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Hey Guys,
Some of you asked for a picture of the Bug I bought for my youngest son. Here it is.  It's a 1974 Sunbug with sunroof, etc.  We just took it to a VW car show today and had a blast. Great little car for a high school kid.....it turns heads, good gas mileage, keeps it's value, Very small back seat......all good things.......check out the plate....
I'm now looking for an older VW bug for my wife.....

Frank D.

WOW Frank!  That is a sweet first ride!  I bet he just loves it!

Nice deal!

C

That is one definite sweet ride.  Wish I could find cars in that shape around here.  He's one lucky guy that son of yours!

Sherri

Very nice catch Frank !!

It looks in great shape, how many miles on it?

Is it difficult to get parts?

Plates are a great finishing touch.

Frank - thats a SWEET looking V-Dub!! Indeed, a WONDERFUL find! How are the floors & heat channels? My dad had a '68 that had no heat channels left. He used to keep a heavy blanket in the car to help keep himself warm, and an ice scraper to scrape ice off the INSIDE of the windshield!

Marty

Great Bug Frank!!!

What memories...

Back in 1982 I had a '67 convertible that had a glass rear window and horse hair insulation in the canvas roof. When it snowed outside very often it snowed inside as well.

Under the driver's floor mat someone rivited a sign on the floor to cover a hole .The sign read, " CLOSEST TO THE PIN WINS "

Not only did the windows ice over on the inside but fogged up too. I can remember one night myself and a friend got so frustrated with the windshield not defrosting that we put the top down in the rain and sat on the backs of the bucket seats so we could see over the windshield. Of course in 1982 there were a few beers involved in all of this...Dazed and confused.........

                                                                         Dan

Thanks......
The heat channels and floor pans are brand new, recently welded in by the last owner. It has 122k miles on it.
Parts are very easy to get, both from vendors at VW shows, ebay, and a host of VW parts companies.
They are easy to work on, engine comes out quickly and easily, no computers, no emission control stuff, no radiator, etc etc.

They really turn heads, and hold their value.  Within a 30 mile radius, there are three VW clubs to get involved in.
They are fun to drive, and in my opinion, a poor man's way to own and keep a classic.

Funny, my son and I have enjoyed working on it..I met a guy yesterday who bought his bug from a guy who spent over a year restoring a nice bug
for his son, as a suprise graduation present.  The kid took one look at it and said to his Dad, "What a crummy present, I want a muscle car...."

The Dad promptly sold it to the guy who told me the story.   I also read a simular story on a bug being sold on ebay.  I'm glad my son likes this one.

Most parts for a 32 year old car would be hard to find and costly......bugs are not like that.......
I think it is one of the only types of classic cars out there that are affordable and easy to work on.  I've talked to guys that own both Bugs and other fancier  classic cars,
and they tell me the Bug gets more attention then the other fancier classic cars worth much more.  When you own an old Caddy or Chevy, you don't have too many people run up to you to tell you they once had one.  With the Bug, wherever we go with it, someone comes up to us to tell us " Wow...I had one of those back when I was in college, etc,etc........."  It's great.

The only car my son would rather have is a old VW "Thing".......but they are much rarer, and that's another story........

Frank D.

That's in real great condition.  What is the get up and move power on this classic?  It does have dual exhaust right? 

WOW!!!  That's a beauty!!!

Sharp looking V-Dub, I bet he likes it!

Nice!

That's one sweet looking ride.

Congrats on the car.

Nice Super Beetle. Good ones are hard to find.

Ajace, She is pushing 60 HP. Downhill. With a tailwind.

But they handle great, careful of the throttle off in a corner. Real cheap and easy to maintain. They have their own personality that you don't really understand until you have one a while. They are easy on gas. They are tough. With the engine over the drive wheels,  and a the right driver, they will go places they shouldn't.  Anyone who owned one has memories of the car, and the times they had for the rest of their lives. Hard to say that about most machines.

Frank, Please tell your son for me, to be safe, have fun, and I love his car. Plus, if he needs to, you can get the front seats out in about 10 seconds.

Thanks Rob!

I'll pass along the compliments, but I think i'll keep that "You can get the front seats out in 10 seconds" thing to myself......

Actually, it is a regular beetle, not a Super beetle.  Believe it or not, the regular beetles are more rare and worth a bit more.

Ajace, it seems to keep highway speeds pretty well, (65-70mph), but struggles on hills.....

Frank D

 Frank

I had wondered about that your listing "small back seat" ... now I know why...

Very nice bug, Frank.....my girls saw the picture on my computer when I had the forum pulled up and the older one promptly socked the younger one in the arm "Punch Bug Gold" ...ahhhh yes...fond memories...

Paula

Does it have the gas tank in the front where the trunk is? 

Yup,
Has an air cooled engine in the back, and the gas tank, spare tire, etc, under the hood in the front.
Windshield washer fluid runs off the air in the spare tire, and the battery in under the back seat.
No radiator, no anti-freeze, no computers.........pretty simple......like the owner........

Frank D.

faithfulFrank wrote:
Woa, I've never heard that one before.  I know Buicks and some GM's have the battery under the back seat. 

Maybe it's me. But it sure looks like what I call a Super Beetle in the pictures. Long front end, with enough room for the cowl vents and the emblem, and the filler cap above the fender. I always considered a Beetle with MacPherson struts a Super Beetle. I had a 72 that looks a lot like that one. Flat windshield and all.

Must be my perspective.

"ERICSBUG"... (license plate)...

YES... it is !  

It's a beauty Frank !

Love for your son takes you places you never dreamed of !  ...it's a good thing... !   

Dave...

Rob,
Must be the picture.......Super beetles, (except for '71 + '72) have spare tire flat in hood, curved windshield, a dashboard, and struts, and 5" longer.
Thanks guys.........Eric's only concern with this is that he cannot haul the big buck deer on it during hunting season.......but I have a pick up truck for that.
Well, gotta go to work.
See ya!

Frank D.