The day I hoped would never come is fast approaching. Last week I pulled back the carpeting and removed the back seat from my '70 Beetle and discovered (actually I knew, but didn't realize the extent of the horror) that it's about to become a Fred Flintstonemobile.
I have owned this car for about 12 years and has been my faithful daily driver ever since. I rebuilt the motor and had new floor pans installed (a hack job) when I first got it. Scary rust rot all over and a transmission that is being very difficult ( synchronizers gone in 1st & 2nd) have forced me to consider getting rid of it. What would you do? Fortunately, I have my '56 Euro ragtop and my Westy, so I'm not out of the air-cooled biz. I'm in the Kansas City area. The motor itself is still strong (71k) with no oil burning. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it hundreds of miles on the interstate. I don't want to give it away, but am interested to see if anyone in the VW community would even offer something for it. Pics available. Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. Home of Fine, Old Volkswagens and....Grand Canyon Nut. _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
