Last week, I decided it was time for a new VW in my life. So, the 66 went up for sale and I purchased this sweet 64. I’ll give more updates as I move forward with my new ride. #VWlife…
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Completing my 1966 Beetle
Well, I haven’t updated this blog in awhile, so I will share some pictures of my 66 Beetle Here is jack testing out the roof rack. Works perfect. Found a stock ruby red smoothie for my spare, and vintage plates…
Home at last!
Well, it has been about a month and a half since I put a down payment on the 66 bug and today was the long awaited day when I brought it home. In preparation for this day I had to…
Project 66 Beetle
It has been just over 2 years since I sold my last VW to fund the down payment on my home. As is usual for me, I can only go for so long without a VW before I start getting…
My 1972 Ghia convertible
Through the years, as I purchased and sold different air-cooled VW’s, I always wanted to own a Karmann Ghia. I thought that they were by far the classiest VW, with the smoothest lines. The pinnacle of this dream would be…
VW Camping
One of the truly fun VW’s to own is a Westfalia. For those of you not familiar with the term, Westfalia’s were camper conversions of VW buses. Westfalia conversions began in 1951, and continued with both the early and late…
Tagged with: Bus, Camping, Campmobile, Kombi, Riviera, Twinkie Bus, Type II, Westfalia, Wet Westies
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Chad’s 1970 Karmann Ghia
In spring of 2012, while I was in the process of finishing up my 72 convertible Karmann Ghia project, I decided to take on another project for my son Chad. He had recently been diagnosed with NF2 (Neurofibromatosis Type 2),…
Tagged with: 1970, 1970 Ghia, Chad's Car, Ghia, Karmann Ghia, Neurofibromatosis, NF2, Project
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Posted in My VW's, VW life
My 69 Fasty
Over the years I have owned several VW type 3’s. A couple of fastbacks and a few squarebacks as well. My favorite of them all was the 69 fastback that I purchased in 2004. It was a project, but in…
Tagged with: 69 fasty, Fastback, Notchback, Project, Restoration, Squareback, Type 3, Type III, VW project
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How I got bit by the VW bug.
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VW Life 