My Classic Beetle

[Ricky_M]

Acquired this hunk of junk in exchange for my old Puma. Needs a fair bit of work doing to it, the pictures really do it justice! Its a heap.

I plan to keep it on the road as long as possible. As soon as my Dad clears his stuff out of my garage, I shall be removing the interior to inspect for rust and hopefully rectify it.



Gave it a quick polish today to protect whats left of the paint, proof that you can polish a turd, but it just becomes a slightly more shiney turd!




Thats all for now, as I'm skint. Shall report on my findings when I strip out the interior when I finally get it in the garage!

[soad]

Sure looks shiny and clean.

How is it mechanically? A runner, I assume?

[Ricky_M]

soad said:

Sure looks shiny and clean.

How is it mechanically? A runner, I assume?

The pictures make it look a lot nicer than it is. There is quite a bit of rust on it, but I can live with it until I can afford some new panels and get it resprayed.

Currently Sorn, it runs quite well, it passed an MOT last year with some welding, not sure if it has expired though as I havn't had the documents from my Boss yet. He bought it for his Son, who never bothered with it, so it has been sat around for over a year.

[sawman]

My dad bought one of those new - same colour, model etc on a J plate. It was a complete lemon and he chopped it in within 6 months (I am not sure exactly but i think the dealer bought it back of him as they had it in the workshop for more time than we had it on the drive).

[Ricky_M]

No doubt there will be a few hiccups along the way. For now its just something to tinker with and learn on.

I plan to get it in a decent condition over the next few years and hopefully sell it on for a profit and get myself a nice weekend toy when my insurance becomes cheaper.

[williamssam]

Had one of these as my first car, same year and model but in white. Great fun until it catastrophically failed it's MOT a year later! Promised myself I'd get another one day.

[Stu R]

One of my all time favourites, hope you enjoy it and keep us updated (it'll turn into a bigger project than planned whether you like it or not)

[mcelliott]

I think you are being unduly harsh on your old bug. Tough as old boots they are, although admittedly they are prone to a little bit of rust! Here's a pic of ours, was the O/H's daily runner for two years, solid rain or shine, and never missed a beat. Sadly missed. You are gone Bertie, but not forgotten.

[Ricky_M]

Thats a lovely looking Beetle ^^^^.

Yes Stu, I plan to make this thread a project diary, I'm strapped for cash so it may be a long time inbetween updates!