I couldn’t talk about my favorite Super Beetles without mentioning Jason Morrison’s 73 1303 Beetlebaum. Over 10 years of dedication in this car saved from a junkyard in mid-2008. In much the same way as I think of my cars as Żuczek and Murbella, I cannot think of his car by any other name other than…
Category: Inspiration
Other People’s Cars – 72 Super Beetle (Zanesville, OH)
Now this custom 1972 Super Beetle in Zanesville, OH has been For Sale on Craigslist and The Samba off and on for years. I’ve been tempted to drive the 60 miles to look at it and test drive it since I really love what was done to it, especially the exterior choices. The car is…
Other People’s Cars – Juan Carlos Hasbun Gattas’s 1303
I have fallen in love with quite a few non-pearl/non-metallic painted Supers in my time. And when they are exceptionally vibrant in color my eyes are really drawn to them. Juan Carlos Hasbun Gattas’s 1303 Sedan’s contrast between the very glossy orange-red body paint and then the dark black trim is just magnificent.
Other People’s Cars – Jason Swan’s 1303 Cabriolet
Have you seen Jason Swan’s hideously ugly car? By the gods of all that is holy… what was he thinking? To inflect such awfulness on a poor cabriolet is so cruel. It just makes you want to call the police and have them tow the car to the junk yard. And his engine and engine…
Other People’s Cars – Anders Siljuberg’s Beetle
Another beautiful car that falls under the lines of what I’m hoping to accomplish with Żuczek is Anders Siljuberg’s Beetle. Now I’m fairly certain it is a 1302 but there are some elements of the vehicle, at least of the of the few pictures I’ve seen, look like it could be a heavily modded late model 1300…
Other People’s Cars – Yasin Demoen’s 1303
In the vastness of Super Beetles to have ever existed, one stands out to me as perhaps the single most arousing 1303 to have ever been created from a lowly 1970’s vehicle. That car is Yasin Demoen’s 1303. Yes. I said arousing. There aren’t many Super Beetles that just exude sex and power but this specimen…
Other People’s Cars – Stefan Frick’s 1303
Talk about amazing deep gorgeous blue exteriors and this 1303 fits the bill. And the spec? Wow! 2.0L Type 4 Engine, 5-speed Porsche 911/01 Transmission, Megasquirt 2 EFI. According to the owner’s post in the German Look Volkswagen group on Facebook, there will be more to follow and I knew I’ll just eat up whatever spec…