Let’s have a moment of silence.
I have seen too many of these car graveyards (shedding a tear), and many of them are almost exclusively VW’s. Why is this? There really is no shortage of Beetles for restoration projects.
I know, the ‘Bug-erceptor”? It’s bad, but that’s what they’re calling it.
This Beetle, seized in a DUI, has been transformed into a Police Cruiser. But don’t let the name, “Bug-erceptor” fool you. It’s not an interceptor. You won’t be getting pulled over by this cop car unless you’re on a bicycle. At a top speed of 70 MPH, this Bug will be seeing action only in parades and schools.
In case you are wondering, the number on this police car is 53.
My brother, The Beetle Fan, asked me to do some writing for him on the Classic Beetle. Unfortunately for him, I’m a Thing Fan. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Beetle, but the Thing is what does it for me.
The VW Thing was built in Germany (obviously) during WWII, but was stopped after the war. In the 1960’s, the German military wanted a light duty vehicle, and from that came Type 181 Kubelwagen. It started production in 1969, and moved to Mexico in 1973, the same year it was marketed as the Thing in North America. Production stopped in 1980.
It’s not powerful and fast, it’s not really that great for off-road use, but it sure looks cool. My favorite Thing that I’ve ever seen is already here on The Classic Beetle on the post about the pictures we took at the Mid America VW Funfest
I just found a company in Vancouver, Canada that is actually making new Kubelwagens, or Things if you prefer. Intermeccanica Custom Coach Builders is also making new 1959 Porsche Roadsters, ‘55 Speedsters, ‘58 Speedsters, and other custom order vehicles.
I gotta get me one of those.
courtesy diecastaudio.com:
A new die cast “VDub” has been added to the Wave4 line. This is a great looking addition to any die-cast collection, especially if you focus on VW and Classic VW cars. The purple paint and the bloodshot eyeballs for headlights really set this off . . .
Just a beautiful job of driving in this drift video.
Nice to see a Classic Beetle showing the kids how it’s done . . .
Team-BHP is a car restoration forum in India, and one of the members posted his story about this amazing restoration, which was done in 18 months. The end result was the owner forming the Bangalor Beetle Club.
Found via Team-BHP.com
MidAmerica Motorworks has announced that custom leather interiors for the Volkswagon Beetle are now available as part of their product catalog. The custom leather seats available for all 1958-79 Standard and Super Beetles.
You can view examples of both custom and OEM options available for the Beetle at the MidAmerica Motorworks website: Custom VW Beetle Leather interiors.
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
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