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SOT: White '63 beetle |
watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 02:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
After working on my parts car today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up. Anyway, while I'm pumping gas a white beetle, with 5-lug wheels pulls in. When the guy gets out, we start talking. This is a project that he's been working on for 5 years. It's a '66 with a 2.5 engine and 5-lug Porsche wheels.
Really nice guy, couldn't quite understand him completely, some kind of foreign accent, eastern European, I think. Anyway, it was nice to meet a close 'relative' out on the road... -- Rob Attached image(s) |
watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 02:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
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watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 02:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
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watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 02:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
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watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 02:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
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Tom Perso |
Dec 18 2005, 03:12 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
Did you do him a favor and tell him to loose the clear 009 distributor cap and all of the chrome cooling tin (reflects the heat back into the motor).
Other than that, cool car!!! I miss my 63. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) |
TimT |
Dec 18 2005, 03:14 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
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Lou W |
Dec 18 2005, 03:45 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
Very Nice. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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Dave_Darling |
Dec 18 2005, 04:16 PM
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Don't worry--it's a GEX motor, so it probably wouldn't last long enough for those to be problems anyway... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) --DD |
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Tom Perso |
Dec 18 2005, 04:24 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
Well, I didn't want to rag too much on the car, but yes... GEX = (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) It's like a Ford - Everyone only buys one once... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Tom |
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firstknight13 |
Dec 18 2005, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 652 Joined: 25-March 05 From: manchester,ct. Member No.: 3,817 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) hate to tell you BUT it is a "66" NOT "63" as i owned one for 27 years before i got my 914. the give away is the 1300 on the rear trunk lid (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) also mine had the rare pop out rear windows for venting (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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Mickeyb |
Dec 18 2005, 08:19 PM
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What addiction... Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 13-November 05 From: Hopewell, VA Member No.: 5,121 |
The center dash vent and the larger front turn signals also show it is a 1966.
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Tom Perso |
Dec 18 2005, 08:49 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
And my 63 had a 64 rear decklid and it sat on a 71 IRS pan.
The parts all swap here and there. I have a few classifications for Bug. Splits Ovals Pre 67's 67's and later Super Beetles They're all cool though... Esp with T4 power, 5 lugs, and 944 brakes. Booyah! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Tom |
URY914 |
Dec 18 2005, 09:34 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,273 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Nice clean car, no matter what the year.
But I'm not much of a chrome guy. |
DanT |
Dec 18 2005, 10:32 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
The car is a mix and match of parts. The main body appears to be '66 due to the larger window openings, deck lid and last year of wide chrome trim on side. The knobs on the dash are from a pre '66, as '66 was the first year to use black dash knobs. The passenger grab handle is in correct black as is the hand brake. There is also a gas guage. I can't remember which year a gas guage was OE. I know that '61 still had the lever on the fire wall for the reserve tank. No gas guage. I can't remember if it was 64 or 65 the guage became OE.
A very nice car none the less. I have owned two '67s. My first was also my first car. Actually pop out rear windows were not that rare of an option. They became extinct in '68 when VW went with the assisted ventilation system. Most pre 68 cars with sunroofs had the pop out rear windows to aid in ventilation. It was an option on all of the pre 68 cars. |
watsonrx13 |
Dec 18 2005, 11:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
Yep, you guys are correct, I mistyped, it's a '66.... Anyway, just thought I'd share the encounter with the 'distant cousin'....
-- Rob |
ThinAir |
Dec 18 2005, 11:46 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,532 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Even if it is a 66, it brings back fond memories of the white 62 that my Dad had when he taught me to drive. It had a gas gauge as I recall so I think 62 was the first year for that. Sure with I still had that car!
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Dr. Roger |
Dec 18 2005, 11:59 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
yep, my dad bought a new '64. black on black. it was pretty darn cute. drove the heck out of it.
1300cc. isn't that like about 36-40HP 4 or 5:1 compression ratio like my old '63 ghia vert? |
DanT |
Dec 19 2005, 12:24 AM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
1200 were factory rated at 40hp
1300 were factory rated at 50hp 1500 were rated at 53hp IIRC (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) Growing up my dad had a '61 red on greay '65 red on beige '68 blue on black I had a white on black '67 green on brown '67 full restoration 5.5 chromies with 356 caps, full engine tin painted to match exterior. Empi exhaust, power pullies lots of other goodies. Should have kept it....darn. |
Jake Raby |
Dec 19 2005, 10:17 AM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Nice GEX sticker.....
And yes, it is a 66 all the way down to the "1300" on the decklid and the round pushbutton door handles.. |
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