an idea of what his was like…
