Butch Wilson’s L639 Zenith Blue ‘67 Beetle

Eric Shoemaker on October 27, 2019

I bought my ’67 Bug in July 2019. I found it on Facebook in Douglasville, GA.
I immediately named it Charlie and I got to work on it.

I’m not new to VWs. I’m ’65, and bought my first when I was 14. I had several through the years and ’67s have been my favorite. So when I found this one at a good price I jumped on it.

I started by appraising the condition. I found it solid with very little rust and appears to have never taken any serious hits. It had the original owners manual. It was bought from Schoenfield’s VW in Marietta, GA. The manual had the original engine number in it and it match the engine in the car. I pulled that out to rebuild and reinstall later. I put in a 1600 DP I had built earlier to drive Charlie in the meanwhile.

Thanks for reading!

Posted by Eric Shoemaker

Hello, I'm Eric. I started Air-Cooled Artifacts (previously, 1967beetle.com and Lane Russell). I drive a '67 Beetle daily and love to share vintage Volkswagen stories with the world.

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  2. Mark Welch October 27, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    I thought L633 was Blue, not white

    1. Eric Shoemaker October 27, 2019 at 10:00 pm

      This is a blue car. :)

      1. Jody Sauvageau October 28, 2019 at 8:08 am

        I think Mark is referring to the title. L633 is VW Blue which is the darker blue for 67’s. This car is L639, Zenith Blue, the lighter blue for 67’s.

        1. Eric Shoemaker October 28, 2019 at 8:09 am

          Editor goof. Whoops!

  3. jay salser October 27, 2019 at 10:57 pm

    I am glad to see that you have traced the history of your car, Butch. Have you also researched the M-Code Crayon Markings on the floor of the trunk. There is an article on the subject on 1967beetle.com. Long live the relationship between you and your great Beetle! jay

  4. Jeffrey Hicken October 28, 2019 at 12:18 am

    Nice, a serious detail will make it look like a million bucks!

  5. David October 28, 2019 at 12:49 am

    Nice

  6. Mark Welch October 28, 2019 at 1:01 am

    Something must be wrong with my phone. I see a white beetle, not blue.

  7. Mark Welch October 28, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    The goof is duly noted. I hope to have my story of my VW Blue L633 up soon. I had my hopes up, as I don’t get to see too many L633’s around.

  8. Holliday October 28, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    Charlie is a handsome fella. I dig it.

  9. Eric Shoemaker October 28, 2019 at 9:10 pm

    I still can’t believe I labeled the color incorrectly. The site email goes out to over 10,000 people. :P

  10. Bob hutcheson October 29, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    I spent quite a few trips to that dealership in Marietta with my mom then several years later I bought myself a 67 blue

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