I'm here in Fla and having trouble with lust

[Gerald Creasy]

What year would you guess, Mac? 58? 59? later?

[Paully_44]

Gee, thanks. Made me look, I was expecting something a bit different.

[Jennifer Smith]

That would be "coveting" The car is pretty though.

[beckrl]

I believe it's an 59, but MacUser can give more info.

[paul]

Wish I had never got rid of mine.

[Gerald Creasy]

Wish I had never got rid of mine.

I sold my 66 about 13 years ago and I've been crying ever since.

[MacUser]

It's a 1955 - 57 body style. 1957 was the last year the oval window was produced. The car is lowered and updated.. so it's body might be modified. The early 55 models didn't have bumper over riders. So this one fits the bill.. but again it's a popular modification to remove them due to making it look older.

Very nice looking bug.


I'm actually installing my headliner in my 66 tonight and you can see my 57 oval in the background. Come on over and help me out.

[Mister Ed]

I owned a 1959 several years ago. It was an ugly green.

But here is one that my brother has now, it is a 1969. He just recently put new bumpers on it. Had the little pods when he bought it. He bought it after it had been restored:







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[Ilovebigcats]

Oh my gosh!!!

FUDGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Messianic Believer]

Wish I owned her! See the rest here at:

63 VW Ragtop

[Gerald Creasy]

There was a 66 here in St Pete on Craigslist for 1500$ in great shape.....EXCEPT it had been cut down for a Baja.

I HATE Bajas.

I dont have the skills to fit a new rear end on it, and don't even know if it can be done.


I'll say one thing about FLA I see ten times as many Old Bugs here as I do back home.

[MacUser]

There was a 66 here in St Pete on Craigslist for 1500$ in great shape.....EXCEPT it had been cut down for a Baja.

I HATE Bajas.

I dont have the skills to fit a new rear end on it, and don't even know if it can be done.


I'll say one thing about FLA I see ten times as many Old Bugs here as I do back home.

Yea, stick with a complete body car. Some Bajas can be converted easily back into a standard bug.. but you have to source so many new parts that it would be easier to just buy a full complete unmolested body.

Bajas are great for people whom do them right and enjoy them for a specific purpose. They are some serious low cost light weight off-road vehicles. Several years back.. a teenage kid inherited his grandfathers cherry 66 and brought it to church. Beautiful & near perfect. The next week.. he had butchered it up so bad ( I could have killed him ) in attempts to build a baja to offroad with his "buds". He blew the tranny a few weeks later and crashed it a few times.. basically destroying a beautiful car. I purchased it for small pocket change and still use it for parts now.

The key is finding a solid unmolested car with limited to zero rust. If you can find that... the rest can be easily restored without major surgery. You basically take each area you want to learn to restore, research, and go slow. If you make a mistake.... try again. Learn the skills the old fashion way.. trial and error.

Best of Luck.

[MacUser]

I owned a 1959 several years ago. It was an ugly green.

Mr. Ed. some of the best looking early model cars I have seen have been a fantastic looking green. I'm debating on going back with this on my oval.




Or the original 1957 color from the Wolfsburg Factory, Coral Red.

[soulsearcher]

The only car I ever really wanted - and never got.

[Full Quiver]

I'm coveting the palm trees.