my fathers classic vws

[mat0485]

When I was in highschool my dad decided to get a toy.. he started with a 75 VW beetle. Did a complete restore.

this is the color he picked

Then after lots of awards and car shows he got my mom a 1974 VW Thing. Car was already painted the clean orange, but he did all the add ons and such.

not my dad in this pic.

and then he topped it off about two summers ago after a long long search found his 1963 camper bus. Just got it back last july from fresh paint. Pics do not do this thing justice. its so beautiful comin down the road.

Ps- He isn't a hippie either.

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[Dasfinc]

Sharp looking VDubs, have you ever driven the bus? I'm seriously curious as to just how slow they are.

 

[mat0485]

its god awful. the steering wheel is flat.... its "like driving a bus" the thing and bus have the same trans... both sluggish. the bettle is slightly faster...hahaha but not much. stock hp its like 47hp.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Those are all sweet. I'd love an old school beetle.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Imeaninbeforesoolssayingomgilovevws

 

[mat0485]

added a few of the original pics too.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

nice. theres a shop behind mine and he has like 8 of those vans and a bunch of diff bugs out there. guess he does just VW stuff.

 

[Jfrost]

All good looking VW's, very nice!

 

[slowchevy]

Brings back memories.

Before my dad passed away when I was 7 (96ish) at the height of the old VW scene, we had a handful. I don't know exactly what years.. I used to know a lot of the ins and outs. Had an earlier rectangle window car that we were cutting up and had a baja rear end conversion pretty much ready to go.. had a thing that needed a full restoration including pans and pretty much every nut and bolt.. and a later super beetle. Had enough parts to probably build another two cars. I love seeing people keep them alive.

Tell him to keep it up.

 

[mat0485]

he loves it. the bus was just finished this summer(with the paint) and he had a busy year with my wedding, retiring, and his 1st grandchild (sisters kid). I'm excited to see the interior as it progresses.

 

[KnightFan26917]

Very cool!

Love seeing old school VWdubs.



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