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The Classic Beetle…Cult or Culture?

The term ‘cult,’ which is related to ‘culture’ and ‘cultivate,’ originates from the Latin word ‘cultus.’ This noun has a variety of meanings, from ’tilling or cultivation’ to ‘training or education,’ and even ‘adoration.’ ‘Culture’ refers to the lifestyle of… Continue Reading →

The Back Seat Retaining Strap

As I mentioned in the previous posts, it’s hard to find information on the rear seat retaining strap. Outside of the owner’s manual for the 1966 model, you probably wouldn’t even know of its existence. If you google it, you… Continue Reading →

Back from Rusty’s and the Rear Retaining Strap

The Sea Blue Beetle is back from Rusty’s Autowerks, once again it looks new. It was there for a week, which was longer than I expected, but they had a larger job ahead of mine. In the meantime, I found… Continue Reading →

Off to Rusty’s Bodywerks

If you haven’t read my last post, you might want to click “Let’s get it right and a horrible day” and get caught up. So, after a somewhat quiet weekend and Eva almost back to normal, it’s time to go… Continue Reading →

Let’s get it right, and a horrible day!

So, now that we have all the parts to get the seat back carpeting attached correctly, let’s get it right. Now when I say let’s get it right, I really mean let’s get it as original as possible. Unfortunately, VW… Continue Reading →

Missing something standard?

Sometimes it’s the things you don’t look for that are missing. It could be that you might be missing something that was a standard accessory on your 66 beetle. That just happened to be the case with my beetle. I… Continue Reading →

How VW missed the boat!

As a VW owner, it is amazing to me how VW missed the boat when they ceased supporting the air-cooled VW vehicles. With millions of air-cooled Volkswagens still on the road, the potential for continuing profits would have been great… Continue Reading →

Rain 1, Beetle 0

Rain 1, Beetle 0! The rain won out on Saturday after heavy rains during the week, and more rain early Saturday morning. I absolutely would have loved taking the beetle to the VW Gathering in Garland, but not at the… Continue Reading →

We survived the cold; can we survive the rain?

So, here in north Texas, we had about a week where the outside temp stayed below 32 degrees, and the nighttime temperatures got in the single digits. Meanwhile, neighborhood pools failed, and I worried about whether mine would survive. My… Continue Reading →

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