Restoring A Vintage Volkswagen Bug
Fresh to the market, we have a very respectable L456 Ruby Red ’67 Beetle for sale. It’s so refreshing to see the period correct details in the engine compartment. If you know the ’67 Beetle, you know that this is becoming …
Recently, a potential customer called, needing a Generator Pulley. His, he told me, had self-destroyed! “Do you have any?” he asked. I replied that I did have a stack of Pulleys but that he should bring his Pulley so that …
We joke about oil-leaking VWs. “VW’s don’t leak—they are marking their territory”. We’ve all heard such cute sayings. But—- NO–VW engines are NOT supposed to leak. However–there are several factors which “allow” them to leak–such as—– Older Engine Cases, which …
When you buy a Brake Wheel Cylinder a for your Beetle (or other VW), it comes complete with a Bleeder Valve and a Rubber Cap for the Valve. This pair, the Valve and the Cap, were noted as VW Part# …
Vehicle Information: This is a mint condition ’67 VW Beetle that was restored right. Lotus white with red interior. This is an all numbers matching car. The original owner was a school teacher in Santa …
“We made the car go faster. And the engine go slower.” The 1967 Volkswagen Beetle’s engine was upsized to 1493-cc (as on Type 3) and 53 horsepower (1200 and 1300 engines continue outside U.S.). Also …
“No silhouette in the history of automobiles is as recognizable as that of the long-lived, beloved, all-things-to-all-people VW Beetle. (Nor, as anyone who has ever sat in one can readily attest, is there anything quite …
I get about 10 emails a week from people asking what literature might be good for them to purchase for their new project. I recommend the Volkswagen Beetle and Karmann Ghia Official Service Manual Type …
Here’s a little animation of my ’67 engine. The first part is the day I drove the car home from my grandfather’s house. As you can see, a lot has changed over the last 6 …
