"1958 bug for sale. Never used in salt water. Never been in an accident. Runs good! Needs a battery tray and one viser." Oh man keep the faith!! Love my '64. Cheers!!
In 1973 I bought my grandfather’s ‘58 beetle for $100.00. It had a 36 hp engine and little taillights, and I still have the four pronged emblem from the hood. But you are wrong, you’re not missing a passenger visor. It never had one. My car, like yours ONLY had a drivers side visor from the factory because I noticed at the time when I was driving it.
It's beautiful,man! I had a 66 (?) back in '83, which my brother gave me (sold it to me for a dollar for tax purposes). This was in San Francisco, where the fog eats cars like hamburger, so it was all rusted plus it had the typical bend in the trunk lid where it had been hit. There was a wire clothes hanger holding the trunk closed. Tires were almost smooth and the headliner (cloth) was always dropping dust on me, so I removed it. Had the original fabric seats that looked like mattress ticking, very comfortable, as is the case in bugs. Drove very well and was quick and had no trouble at all negotiating the steep hills of SF. I moved to Los Angeles, packing all my stuff into the car, up to the ceiling, so I couldnt see out the back window, plus had the passenger side mirror missing, so I couldnt see out that side. Drove all the way to LA without a problem. To switch lanes to the right, I'd just move over slowly and listen for horns. If nobody coming just slid over to the right. I got some funny looks from some drivers, who saw the long haired hippy with the banged up rusted bug packed full of stuff. Only place I had to pull over to the right lane with the big trucks was at a point where the altitude was about 1200 feet, so the bug didnt have the power to race up the hill. I was with the heavy trucks, doing about 20 mph. I got to LA without any trouble at all. Got me around quick and smooth and at one point I drove without brakes, because I couldnt afford to replace them. So for a couple of months i drove using the hand brake to stop. No problem even in the freeways. Finally got brakes and a new steering box. Eventually sold it to go back to New York. The kid who bought it for $300 was giddy with excitement over the car. His girlfriend who was with him must have thought he was nuts! Loved that car and still miss it. So i understand you being in love with this blue beauty. And it started after 40 years! Thats bugs for you.Enjoy it!
It doesn't seen to matter what condition VWs are in they all ways bounce back they seem to be immortal and thanks to the dedicated enthusiasts like youre self these gems will be with us for decades to come as with the camper look forward to you forthcoming videos from here in the UK.....👍
My dad has a 58 ragtop which we are going to Restore 'ect month (we are building a garage) and man i love those old bugs. I wish a was in the USA beceause i would want to buy that bug
Climb that mountain! Step by step, make it like it just left the Factory in Germany. A work of art, the first real Porsche Creation, and an icon which was made with pride. If you do this, the car will last you a whole lifetime, and that will be your reward for all of the effort. I took a year out of my life, restoring a '71. That was 15 years ago now.They become a part of you, and very creepily enter your life! Greetings from Australia.
Awesome!! Love your vids. Your interesting cut and fire extinguisher and dash not cut scene was double used as I’m sure you’re aware. So much footage to edit. You do great! Love it! Currently trying to start my beetle that I build from spare parts.
thank you for the kind words ....this was probably the one i rushed as I had to get it uploaded before my son's baseball game . I usually watch a final edit an additional 3 more times before uploading these days . Good luck with Beetle, I hope it goes well and your hard work pays off sooner than later :).
It’s got the Fred flintstone option! It lives! Wow I’m glad I’m not dealing with that kind of rust here in az! The car has a great look 2 it, I look forward to seeing how it comes together!
Forgot Id seen this a couple years ago. I laughed when you cranked it and it started. Reminded me of the Woody Allen movie Sleeper. He wakes up after bein stored cryogenically for 200 years. At one point in the movie he's running from the government and he runs into a cave, where theres an old 60s bug. He looks in it and the keys are in there so he tries it and it starts right up ! It was a joke about how dependable VWs were .
Congratulations on the find ! Make sure you prep the motor before cranking it . Also if you find evidence of mice check the tins & fan shroud for nests. Have a great summer with your 72' 👍
Looks like a project! Before I started to watch this channel, I would have walked away shaking my head thinking it was way beyond repair. Just leave it out in the woods to become a deposit for acorns and pine cones. But not anymore! Well Jason it’s going to snow up to a foot on Thursday! I was thinking we weren’t going to get any more snow but a dusting a few times more this winter. What a fool I was!
5150 flash from the past .......my first car was a 1958 Volkswagen bug.... pulled it all apart from the front end then on To working on the transmission,,,, rebuilt the motor blew it up,,,, had to buy a motor put it altogether drove it for about a year and sold it painted it in my garage with lacquer... Purchased the Volkswagen in 1971 for $100 learned a lot had a lot of fun... made me think about where I started thank you Junkman do
My Dad bought one off an old workmate in 1984 & it was the same vintage (1950's) as that one,my mother towed it home while he was steering it He converted into a Baja type with the big rear wheels & fibreglass wheel guards, he converted it to run a 12 volt charging system (alternator) & ran the speedometer lights, etc through a wiper motor resistor to drop the voltage down to 6 volts, he did manage to use the 6 volt starter motor but. He was forever swapping the motors around because I think that it was a 1.1 litre engine but he eventually bolted a 1.2 litre engine into it. He sold it a few years later because he couldn't afford the registration for both cars,the new owner fixed it up well because he had more access to the Volkswagen Beetle parts. Note his was right hand drive being an Australian delivered model !
Hey, I like restoring trucks, in my case, and bringing them back to life. Even as rare as this is, I am not man enough to tackle any restoration this far gone. Good on ya if you do. It would be interesting to see progress reports for sure! One thing I can say, when you are done, that car will weigh twice as much, or more, than it does today! Haha. If ya stood on the rocker at the end there, you would have two halves to weld back together! Like I say, big project, I am very impressed that it is one you would tackle! I mean that in a good way! Haha
haha, it just talks to me ...there might be a shortage of gas and wire in the New England area when it's together lol. Thank you for checkin it out and the kind words Gooch 👍
Nice '58 - looks mostly complete and year-correct. I miss my '62 ragtop I bought for $75 in '88 or so from the guy that was towing it to the crusher! Was a psychedelic gold, and ragtop was taped up and had big '70s Chevy wheels in the back.
sometimes when you see a different color under the original paint here's what might have happened. They painted the fenders and sometimes they had flaws(runs) and would be sent back. they would sand that first color to prep it and then spray over it in whatever other color they were doing that day.
Weld er up, wire er up, fire er up.....no big deal....I'm too old for taking on that much punishment. But you, on the other hand, can make it happen!!!
Not a bad looking old Bug. 60yrs old and it still starts and runs. Yeah those floors are the end result of Northern Rust. My sister and Brother in law have a 1954 Ragtop VW Beatle. Its a Colorado car .0 Rust. It has the Signal pointers on the sides. Pretty neat when you turn on the turn signals and a little arm raises up with a flashing light on it.
Love that car....Another good Vid Jason 👌 Those little motor's take a beating. It's just to bad the Mice get in them destroy the car's. Wish Germany still built them....My favorite car!!!
That clip thingy on your steering column's for holding a flashlight....I'd make the channels and floors all better, get it as solid as possible, make it safe, and drive the snot out of it....paint it with a roller and brush, and it will be an excellent beater bug.
Jason I see the 58 had the pine cone delete option! The engine sounds like it is from a Schwimmwagen from WWll! Too bad Mustie1 can't find one to see if it will run!
There's something special about that '58's front end. I think it might be the glass over the Sealed Beams or are those perhaps Euro headlights? For now there's no problem being without the canvas top. All the damage has been done!
Awesome! Frame/floorpan, check the rust, weld on new suspension etc, off ya go! Excellent patina, but also a worthy of restore project, looking forward to see what you do with this gem-in-the-rough. Where I grew up there were a few of these around, haven't seen one in 30+ years now, though I don't do many car shows. It was not unusual to see people standing up through the roof waving at folks and having fun, good memories! My choice, had I this, would be to stabilize the body w/o hurting it's state, put on a frame/pan that rocks, 1600cc+ and a dune buggy suspension, comphy buckets and interior, working roof etc., and make it a sort of utilitarian/everyday/rat-rod-ish sleeper :) Good luck man, cheers from the PNW Canada!
The bracket on the steering column is most likely for a flashlight. Popular 50's 60's accessory. That car is too far gone in my opinion, my focus would be on your oval window. But another one saved isn't a bad thing. I've mention in a comment before, I can't believe how bad the rust is on cars there. I like your dog!
Good call for the flashlight , rust can be pretty bad here .Thank you , only dog I have ever seen climb up a tree after a squirrel ! In his much younger years :)
It's got it's moments there's the why cut the channel there moment, you don't have to unbolt the pan that much moment which is a plus zone!! Converting to 12 volt looks easier moment the engine does sound watery in oil have seen them come in running fuzes rings to piston forget rod bearing because someone thought they are water cooled anyway it's a good fixer upper!!, I think you did good nice car!!!; )
That is right about where my 56 cracked on the hood.... stinks since all the bodywork has been done. gonna need to remove the hood to complete the repair and respray.
I reckon it's Fjord blue, not Capri, which was darker, more like the colour of the lower interior door trim. My Dad had a Fjord blue, which I learned to drive on back in '63. Then I got a Garnet red '59 in '66, and still have, restoring it slowly!
I don't think they offered Fjord blue for 58's , it was a one year only color for the 59's. Good to hear you still have your 59' , good luck with it and thank you for droppin' in Dave.
@@5150mxVW Yes, it was a '59 only colour, like my Garnet red, but they did start producing the '59 models in August '58. I think Glacier blue ('58 only) was a paler colour than the video shows. Is the chassis number definitely '58? anything much over 2000000 would be a '59 model or later, from Aug '58. TheSamba.com chassis numbers list is an excellent resource for checking that detail. My father's Bug was bought in September '58, and was definitely Fjord blue (UK spec with semaphores, of course!). The colour is quite emotive to me! Glad to have found your site, and will keep watching.
That's a nicely original find. I suspect the right front wing/fender might not be the correct one for the car, it looks a bit wider than the left one, probably no surprise with it appearing to have had a bash sometime in the past...
"A little metal work". You VW guys are awfully brave!
thank you !
Pretty insane that it turned on! Can't wait to see what you do with it :D
thank you Eric
"1958 bug for sale. Never used in salt water. Never been in an accident. Runs good! Needs a battery tray and one viser." Oh man keep the faith!! Love my '64. Cheers!!
and a fuse or two👍
Love the 58, color, patina, ragtop. Started right ☝. Nice 🚗
Thank you E-man , Dust Off soon !
In 1973 I bought my grandfather’s ‘58 beetle for $100.00. It had a 36 hp engine and little taillights, and I still have the four pronged emblem from the hood. But you are wrong, you’re not missing a passenger visor. It never had one. My car, like yours ONLY had a drivers side visor from the factory because I noticed at the time when I was driving it.
It's beautiful,man! I had a 66 (?) back in '83, which my brother gave me (sold it to me for a dollar for tax purposes). This was in San Francisco, where the fog eats cars like hamburger, so it was all rusted plus it had the typical bend in the trunk lid where it had been hit. There was a wire clothes hanger holding the trunk closed. Tires were almost smooth and the headliner (cloth) was always dropping dust on me, so I removed it. Had the original fabric seats that looked like mattress ticking, very comfortable, as is the case in bugs. Drove very well and was quick and had no trouble at all negotiating the steep hills of SF. I moved to Los Angeles, packing all my stuff into the car, up to the ceiling, so I couldnt see out the back window, plus had the passenger side mirror missing, so I couldnt see out that side. Drove all the way to LA without a problem. To switch lanes to the right, I'd just move over slowly and listen for horns. If nobody coming just slid over to the right. I got some funny looks from some drivers, who saw the long haired hippy with the banged up rusted bug packed full of stuff. Only place I had to pull over to the right lane with the big trucks was at a point where the altitude was about 1200 feet, so the bug didnt have the power to race up the hill. I was with the heavy trucks, doing about 20 mph. I got to LA without any trouble at all. Got me around quick and smooth and at one point I drove without brakes, because I couldnt afford to replace them. So for a couple of months i drove using the hand brake to stop. No problem even in the freeways. Finally got brakes and a new steering box. Eventually sold it to go back to New York. The kid who bought it for $300 was giddy with excitement over the car. His girlfriend who was with him must have thought he was nuts! Loved that car and still miss it. So i understand you being in love with this blue beauty. And it started after 40 years! Thats bugs for you.Enjoy it!
Great story !!! Thank you for sharing ! ....Drive SAFE LOL
It doesn't seen to matter what condition VWs are in they all ways bounce back they seem to be immortal and thanks to the dedicated enthusiasts like youre self these gems will be with us for decades to come as with the camper look forward to you forthcoming videos from here in the UK.....👍
👍, thank you VERY much Steve
My dad has a 58 ragtop which we are going to Restore 'ect month (we are building a garage) and man i love those old bugs. I wish a was in the USA beceause i would want to buy that bug
looking forward to seeing your 58 !
Your optimism is the best in the world!!!
thank you :). I don't sweat the small stuff 👍
That is a sweet looking bug! I look forward to seeing the metal work on this! And it sure started up beautifully!
thank you !!!
From that car's condition and the way the engine sounds, I can't help but wonder if Squidward was driving that thing around Bikini Bottom :D
haha !
Don’t think Squidward drove much. he cycled or walked most places. He cares for the environment.
Lots of work. At least you dont have to worry about the snow and rain. It will go right through. Lol🧙♂️
Climb that mountain! Step by step, make it like it just left the Factory in Germany. A work of art, the first real Porsche Creation, and an icon which was made with pride. If you do this, the car will last you a whole lifetime, and that will be your reward for all of the effort. I took a year out of my life, restoring a '71. That was 15 years ago now.They become a part of you, and very creepily enter your life! Greetings from Australia.
Thank you Peter 👍
Awesome!! Love your vids. Your interesting cut and fire extinguisher and dash not cut scene was double used as I’m sure you’re aware. So much footage to edit. You do great! Love it! Currently trying to start my beetle that I build from spare parts.
thank you for the kind words ....this was probably the one i rushed as I had to get it uploaded before my son's baseball game . I usually watch a final edit an additional 3 more times before uploading these days . Good luck with Beetle, I hope it goes well and your hard work pays off sooner than later :).
It’s got the Fred flintstone option! It lives! Wow I’m glad I’m not dealing with that kind of rust here in az! The car has a great look 2 it, I look forward to seeing how it comes together!
thank you , love your stable
Great video Jason now that's a bug I would enjoy welding back together
Thank you Toolman , how many spools ya think ?:)
@@5150mxVW it will take a couple but well worth it that will make a lovely patina ride
Forgot Id seen this a couple years ago. I laughed when you cranked it and it started. Reminded me of the Woody Allen movie Sleeper. He wakes up after bein stored cryogenically for 200 years. At one point in the movie he's running from the government and he runs into a cave, where theres an old 60s bug. He looks in it and the keys are in there so he tries it and it starts right up ! It was a joke about how dependable VWs were .
My 62 Beetle had the same floors. Pavement.
lol, common option in New England :)
Down in Florida we used to call that the felony hole.
I bought a 72 super beetle. She's been sitting since 1996. I'm going to start her up this summer.
Congratulations on the find ! Make sure you prep the motor before cranking it . Also if you find evidence of mice check the tins & fan shroud for nests. Have a great summer with your 72' 👍
On Cold War Motors, Scott might say it could use a bit of tidying.
and aftermarket floor delete
It's nice to watch a video with out that neighbor's dang dog barking! :-)
lol it does sound like it is running under water lol
Looks like a project! Before I started to watch this channel, I would have walked away shaking my head thinking it was way beyond repair. Just leave it out in the woods to become a deposit for acorns and pine cones. But not anymore! Well Jason it’s going to snow up to a foot on Thursday! I was thinking we weren’t going to get any more snow but a dusting a few times more this winter. What a fool I was!
Snow ? Sorry Roger !
The super rare Flintstone floor option! She's a runner! Yabba Dabba Do!!!
New England option :)
That's a pretty awesome old Beetle! I can't wait to see it fixed up and on the road!
thank you 👍
Wow, what a beaut!!! Can't wait to follow the resto!!
Thank you Daniel !
5150 flash from the past .......my first car was a 1958 Volkswagen bug.... pulled it all apart from the front end then on To working on the transmission,,,, rebuilt the motor blew it up,,,, had to buy a motor put it altogether drove it for about a year and sold it painted it in my garage with lacquer... Purchased the Volkswagen in 1971 for $100 learned a lot had a lot of fun... made me think about where I started thank you
Junkman do
Fred Flintstone would love driving this one!
haha , needs a safari windshield
My Dad bought one off an old workmate in 1984 & it was the same vintage (1950's) as that one,my mother towed it home while he was steering it
He converted into a Baja type with the big rear wheels & fibreglass wheel guards, he converted it to run a 12 volt charging system (alternator) & ran the speedometer lights, etc through a wiper motor resistor to drop the voltage down to 6 volts, he did manage to use the 6 volt starter motor but.
He was forever swapping the motors around because I think that it was a 1.1 litre engine but he eventually bolted a 1.2 litre engine into it.
He sold it a few years later because he couldn't afford the registration for both cars,the new owner fixed it up well because he had more access to the Volkswagen Beetle parts.
Note his was right hand drive being an Australian delivered model !
good looker strong runner. Great video Jason. BIG THUMBS UP
Thank you Brian !
sweet rag top... i love Volkswagen beetles, vans, pickups.
i got to get my 1972 super beetle out and work on it.
@@5150mxVW i need to but takes time and money... i have the time but no money.
disability doesn't pay very well.
to say that bug is rough is an understatement! if you can bring it back from that condition it'll be amazing!!
thank you Ron !
I like the sound of the bug running, reminds me of the car from flubber.
Hey, I like restoring trucks, in my case, and bringing them back to life. Even as rare as this is, I am not man enough to tackle any restoration this far gone. Good on ya if you do. It would be interesting to see progress reports for sure!
One thing I can say, when you are done, that car will weigh twice as much, or more, than it does today! Haha. If ya stood on the rocker at the end there, you would have two halves to weld back together! Like I say, big project, I am very impressed that it is one you would tackle! I mean that in a good way! Haha
haha, it just talks to me ...there might be a shortage of gas and wire in the New England area when it's together lol. Thank you for checkin it out and the kind words Gooch 👍
Nice Bug
Looks cool with the old skool bias ply snow tires.
Engine sounds good too.
Even with the work it needs, it's still a cool ride
Thank you
Nice '58 - looks mostly complete and year-correct. I miss my '62 ragtop I bought for $75 in '88 or so from the guy that was towing it to the crusher! Was a psychedelic gold, and ragtop was taped up and had big '70s Chevy wheels in the back.
sounds sweet , 75 bucks , great deal ! I sold a SB auto stick for 75 bucks in like 92 lol .
The shots when you placed the camera behind the car, on the right side. Design perfection on the Beetle.
👍, thank you
The old body looks fair except for the floor ect. And it runs, that's a big plus!
yeah , it's the " etc " "etc " that i'm not so stoked about lol :)
It's going to be amazing when you are done ! good luck Jason !
thank you Ted , I hope spring has found you guys !
its amazing how good this old engine works.
Thank you Mika
sometimes when you see a different color under the original paint here's what might have happened. They painted the fenders and sometimes they had flaws(runs) and would be sent back. they would sand that first color to prep it and then spray over it in whatever other color they were doing that day.
Despite the (non-existant) floorpans, it's overall in surprisingly good shape! The patina is on point!
thank you Tim
I think it’s cool that it still runs 😃
Looks like a lot of work, looking forward to the out come! 👍 👍
thank you Bert , me too
Weld er up, wire er up, fire er up.....no big deal....I'm too old for taking on that much punishment. But you, on the other hand, can make it happen!!!
thank you Mike !
Not a bad looking old Bug. 60yrs old and it still starts and runs. Yeah those floors are the end result of Northern Rust. My sister and Brother in law have a 1954 Ragtop VW Beatle. Its a Colorado car .0 Rust. It has the Signal pointers on the sides. Pretty neat when you turn on the turn signals and a little arm raises up with a flashing light on it.
54 ragtop NICE ! With Semaphore turn signals :))))
Sweet get that beetle on the road I love it
will do ! , thank you Joanne 👍
Love that car....Another good Vid Jason 👌 Those little motor's take a beating. It's just to bad the Mice get in them destroy the car's. Wish Germany still built them....My favorite car!!!
Love it, 58 is my favourite year of bug, I had a Swedish Import 58 (imported to the UK), lovely car.
Most 58's only had one sunvisor iirc.
did they ? hmm, i have some ovals that have two
Definitely needs TLC but still a cool older bug. You have some cool vintage tin for sure
thank you John
Great rat rod starting point!
Sounds kinda like flubber bike mustie just did! 😂 love love love this beetle! That patina on the dash😍
Some of the older busses only had one visor? Not sure about beetles...maybe it only had one? Lol
yeah it does lol . Thank you Marci
I'll have to look at the mount , I swear my ovals have two ?
Sweet video, good luck with the build!
thank you !
Sweet, to much work for me now
:( age thin and health thin now!
Somebody will luv this Lil old Bugger! :)
Thank you William
i'd love a project like that..
Most 70's bugs are gonna be in that state soon :(
easy fixes will be harder to find.
most 70's Bugs are , around here anyway ....I did put a deposit on a very nice mostly org 66 sea blue sunroof car. Thank you Chris
That clip thingy on your steering column's for holding a flashlight....I'd make the channels and floors all better, get it as solid as possible, make it safe, and drive the snot out of it....paint it with a roller and brush, and it will be an excellent beater bug.
Nice patina. Love the hood brace 😄
THIS OLD BEETLE ENGINE STILL FINE ! ENGINE SOUND NOT BAD !
Looking forward to see the progress.... Good luck with it..
Visker, You may as well forget about that, I've never seen him work on anything.
@@VWbugman Well, i´m not asking for your opinion or your advice...
Man I love the color and age on this bug
thank you Joshua
Awesome! Definitely keep the patina 😎
Thank you Eric , for sure
That's a load of work, but she's a beauty for sure!
👍
Cool little car. Motor sounds tight. Should be a fun little ride. Time for me to get one!
thank you , absolutely get one
Oh i will!
Nice Double Take on the visor and the vinyl top and the cut out I love to see things twice keep up the great work
the edit sucked on this lol , thank you Steve
it sounds like a boat
i LOVE these cars
👍
Jason I see the 58 had the pine cone delete option! The engine sounds like it is from a Schwimmwagen from WWll! Too bad Mustie1 can't find one to see if it will run!
i was just going to ay that he good
Such an awesome car! Love that thing, great vid as always man!
thank you Darryl , how is the 67 ?
5150mxVW I’m picking away at it. Got it fired up and the motor sounded good! Thanks for asking!
Well for the length of time it has been asleep and slowly rusting away it started rather well. Be a neat project for sure. ll he best
thank you Ken, you as well !
I just can’t wait to see it done
Can’t wait to see more of this
Damn that thing is sweet!!!! I'd take it in a minute!!!
thank you Todd
Welcome, sir...
Wow, that engine runs sweet for being a 58! Now, just a little buffing on the rest.
maybe a weld or two :)
The 58 VW Beetle looks crispy! LoL
Just a tad 😁
There's something special about that '58's front end. I think it might be the glass over the Sealed Beams or are those perhaps Euro headlights? For now there's no problem being without the canvas top. All the damage has been done!
Wow awesome video!! My 65 bug is in just about the same condition
thank you , I feel your pain then lol
Awesome! Frame/floorpan, check the rust, weld on new suspension etc, off ya go! Excellent patina, but also a worthy of restore project, looking forward to see what you do with this gem-in-the-rough.
Where I grew up there were a few of these around, haven't seen one in 30+ years now, though I don't do many car shows. It was not unusual to see people standing up through the roof waving at folks and having fun, good memories!
My choice, had I this, would be to stabilize the body w/o hurting it's state, put on a frame/pan that rocks, 1600cc+ and a dune buggy suspension, comphy buckets and interior, working roof etc., and make it a sort of utilitarian/everyday/rat-rod-ish sleeper :)
Good luck man, cheers from the PNW Canada!
thank you , weld it and roll it !
Well it's got the up and coming politically correct no emissions "Fred Flintstone modification" already Jason !!! Bonus!!!! 😂🤣🤣🤣
haha , Thank you Will , should be easy floor and channel removal :)
Omg! Read my comment above! Lmfao 👋🤣👍
Back in the day we called that a stash dump ( for when your being pulled over).
@@boataxe4605 🤣👍
What’s good news very good news excellent news
Wow, well worth the work.
I agree , thank you Marcus !
The bracket on the steering column is most likely for a flashlight. Popular 50's 60's accessory.
That car is too far gone in my opinion, my focus would be on your oval window.
But another one saved isn't a bad thing.
I've mention in a comment before, I can't believe how bad the rust is on cars there.
I like your dog!
Good call for the flashlight , rust can be pretty bad here .Thank you , only dog I have ever seen climb up a tree after a squirrel ! In his much younger years :)
Way cool! love that engine sound,..
thank you Rick
looks like crustys older sister,
wanna trade ? 🤣
Toilet wax and a bit of plywood on the floor - good as new!
:)
It's got it's moments there's the why cut the channel there moment, you don't have to unbolt the pan that much moment which is a plus zone!! Converting to 12 volt looks easier moment the engine does sound watery in oil have seen them come in running fuzes rings to piston forget rod bearing because someone thought they are water cooled anyway it's a good fixer upper!!, I think you did good nice car!!!; )
Thank you Richard
Only a crazy bug enthusiast will say "NICE, IT ACTUALLY AINT SO BAD IN THERE", ... to a rust with a bit of a car left in front of him. 🤭🤘👍🤙✌️
haha👍
@@5150mxVW keep it up man. I have a 73' 1303s... Ur dedication to them bugs inspire me. 💯👍🤘✌️
@@wornoutshoes11 Thank you , will do ! Give us an update on your 1303s 👍
Beautiful piece of machinery
thank you Stephen
Fantastic car
thank you Goomer
I think it’s a flashlight holder on the steering column.
Your right Tony , thank you
That is right about where my 56 cracked on the hood.... stinks since all the bodywork has been done. gonna need to remove the hood to complete the repair and respray.
I reckon it's Fjord blue, not Capri, which was darker, more like the colour of the lower interior door trim. My Dad had a Fjord blue, which I learned to drive on back in '63. Then I got a Garnet red '59 in '66, and still have, restoring it slowly!
I don't think they offered Fjord blue for 58's , it was a one year only color for the 59's. Good to hear you still have your 59' , good luck with it and thank you for droppin' in Dave.
@@5150mxVW Yes, it was a '59 only colour, like my Garnet red, but they did start producing the '59 models in August '58. I think Glacier blue ('58 only) was a paler colour than the video shows. Is the chassis number definitely '58? anything much over 2000000 would be a '59 model or later, from Aug '58. TheSamba.com chassis numbers list is an excellent resource for checking that detail. My father's Bug was bought in September '58, and was definitely Fjord blue (UK spec with semaphores, of course!). The colour is quite emotive to me!
Glad to have found your site, and will keep watching.
Beetles never die
well said👍
Hes a cute little car
At least the patina won't need too much work!
Throw some floor pans and package tray in it. A set of seats and get it on the road!
sounds like a plan Steve , thank you
Sounds good!
Super cool car.
That's a nicely original find. I suspect the right front wing/fender might not be the correct one for the car, it looks a bit wider than the left one, probably no surprise with it appearing to have had a bash sometime in the past...
Neat old bug.
that patina!
Love this Bug!
thank you Chris
Amazing jewel
thank you Carlos