Hiya All,
I thought it might be a good idea to post pictures of our rides all in one place. I know Lee has been good about sharing his car with all of us and I thought we should all take a look at what the other folks here on VWAR are driving.
So............I'll start of with my Bug. This is a 1970 Savannah Beige. It was rescued from a parking lot where it had sat for some months. I thought it was a derelict and I stopped by to take a closer look. One tire was flat and the interior was trashed, but the body was straight and it showed signs of having been, at least at one time in its history, well cared for. I popped the rear hood and almost as soon as I did that the owner of a nearby tavern came charging out the door. "Hey, whaddyathinkyurdoin"?, he yelled. I told him I thought it was a derelict and that I might be interested in buying it. His tune changed fast. He told me that he had taken it in trade for a bar bill. He wanted $850 for it. Geez, the PO must have been a heavy drinker! I offered him $550 and he jumped at it so fast it made me think I should have offered him less.
I went home and got a spare wheel and tire (from another of my VWs) and slapped it on the Bug. Then I had my first experience with driving an AutoStick (with really crummy vacuum hosing I might add). It started right up and struggled to get going in First. But I got him home. I did change out the hosing (among lotsa other things) and the little guy now runs like a top.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa85/Bookwus1/Bug/IMG_0751.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa85/Bookwus1/Bug/IMG_0750.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa85/Bookwus1/Bug/IMG_0752.jpg)
Good work Mike...
its looks very "original" which is something I really like...
even though I have this painting bug [no pun intended]
and I paint everything thats not moving.... ;D ;D ;D
I love your air cleaner... distributor,. carburetor...
and those NEVER Used in Australia tail lamps....
Now how about some interior shots Mike... ;D
cheers
Lee -
Well, here is my restoration in progress. It is a 1969 Autostick that has seen much better days, but I hope to make it look like new. I found this jewel in the small town where my wife was born and I only paid $500 for the car. The only rust that was present on the car was under the rear luggage compartment and the floor board in the backseat. All the glass was original and the rear defogger windows were still in great shape. These pictures are from the first week of having the car home.
Since these pics, I have stripped the interior and replaced 75% of the wiring, gave it a new set of tires, primered interior and in the process of replacing rusted panels. I have replaced all the engine wiring and all the engine rubber. Soon I hope to have the motor out and replace and paint all that is needed. I will have more pics soon.
Hiya Chris,
Well, you've got a lot of work to do. But you know what? I envy you. This is the really fun time of working on an old VW. It changes right before your eyes. You actually get to bring something back to life. Have fun!
You must enjoy hard work Mike.... ;D ;D ;D :D
that was the rustiest engine I've ever seen...
looks like the car was originally white...
Best of luck to chris..
a lot of work ahead of you...
it does look original and has pop out windows too....
pop outs were never sold in Australia..
but many have been imported over the past few years..
I have a set to add to My beetle...
cheers
Lee
All,
Here's the oft quoted but never seen "Klaus". Now redolant in rear window livery!
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e210/ctefeh/Klaus002.jpg)
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e210/ctefeh/Klaus001.jpg)
The donk.
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e210/ctefeh/Finito.jpg)
The livery..
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e210/ctefeh/MawVwstf001.jpg)
Volkenstein
Mike,
Schweet bug there! Very nice..and wotz that TLS equipped beastie I see (or is that my fevered and squinty sight gone awry?) lurking there?
Chris,
Aways to go!! And we'll help as much as we can..
Lee,
We really should get Damien to rejoin (for those who know Killakornkob, his bug has been out of action for a long time and his apprenticeship keeps him very busy) and post up and convince Laura to add PBB (Pretty Blue Bug) as well.
Paul/Pod?? Dennis (BTL069)?? Olgun?? C'mon lurkers!!!
Sean aka Volkenstein
Hiya Sean,
Whoa! I REALLY like that green! That's not a USA color. I checked my copy of Garwood and he does not list Moss Green Metalic (L95C) as an available paint option until 1974. And that's still not in the USA. Boy, I do like that color. Geez, and the brown interior too. Klaus is one good looking Bug! And the decal turned out great!
OK, now go easy with the Ozspeak on me. Remember, I'm just a simple Yank. TLS? Might you be referring to my Bus?
Mike,
The '70 donor bug I chopped was "Ascot Green" and I think that was a VW colour all over the place. As I mentioned in my email "Moss Green" was used for one, or maybe two, years in Australia. The paint plate is from Dulux, at one time a massive supplier of all paint types here along with Berger who also did VW paints here.
When I got him (from Adelaide, about 750 miles away and a punishing weekends drive..) the paint was a little faded/chalky but polished up pretty good.
I have actually called the colour Exorcist Projectile Vomit Green :-X
TLS? Twin Leading Shoe brakes. I was referring to the motorbike I can just see the front wheel of ;D
Regards
Sean
I believe most of the colors Volkswagen Australasia used were unique to Australia... We never had any Metallic paints at All... never...
as Sean said, Berger and Dulux aussie paints were used..
even though Auto beetles were fully imported from Germany...
so the original colors would have been German VW...
it seems most early autosticks that came to Australia were white...
Sean,
We need to see more pics, in the sunshine...
the shadows make it hard to see....
and I looked but cannot see the Motorcycle wheel...??
Maybe My eyesight is getting worse... ;D ;D :D
So, Sean,
that isn't the original body on Klaus??
its an Aussie assembed or CKD Beetle body...
Lee
Hiya Sean,
TLS..........Twin Leading Shoes! Thank you for the translation.
Yup. That's one of my other vices. A 1973 Honda CL350. When I was a kid I wanted one of those bikes so bad I could taste it. Never had the money for one though. Had to settle for a Honda 90. That was a lot of fun, but it wasn't a 350. So, now that I'm an old fart, I decided to finally get that bike. The bike was a basket case (Yeah Lee, I really do enjoy putting them together) and it has taken two separate restorations to get looking like................
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa85/Bookwus1/CL350%20K5/IMG_0658.jpg)
Lee,
The motorcylce wheel is in Mike's first pic.
I would imagine Klaus would be a CKD import as VWA?
It's the original paint & Dulux Tag and I can't imagine Germany shipping a fully assembled primed shell.
I was telling Mike I have seen 4 Bugs around Canberra, all 71's as far as I can tell, with the same colour and one of them is
a 71 rustbucket Autostick too.
Might bear some investigation when I can spare some time...
Mike, just saw your reply...CL350...rare breed you got there! With US Scrambler exhaust?
Regards
Sean
Hiya Sean,
Quote from: volkenstein on 03 November 2007, 05:28
Mike, just saw your reply...CL350...rare breed you got there! With US Scrambler exhaust?
Original "up" dual exhaust in great shape. Basically, with only the exception of some newer electrical fittings, the bike is exactly as it rolled off the dealer floor in '73.
No got complete pics yet but you can see my progress here: http://ghiablog.blogspot.com/ (http://ghiablog.blogspot.com/)
Hiya Larry,
Thanks for sharing. Now that looks like a quality project! Keep us up to date. I'm wanting to see how that KG turns out.
I'd love to share my pics but the site won't let me! >:(
My pics are definitely under 128kb - am I doing something drastically wrong?
JON
Hiya Screech,
Did you try to download your pictures from a photo website like PhotoBucket?
No I just tried to upload them from my PC. Should I just try uploading one (instead of four!) and see what happens?
My second attempt at uploading photos!
If this works...
....this is my 1968 LHD German imported auto bug! He's called Pepper. I'm currently sourcing some period parts for the interior. But he's a runner, and I'm heading down to France in December in him! Fingers crossed!
Hiya Screech,
Nice looking Bug. I like the "eyeshade".
Got a question for you...............is it difficult driving an LHD in an RHD country?
Thanks for the compliment!
And in answer to your question, no, it's not too hard. So long as you're not bothered about overtaking (and lets face it - it's unlikely with my stock engine!), and if you keep your arse in the gutter, so to speak, I'm usually OK!
What will be weird is driving it in France next month and trying to remember that this time I'll actually be sat on the correct side of the car!!
:)
Hiya Screech,
Good luck in France!
My father-in-law spent some driving in the UK. Driving on the "wrong" side of the road wasn't so difficult he told me later. But making turns was a nightmare. I guess more than once he wound up on the real wrong side of the road.
Screech,
Nice looking beast you got there!
RHD/LHD..those "TURN HERE, WE'RE ALMOST PAST IT" are the ones to watch ;D...only let that happen once in the states!
For me (RHD) the right hand turns in a LHD country needed a second or two preplanning for sure. I reckon it'll be a bit of a novel
experience having a LHD car in a RHD country going back to a LHD country.
Enjoy France anyway.
Regards
Volkenstein
Hi all this is my registrerd 67 -68 auto stick
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/automaticsamba/Picture081.jpg)
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/automaticsamba/Picture083.jpg)
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/automaticsamba/P1010036.jpg)
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/automaticsamba/Picturebus983.jpg)
AutomaticSamba,
Nice one!! Are those standard 68 Tombstones for Europe/UK. Ours (AUS) didn't get the clear reverse until at least post '71 IIRC. Lee would know for sure when AUS got them.
Regards
Volkenstein
Hi volkenstein the rear lights were fitted by a previous owner with a flick switch under the dash
handy when reversing if you dont forget to turn them off :-[ i think they were introduced over
here 71 ish
Hiya auto,
If I'm correct, you coiuld change that PO dash switch system for the back-up lights to the factory designed system with the addition of a back-up switch on the transaxle. Most of the required wiring would already be in place. Just a thought you might want to consider.
Hi bookwus thanks for the info i might look in to that some time ;)
All the cars look great...
I also like the early towel rail bumpers on late model beetles...
I had a 1971 Super back in the 70s and it had the clear lights at the bottom
but there weren't any bulb holders in there...
I soldered a bulb in both of them then I also had a switch under the dash....
My mexican made lenses cracked after 2 years and the amber color faded away..
I now have new lenses from BFY .. excellent quality...
Keep up the good work Guys...
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
Move over I'm coming thru... Beep Beep.. and I've only got two pedals....
Here is my 73.
Autostick73,
Nice indeed. Got any side shots? Meaty looking wheels I think?
Regards
Volkenstein
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/jwooldridge75/DSCN0151.jpg)
That is a reflection on the right front fender not a dent I also changed the front tire size. I went to a 155/60/15 from a 205/50/15 because it was rubbing.
One excellent looking Beetle -- I love it.. great color too... Lee
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Heres my '71 AS Ghia
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/Airkewld_2008/Picture062.jpg)
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/Airkewld_2008/Picture050.jpg)
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/Airkewld_2008/Picture061.jpg)
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/Airkewld_2008/Picture054.jpg)
Airhead
I wish I had all that room in My engine bay
Very nice
worth every dollar of $24,000Au
Lee
What is this black metal can next to the ATF Tank??
I've never seen one of those before
Lee
I believe it is a charcoal canister part of the emissions system.
Hiya 73,
Indeed it is!
This was a filter and much like oil and air filters it needed to be changed out every so often. VW recommended that it be replced every 40,000 miles. Most/many/practically all of these found in our older cars have NOT received that regular maintenance and as a result, are no longer functional. If you want to test yours, all you need do is remove the canister and, while holding a finger over the small inlet, blow through the larger inlet on the same side. You should be able to do this EASILY on a functioning filter. The more clogged up it is with dirt, crud, moisture, etc the harder it will be to blow through it.
If it is a non-funtional, don't worry. It can be rehabbed, or you can buy a replacement for it. If you'd like to know more about either alternative zap an e-mail my way. I have info and pictures which can assist.
Hi Guys I'm new here.
Here's our Space Blue '70 Semi Auto that my wife and I own.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/64vwmark/13092007132.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/64vwmark/13092007131.jpg)
We picked it up for $1250 a couple of years ago and we have had very little trouble with it. The only things we have had to do were change the brake pads and shoes and fix the switch on the shifter. Apart from that it has been great.
In a few months it will be coming off the road for a full restoration (body off the pan). We are going to go with the original paint colours (including the white roof, which is original).
Hiya 70,
Welcome!
Space Blue?
In 1970 VW offered only two colors of blue worldwide. Cobalt Blue (L630) was a deep rich blue and Diamond Blue (L50B) was a lighter pastel like blue very much like what your car is now sporting. VW did not paint any two-tone Bugs. All were one color only.
I offer this only because you seem to be under the impression that your current paint job is original as it came from the factory. While the blue color I'm looking at may be Diamond Blue (and maybe not - it's hard to tell on a computer monitor) the car most definitely would not have had a white top. But paint it any color that YOU like. After all it's you car, and it should reflect your tastes.
By the way, very nice looking car. Looks lot like autostick 73's up above. Even the wheels are similar!
Yes
very nice...
VW in Australia painted cars with local paint and didn't seem to use normal VW colors..
and Not many colors to pick from either...
I can only remember seeing two black VWs in the late 60s
One was a 1965 beetle and the other a 1967 fastback
both in the same family... lol...
but ALL Autosticks were fully imported.. from Western Germany
so the colors would have been the normal German colors..
Never seen a beetle with a white roof,,,
still looks OK...
cheers
LEE
I have the papers from the original owner. They must have asked for the white roof. The white paint is wearing thin now and you can see the original blue underneath. My guess is that the dealer must have had it painted for them.
This is paint colour sticker from underneath the spare tyre...
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/64vwmark/13052008259.jpg)
70Auto,
Your in Aus? RHD too! That looks like a dulux sticker although it's a UFO shot to my eyes ;D.
Nice ride by the way!
Regards
Volkenstein
Thanks Mate....yes I'm in Australia
Hi, When it comes to Volkswagens
VW Australasia used local paint suppliers Namely DULUX and BERGER Paints.
but that is very strange, as ALL Autosticks were all made in Western Germany...
What does your metal badge say there?
Made in Western Germany??
This one has got Me beat...!!!
SPACE BLUE has got Me too.... Help Sean...
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Lee
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Were Are You located in Australia???
are you in Tasmania?
Lee
Another Aussie Autostick
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No mate.....I'm in Perth
My Beetle came from Western Australia
can't remember where, but it was inland..
then shipped to NSW by car transporter
Welcome to the forum...
Lee
Another RHD Auto Beetle in Australia
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Thought I'd seen that car either on AVD somewhere or in a VWMA mag!!
Regards
Volkenstein
Nice looking cars there Guys...
its really got Me baffled... Autosticks painted with Dulux and Berger ??
which would mean assembled in Australia...
but everything I've ever read says ALL autostick beetles were
made in Germany
and Fully imported to all countries outside Germany...
so, has anyone got an identification tag [aluminium plate]
that say it wasn't made in Germany ???
and has the correct chassis number etc..??
Maybe some cars have been manuals CKD in Australia
and someone has changed them over to Autostick??
Lee
Here's our "project" - a '71 1302 or flat-screen Super Beetle:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/AngelVenomous/ritarear.jpg)
The decklid and badge are wrong - it's not a 1302S (it has drums on the front, a 1300cc engine and no plastic dashboard) the decklid should have no vents and the badge should say "VW Automatic"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/AngelVenomous/009-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/AngelVenomous/015-1.jpg)
According to the ID plate it was manufactured in Germany in May 1971 (also evident with the smaller rear window) - UK registration was in 1972. As far as we can tell this was originally sold in Singapore (possibly to someone in the British Army stationed over there) and brought back to the UK. The speedo is in KPH which would be unusual on a UK market car as we usually have MPH. It has the ATF warning light so it does seem to be the original.
This is my '68 Semi Auto:
the pictures I got from the seller:
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/funstuie/909025666208_0_BG.jpg)
When I got it home:
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/funstuie/IMG_0098.jpg)
as it is now:
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/funstuie/P1030973.jpg)
At the moment the car is completely in pieces and is going to get a full body off restoration. It may look solid in the pictures above (and on the whole it is) but it's a mess of bodges by PO's.
I have put together a blog which I will update with progress: http://www.funstuie.co.uk
Stu
Yes, it did look OK..
good to see You are going to do a full restoration...
I hope you don't have any major problems..
I really don't know how you guys handle the rust problem over there..
it would really drive me crazy.... lol..
best of luck
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
Greetings From South Carolina (USA)!!!
I have a 1974 A/S. My Grandfather bought it new in 1974 and drove it off the local VW lot with only 72 miles on it. My "Papa" as I call him, drove it only locally . During my childhood,this Bug was all I ever wanted. My Papa would pick me up from school in it, and we would take local day trips in in because I loved riding in it.My Dad and uncle both learned how to drive in it when they were in high school, so it has been around a while. My Papa gave it to my uncle in 1997 to restore. My uncle never could find the time to work on it, therefore it sat in his driveway until last year. One day. I asked him how much he wanted for it, and his reply was "you know what, you can have it". So, I I got it for free. It just so happend my son was born maybe 2 months later so, once again that bug was put on the back burner. Maybe a month ago, I started working on it again and "got the fever" It has 38,000 original miles in it and is pretty good shape for the most part.My father-in-law owns an extermiator company and has tried his best to buy it from me, but its not going to happen. Since I have found this site, I have noticed that I am not the only one that has a love for the bug! Thanks for the site and the content that is placed on here. It has helped me more than you could ever know!I will keep updating on the progress and try to upload pictures as much as I can!!
Thanks Alex
http://photobucket.com/Alexkay
Its a shame its been left so long in the open...
although if it was another brand of car it would have probably rusted away..
at least the mechanicals should be OK...
Here is your photo of your beetle..
how about some pics of the engine bay..?
cheers
Lee
http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
Hi ALL!
Just re-registered to the new forum. I was away as long as my autostick was working fine!! Now it's troublesome again, but already found the fault, the stickshift contact point and wire need replacing, Phew, thought it was major!
Here are a few pics :
Starting off with when i bought the 1302s autostick in 2003 as a rat in GT Apple Green!
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/354632.jpg)
Used it as it was , everyday, for a whole year, luckily it held!! God i loved that car!
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/ratlook1302/my%20bugs/marathon/IMG_08691.jpg)
Still miss it in that unique guise! Oh so 70s! Used to use the car as a landmark for meeting people!!
Haha, that small steering wheel's kept me fit!!
Note the 13 inch wheels, 0 offset, 6inch wide, 185/70 rubber, it handled like on rails, not much difference between drive 1 & 2, though!
Here's a few other pics after restoration!
Back to original Marathon\Weltmeister Blue!
Kamei Spoiler, 2inch fibreglass oversize fendders and side skirts and M3 mirrors!
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/ratlook1302/my%20bugs/small1302f.jpg)
Feb2007 Kruize with Das Maltese Kruizers
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/444466.jpg)
At the Mount Carmel Festival of Motoring organised my other Club, The Old Motors Club next to my other bug, the 58!
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/430157.jpg)
In Good company at the Old Motors Club April Picnic Drive!
Let's keep these Volks rumbling!!
Gaetano
Malta
Looks great..
excellent work..
another Beetle restored and back on the road..
cheers
Lee
Mid-Winter Cruise!
Thought I'd post up some pick of the '68 finally.
here are pictures of my '68, i took it out today and went through a all day cruise through a reservation near my house.
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/afoxinthedark/000_0295.jpg)
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/afoxinthedark/000_0292.jpg)
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/afoxinthedark/000_0294.jpg)
I still need a Roof and Decklid Rack and some wicker box/cases and retro cooler!
Hiya Zoo,
Nice looking car!
And Black is not one of the more common colors one sees these days. There were three choices for interior colors with a Black exterior in 1968. Which interior do you have?
I have a red interior for it.
I wanted to have a very euro style car, and to me black with red interior beetle is that.
Black is an amazing color but everything shows, my friend was helping me wax it today and it's a terrible color, you can see blemishes very easily compared to a lighter color. but i love it so much!
Let me post my ride mates... ;) My '68 AS beetle... ;D
Nice looking '68! i dig the two tone look!
I came across some pictures of the '68 at the last show i went to in nov. on this cold and crappy day I am bored so i thought i'd post them up, was a pretty awesome show/cruise, a good number of cars met at a local STS shop and we drove in a giant pack from the tire shop to the show, was pretty awesome, and alittle intimidating as i had Cougars and Bel Airs behind and in front of me, but it was extremely fun and enjoyable going as a convoy to the show, the towns we went through people literally stopped what they were doing and just watched us go by. I really hope I can find more shows like that; meet at a place and then cruise convoy style to the show.
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/afoxinthedark/beetleatdinernov.jpg)
her is a sneak peak at the 70 that i've been trying to get running for the wifey.
(http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww357/jay43452/fritz/DSC00395.jpg)
Hiya jay,
Since VW did not paint any of their Type 1s black in 1970, I'm wondering what the original color of the car might have been.
It was either a red,or a pale blue not sure which as there are hidden areas both colors.The PO painted it the dark green,and even gave me a qt for touch up(if it's any good).Told ya rough but affordable at the time.
My UK '68 semi-auto (Oct 67) 2 owners from new and loads of paperwork ;D
let me know what you think!
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m131/tez1503/68semiautobug005.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m131/tez1503/68semiautobug004.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m131/tez1503/68semiautobug001.jpg)
Tez ;)
Hiya Tez,
Very nice car!
And only two POs? Wow! That's a great find.
How's the rust situation underneath? I know that's a consideration over in England (it's the same here in the Oregon climate also!).
Tez that is a very beautiful bug.
Now I need to get to work on my '68 auto stick.