One of the best things you can do for your classic beetle is to make sure you are running it in a regular basis. There’s probably no better way of making sure that happens than by joining a VW club…. Continue Reading →
So, for most of the country Winter has arrived. This means if you live in “Snow Country”, your bug is probably stored indoors somewhere or perhaps has a cover over it outside. In a way, it’s a shame not to… Continue Reading →
It’s not surprising that immediately after World War 2, there wasn’t any interest in owning Hitler’s car. After all this was a car that was designed, funded, and built under the Nazi Party regime. During the war the VW plant… Continue Reading →
There are a lot of really good documentaries’ on the VW beetle. I have a couple favorites, one that spends a great deal of time in the factory back in the mid 60’s. A few months ago I stumbled on… Continue Reading →
What is the worst thing you can do to your beetle? Of course the first thing that comes to a beetle owners mind is no performing oil and valve adjustment maintenance. I don’t want to downplay the importance of those… Continue Reading →
On any classic beetle you might be surprised at what you might find. I’m still slowly going through the wiring of my 66 beetle, and I have uncovered a couple of weird things. The first thing I found was that… Continue Reading →
Most likely, every beetle owner has seen the 1972 VW commercial where a beetle is driven into a lake and shown to be more like a boat than a car. The sealed bottom, did make it “almost” watertight. Of course… Continue Reading →
A pretty advanced electronic marvel was introduced beginning in 1966. It was the 9 pin box that ran the turn signals, brakes, and emergency flasher. It may have been a step forward from a technology standpoint. However, there is a… Continue Reading →
You never know what you might learn from working on your Beetle, it may just give you the knowledge you need on another project. This is a brief story about what my 1966 Beetle taught me about my travel trailer. … Continue Reading →
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