My new ride: 68 VW Beetle (pics inside)

[ACCORDianate]

So i took delivery of this little gemstone on Sunday. It won 2nd overall at the annual 2006 (or was it 5?) Drake Park 4th of July classic auto show here in Bend. Here's a few pics (sorry about the diff't sizes):





It needs a little electrical work done, as we found out on its shakedown run the headlights (both!) aren't coming on, and there's no brake lights with the ignition off. Sounds like I have something to do this winter in the garage. But the paint is flawless...

[accordaffair]

Good to hear back about the bug, its looking good

I want to take a ride in one of these sometime, my uncle talks about them all the time like they were the greatest car ever made

and maybe they are!

[cp[mike]]

they are cool... just way too old, small, and quirky for me. my friend had one and i was helping him through some oddball wiring problems... very simply built car... just... so quirky. yours looks good though.

[Charliehstle209]

Nice! She looks good.
I was up there sunday and left around 1pm.

[92_EX_Ninja]

i have to say it.

paint it yellow and rename it bumblebee

it just needs to be done.

(i was watching transformers again last night)

[accord4thgen]

Damn that looks clean....just needs a drop and roof-rack and its great!

[snailin91]

makes me miss my
64
68
69
1972 bus..
very simple cars, and you can so easily make them hit so very hard with only a couple of 10'ns, and squeez out some serious power. i had a 1776cc duel weber carb maeted to a square back trans.. man was that lil bug fast. rip rubber into 3rd.. but 3rd was more of just a chirp...

[fatboy1185]

so after you fix the little problems, you have any big plans for the bug??

[T04ECB7]

BOOST IT!! There are alot of turbod beetles out there. They are bad as hell!!. Think Herbie on steroids.

[starchland]

my mom would absolutely love you.

[ACCORDianate]

No plans other than repair the electrical hiccups. Perhaps a set of chrome bumper-mount driving lights (OEM style of course).

[minoreparations]

it's funny that you made this thread because just today, as i was coming home from work, there was a broken down beetle on the side of the road.

[JARHEAD293]

dude sweet ride man. if u ever come down to florida u have to hit me up. i have a really good friend that has like 15 of these for sale. they are all pre-67. also has a few karmann ghias. really nice and clean too. and most important no rust. keep it in mind