I purchased my ’67 from a family friend that bought the car new. It was an afternoon in the Summer of 2012. He drove it in high school and to college, after 1989 he parked it in the garage, drained the fluids and put a cover over it- It did not see the light of day until 2001, when he attempted to strip and restore. It had been painted after a front end collision in the early 70′s, a really burnt orange, from the original Lotus White when made in Germany. Remnants of this backyard paint job shined through after he primed and sanded the body, glass etc. It was a mess!
After getting her home, I started disassembling- who knew a VW beetle could be so dirty! Countless night in the garage, led to small victories in finding some really neat one off parts- he had kept almost everything original.
