It’s images like this that make me wonder “what could have been?” I wonder if anyone has ever compiled a list of the type of automobiles that have been left to nature. I’ll bet that air-cooled VW’s have to be near the top of the list.
From South Florida Daily
One of the award-winning vehicles at the Funfest was this awesome Safari Thing:
Check out all of the accessories that have been added and restored:
Dual external Air filters
Entrentching tool
Headlamps, top-side spare, and water bag
This orange Thing had the original woodwork, which was all stripped and hand-restored.
The Mid America Motorworks VW Funfest was held June 2-3, 2007. The theme of this year’s event was the 50th anniversary of the Oval Window Beetle’s.
The pictures here are from the large turn-out of oval window VW’s. Many were completely restored and beautifully done with custom interiors and engine modifications.
A beautiful two-tone restoration of a 50’s Beetle.
Convertable oval window.
I loved this two-tone style.
This was one of my favorites. Restored by Tim Hall, it is a 1955 restored oval window. I love the rear wheel covers and the bright red paint.
Another restoration by Tim Hall, this one was still in primer. However, it is a 1947 beetle. there is a hand-crank in the rear of the car to start the engine. It had a very sparse interior, but beautiful for the history.
Another one of my favorites. I guess there is something about a bright red VW Beetle that just grabs your attention. This engine was immaculate and covered in red and chrome.
The interior was just as amazing as the engine. The custom red and white interior just popped and made everything clean and well-organized.
Another nice Beetle interior. The exterior was a seafoam color with a red interior – interesting color choice, but it seems to work on these cars.
This was a fun find. An original Firestone “Car Cooler.” So they DID have air conditioning, eh?
Coming up in the next post – VW Campers and Buses
Here are a few ideas. Some may have you laughing, some may just have you shaking your head, depending on how “holy” the Classic VW Beetle is to you:
First, the Beetle “garden” for all of the horticulture types:
Then, the extreme VW Beetle helicopter:
One of my favorites, The VW Beetle ‘57 Chevy modification:
The Hot Rod Beetle:
The VW Beetle “spider”:
The VW Beetle limo:
The Beetle Tri-wheel:
and finally, the matching VW Vespa carrier:
I had to share these photos of a VW Thing I saw on vacation this summer.
One of my co-workers commented that the Thing looks like a “refrigerator with wheels.” Yes, funny, then I realized that this was coming from somone who restored a Jeep Scout.
This Thing was in fantastic shape – no rust to be seen, nice paint job – looked professional. The coolest thing was the bumper sticker on the back that read “Don’t touch my Thing!” Sadly, after a few web searches, I can’t find anyone within the first few pages that sell that bumper sticker.
