So last week I went through the auction docket for Barret-Jackson Scottsdale 2020 and predicted that one triple-white 79 vert would go for $20K. Oh my god how wrong I was! It crossed the block at $52,800.00! That’s like mind-blowing to me. Yes it was very low miles. Yes it was in excellent condition. But…
Category: 1303
I try very hard to be nice… but…
On the whole, I try to be very open-minded with custom work done on cars, especially air-cooled VW Type 1 and Type 2 vehicles. But sometimes I come across for sale posts where the custom choices made are literally what is probably holding the car from sale, or the choices are definitely going to contribute…
Other People’s Cars – Wilhelmo Paulina’s 1975 Euro 1303 Beetle
I saw Wilhelmo Paulina post about his car the other day and I forgot how truly beautiful it is. The Euro-style bumpers with the embedded turn signals has grown on me a lot since this style was never stock in the US. Turn signals were always on the fenders in most years of US import….
Amazing work on a 78 restoration.
So as I’m putzing around the interwebs I came across a series of old series posts on some forum on a guy’s restoration of a 78. There’s a lot of great pics post of metal repair work and a ton of great pics of the disassembled car from different angles, with lots of close-ups. This…
Other People’s Cars – Joel Miller’s 1303 Super Beetle
Joel Miller’s 1303 Super Beetle is an impressive yet simple looking vehicle. It kind of falls into aspects of German Look, but there’s something inside that I would say puts it n a whole other category. Under the decklid isn’t the typical high-performance Type 1 engine. Hell, it isn’t even the typical Type 4 engine…
Other People’s Cars – Arne Karlsnes’ 1303
Arne Karlsnes’ 1303 is gorgeous and I can only imagine what it sounds like. While I’m partial to the look in the above picture, I can see that it has been modded since that was taken, with the addition of a rear spoiler and some deco changes here and there (images below). While I’m no…
Żuczek B. Inspirations
I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it many times again, German Look is truly the ultimate distillation of perfection for the 70’s era Beetles. You can keep your 60’s era Cal Look cars. This is where it is at!
Other People’s Cars – Ted Zillich’s 1303 Sedan
Ted Zillich’s has been a real help earlier in 2018 when I needed some guidance on rebuilding Murbella’s original and never before touched rack and pinion steering unit. There is no aftermarket replacement units out there, and so those of us with 75 and later 1303s need to keep our originals in as best shape…
Other People’s Cars – Timothy Nesbitt-Foster’s 1303
Back in September 2017 when I ended up purchasing Żuczek A., I used to dream that I would be lucky enough to have the car turn into something as nice as this. I’m a sucker for bright yellow on cars. I mean, especially in 2018. Almost every day I drive by hundreds of silver, black, and…
Other People’s Cars – Geo Schiss’ 1979 Cabriolet
Another Beetle with some great custom touches is Geo Schiss’ 1979 Cabriolet. He’s had it for many years and if I’m not mistaken it actually started out life as a Triple Black Epilogue Edition. I’m not sure I could alter a Special Edition so severely, but that’s just my nature. Once again, the kamei spoiler…