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I thought bikes were an expensive hobby, then I bought a VW Beetle. It has managed to suck money out of my pocket faster than any woman I have know. But I think the result is worth it -
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As I bought it, looks like a decent solid car at this point.
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Unfortunately the tin worm had been busy eating away inside the shell. I ended up having pretty much the bottom 6 inches of the body replaced. Someone had "repaired" panels with silicon sealer instead of metal 😯
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So after many hours of cutting and welding the body went to paint. All of the manky bits that had been covered in black underseal are now Pearl White again.
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The finished article. New triple chrome bumpers, no nasty cheap Brazilian rubbish along with new headlamps and running boards. All I need now is a sunny summer to enjoy driving it 8)
Looking good 🙂
Just decided to pass my 1961 Volvo Amazon on as I can't bear to sink more money than I have into getting it sorted out 🙁
Looks very nice - I learnt to drive in one just like that (same colour!)
I'm currently restoring a mk1 golf gti & feel your pain re. rust. The rear chassis legs looked pretty good until shot blasting revealed filler repairs on a structural part - beggars belief doesn't it!
Did you spend so much on the bodywork repairs that you ran out of money to fix the collapsed suspension? 😉
In the first picture.. you should of left it running on LPG.
Nice, does it actually run though? 😉
I prefer the original wheels...
Looks nice though, if that's your sort of thing.
I owned one,bought it for 850... I sunk 7.5k into it over the 11 years I had it.Better a rotten untouched one than one that had been in the hands of a home restorer. However on a sunny day,when you are not in a hurry 😀 😀 😀
looks lovely Mark, as you know I still prefer the classic mini, ours fresh from restoration about 6 months ago.
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Pearl white is such a great colour for VW Beetles and for classic Mini's for that matter.
I read somewhere that hot air is plumbed through sill vents of VW Beetles?
Is that true and if so, how do they stop that causing rot?
Nice, I hate threads like this as they always get me hankering for another air-cooled VW (the only sort to have!).
But then I recall the expense. And the performance. And the "heater". The handling. Misting-up. et c. et c. et c.
Did you think about one-piece windows, and do people still even do that?
APF
[i]I read somewhere that hot air is plumbed through sill vents of VW Beetles?
Is that true and if so, how do they stop that causing rot? [/i]
From what I have seen, they don't! Heater channels are always the bits that rot first.
Nice ride.. this is my (very) ongoing project:
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Fingers crossed may get it finished this year!