will it run? 1968 vw beetle barn find.
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- I picked up this vw bug along with a bunch of engines from an estate sale. it has been sitting for 5 years.
the back story is it came from california in 2006 to the east coast so it does not have the normal rust that we see on the east coast.its been painted once and had a fender replaced,
I always love hearing an old VW coming back from hibernation!
Great find, I'm jealous as hell. Something about the sound of a bug, especially with a good exhaust, that little whistle....tears at my heart strings. You are a lucky man. Don't forget to mount a fire extinguisher.
Brother, you must have the patience of Job. I guess after so many years it's habit, but you are so methodical in your approach to these things and you appear to know what's wrong before you start, but you still go through all the steps one by one...very cool!
Mustie knows what he is doing with these old girls
That’s the only way to go about anything you’re working on really. A lot of people tend to just go in a project without a game plan but on these gasoline powered engines there’s always the 3 things you need. Fuel, spark and air. Easier when you are familiar with certain engines but same concept.
You’re that impatient, you lack the focus to do the simple steps to get a car running again? That’s pretty sad.
You can definitely tell that the previous owner took very good care of her. Excellent candidate for a total restore. Hope to see great things for this survivor in the future. 2 thumbs up Mustie!
Very nice little car. Love that VW horn sound. Reminds me of watching Herbie rides again at the movies with my parents. Always sounds like a happy car sound to me now.
Watching this brought back VW driving experiences. First car: a '58 Cabriolet, bought in '68 for $10, unbelievably bad condition for 10 years, top rotted to shreds, 3 fenders and both lids piled in back seat, made a "safari buggy" out of it lashing passenger seat over the front. Good times.
My brother had a green '68. Once, parking in tight space in Boston, we backed into the space diagonally, lifted the front end, and carried it the rest of the way in, with barely enough room for our legs. Girlfriend had a tan '67 Ghia, fun to drive. An upstairs neighbor had a tan '66 that had been hit in the door that he'd let me use. Nice car, except for having to reach out and pull the "friction-fit" door closed on right turns. A short-term girlfriend (fleas in her waterbed) had a oxidized dark blue '68 with flower stickers. After a wonderful time with a '64 Volvo 544 (my favorite car ever), I got a yellow '72 bug that would bog down a lot unless it was timed by ear. Rolled that one when going around a 2-lane exit ramp next to a semi, only to discover that the snow plow had failed to stay in the left lane, so the plowed area narrowed to one lane. Foot-deep snow, topped by a frozen crust. Left front wheel caught in the crust, car spun around on 2 wheels, and settled backwards onto the driver's side. Others stopped, and we stood it upright quickly enough, drove to a gas station and topped off the oil. Only down a quart.
-- I loved these cars. Though I loved my '64 Volvo and '66 GTO more, that doesn't diminish my fondness for the bugs.
Wow, what a sweet little car...
Looks like it’s already a good weekend driver, but I’d say it’s a great place to start a full restoration....
A diamond in the rough,
the guy who owned that really cared for it so I am glad you got it Mustie as its future will be bright :)
Best sounding VW engine I have heard is quite a while. I would say she is a keeper.
I am not even a Bug fan, but seeing how clean that old car was rust wise made me genuinely happy.
WOW!!! What a fantastic find! VERY much unlike what we're used to seeing on your channel!
Another great video Mustie. 👍👍 I really appreciate you taking the time to record everything and put it up for everyone to watch. Nothing better than a "will it run" episode.
Another great video..!! Thank you for sharing. These old VW resurrection videos are the best..!!!
I had a 68 bug just exactly like that man that was a great car. I drove it everywhere back in the seventies. It amazing how well preserved that one is man its solid.
I love the simplicity of the old beetles. This one looks excellent for a 50 year old car. Like your videos, learn a lot and most of it very practical. Peace!
That’s a fine Beetle Bug Mustie, I’m glad it’s got a good home. These bugs are just not around like they used to be. When I was growing up in the 70’s, there was a Beetle on every block.
Nice car, My hired guy Ricky was watching with me yesterday on lunch.He said ,"I wonder what he would think if i just shipped him my car to line out the problems" He has a old VW not sure what year.I really enjoy watching your videos,and I'm confident in my ability to work on his car just from info from your videos! Thanks for making videos Mustie1,You are my favorite creator for sure!
Saw a nice bug in a store parking lot and stopped to check it out. Looking in the back behind the back seat I had to wonder how in the heck I was small enough to crawl back in there. I remember the carpeting being a sharp pokey type that didn't make it all that fun. Thanks for the memories.
Great car! I've learned a ton watching your videos for the last few years. Thank you sir!
You mentioned riding in the back window of your Dad's VW beetle. My sister and I fit in that space in my Dad's first 1957 beetle. What precious memories you have rekindled with just that comment. Thanks for this video.
Am I the only one who watches these videos because of the sound of his voice?! I can't remember how I found this channel but I sure do love seeing the old VWs come to life!
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood... Garage
Hey mustie great videos keep up the good work the old cars are getting hard to find now that are rust free rust is in nearly every old car here in Tasmania cheers Simon
My goodness musky that 68 from California has to be one of the best VW’s that you purchased since I’ve been tuned in.
Very good beetle. I love the way it started so easy. Might be a keeper.
awesome car.....great video.....hope you still have.....love the beetles.....
What a beautiful specimen. We loved that bug! The payments for $65 a month and we were paying $80 a month in gas, so we were ahead $3 with purchasing the bug
Mustie what a great beetle reminds me of my dads old he had in 1979 he's was a 1972 we live in England so we normally have right hand drive but he loves LHD so he was offered a LHD for £300 so he brought it but he didn't tell me and I'd just been to the cinema to watch the love bug because I loved Herbie with my mum and we came out and he was sitting there waiting in the beetle and I hugged it people must of thought I was mad but I didn't care I loved it they get under your skin what a great channel 🙂👍🏻
beautiful car, great find, and to know its in great hands
wow this engine runs really well ! just a little hole when you start to push the pedal .
that's so nice to hear it run like this
From the way you describe it and what we see it is a sweet little number bro. Maybe a once in a blue moon find. Great video.
Nice score! After some of the nightmares you've had to work on it must come as a nice surprise to find one so clean.
Bought a 68 Bug in 72. Drove it for 8 years. She ended her days as a Tonka toy cruising the back roads up at the cottage. Lots of fun. I miss that Bug. Yours looks great! Make it pretty again.
What a great car. Really brings back memories of my younger days.
It's in awesome shape! My very first car was a '61 bug I paid two bucks for on the last day of my junior year of high school. No gas gauge just a handle under the dash to flip to reserve when the main tank ran dry! Can't tell you how many times I ran out lol.
It looks like a nice bug for it's age. I had a 1963, with a 1965 engine in it, way back in 1966. They are a hoot to drive. Another good one Mustie.
Life After Work in 1969 I was driving the Chicken Delight bugs. Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight.
LOL! I remember them...
She's a nice little bug, they all have their own personalities and This one looks like a sweetheart think she needs to be restored to her former self 😁
Thank you sir for spending the time with us that so enjoy your channel.
Chris
Gatineau, Quebec , Canada
That's a sweet bug, solid frame & floors seems to run nice, nothing that you can't fix, put the original seats back in it, fix the floor by the battery, little stuff, compound it, get rid of that steering wheel and it's a great driver
So great you are back into the beetles
Great find for a car that old... Have fun with it. Summer is on it's way.
I have owned 3 in my life. A 70, 71, and 74. I love these cars!
Wow, what nice looking car for what it is. My dad had two of these when I was a kid! Love the VW Bug! Great video, keep the content coming!!
In the early 70's I worked at a small foreign car repair shop in Arkansas and most of our customers drove VWs. We always told them 3 things a bug did not need; a/c, trailer hitch or automatic transmission.
I am jealous too. That might be a nice car for someone to use for local errands. You seem to find some hidden gems among the trashy ones too. Be a good beginner to the airheads.
This should be an interesting series. It takes me back to my high school and college days when I drove a 67 bug. It would go anywhere in the snow and could overcome most mechanical failures until you could get it fixed. I drove mine with dead batteries, broken clutch cables, ejecting spark plugs, and non working heaters. I toured around with my future wife in that car, went parking and sparking in it, camped with it, and even drove it 300miles to the beach for our first vacation. What fun we had!
That's a really nice find! Congrats on scoring this car--it's like payback for all the rust- and mouse-infested ones you've dealt with over the years!
Never liked how the fuel line ran straight over the distributor cap. Looking for a beetle myself. Nice find :D
I had two bugs, 1965s, back in the 70s. I liked working on and maintaining those bugs. One I totaled and the other I sold to buy a 1970 GMC, 396 ci, turbo 400 truck. Still have that old truck in original condition. Cars hold up pretty good in California.
From what I have seen you work on before, I am amazed at the condition of this bug. My cousin got a 1974 Super Beetle for his High School Grad present. I loved that car. It was fun to drive and ride in. He lived in Knoxville, Tn so we drove in the Smokies a lot.
Wow…do’t know why this was shown in my YT feed, but this surely is a blast from the past…the old garage, creeper, etc.
Horn works, she is ready to go. Thanks for the rescue.
What a great find ..congrats my friend .
Thank you for sharing
That's a nice VW. Wish I had it. I have a 1956 Auto Union trying to get the firing right kind of strange setup. Thanks good show.
I have it’s twin, a Diamond Blue 68 that’s been in my family since 1983. Fun to drive and tinker with.
Nice solid car overall. The battery tray is easily dealt with.
Great work, Mustie. AwesomePowderCoat is making brand new bellows thermostats now that function just like the originals.
The Memories all came back. I miss my little Bug. Looks like you have found yourself a very decent project to build on. Look forward to seeing in future vids.
hi mustie1,wow,what a nice bug,i cant believe how solid it is.good car for going back and forth to work just the way it is.bye
wow.that looks like a nice well maintained vw. it should be a long term keeper.
I had 1968 Beetle. Best car ever !
The good old days when gas was .25 cents per gallon.
The only issue was the lack of heat and defrost in the Central NY winters.
This Bug made me very happy. Healthy car. 😀😀
Thank you very much for all the knowledge you gave me my name is Mr Danny calling you from Cincinnati Ohio
watched the 1st 4.5 minutes before I realized I have watched this before. Our videos are different styles, but man Mustie1, you have some of the best videos on old VWs. Your channel is one of my 1st go-to channels for UA-cam gluttony. I hope your videos are low carb.
Nice bug. 50 years ago is like yesterday to me. What a nice survivor.
"Radio, who needs a radio. Mock, yeah, ing, yeah, bird, yeah, yeah, yeah,. Well kept car, thanks to the previous owner. Cheers
It's very interesting to see this bug and the condition it's in directly after you finished repairing the other one last week. You get a real perspective on how some cars survive better than others, especially when the come from out west.
What a great find! Looks like it's in really great shape for its age.
Nice! When I was a kid, both of my parents drove Bugs, older than this one. I remember no gas gauge, just a lever to switch over to the reserve when gas got low. On those occasions when there was a family road trip, the golden retriever rode in the rumble seat. She didn't like it :-(
That Bug Is A GREAT FIND!!! SUPER GREAT SHAPE... GREAT FIND... Lucky YOU! I would call that MINT!!
good find mustie, very nice condition for what it is. lucky
Verry nice bug indeed looking forward to more videos of it mate
Man i never get that lucky on Finding Bugs, and i live in Kentucky. That Bug is pretty much ready for daily driving. It does need some stuff but not much. Good find. Bet you got a sweet deal too. Gratz Mustie.
So glad too see you have a real good one to work with this time...WTG Mustie!
what a beautiful blue color! I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Score!! I definitely would call that a win win situation, little rust and a great running little motor. That ones a keeper😁
Man you gotta keep that .. too nice to let go. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for it .
Makes you feel all warm & fuzzy when get that something that clean & solid !!!
Very nice !!!
Great buy mustie1 ,I can't believe how solid it looks under the body. It looks like it might have had a few electronic issues in the past maybe a battery drain issue
Man- you're like the UA-cam Surgeon's General of old VW; to hear and see you find a really decent specimen is outstanding and amazing. I'm very happy- that you've got a nice one this time.
Wow That bug is cleaner and more rust free than our first family bug we bought back in 1988 (it was the same color and year) that spent all it's life in GA. The floor pans were all blown out. You could watch the road while driving! Great buy!!
I enjoyed watching this video good opportunity to see overall the vehicle and it's quirk's. They were really a great built car and practical. It's sad that it became a item about money and went into our collective history books as a by gone era. I've many fond memories growing up with these cars in my family and relatives and blowing down the by ways and highways and that distinctive beetle engine sound and gear jamming..😊😊😊😊
Another Excellent Video from Mr Mustie :) I Love your VW's :-) :-) It runs great :-)
That's a beauty Musty it'll sure make a nice car for any purpose you decide to go with.
Stumbled across your channel, I had a 1970 VW bug, was one of the best cars I have owned. Made a huge mistake and sold it and bough a brand new Volare (POS). Kicking myself for the past 40 years.
how long before the front fenders rusted on the volare
I had it 18 months and it spend most of that time not running. The fenders did not rust while I had it but the paint came off the tail lights the first time I washed it, then they replaced them and it leaked into the trunk. I had the car a month and the thermostat went open and I had no heat.. Then the starter relay went bad and it would not run, get the picture ;-) I sold it and bought a VW Rabbit. Never owned another Chrysler product again. So impressed, watched you 1970 VW convertable video, 30+ years and that damn engine still kicked over, wonder how a modern car would do after it sits that long?
My wife and I had a '68 just like this when I was in the Air Force. Same color too! Biggest difference was it had A/C! it was a dealer add on. In Texas it was really appreciated. The problem was, floored it would go 62 MPH, when the A/C kicked on it would drop to 58MPH. And, it floated away from our apartment once during the rainy season. We pushed it back home and chained it to the poll in out carport until the water went down.
1968 VW Beetles were a weird year. lots of unique parts and things done this year. this was the first year of the Auto-Stick which came with a IRS, but the Manual 4speed still came as a swing axle. also there is a tube that runs along the front of the gas tank for venting, in 69 they moved this closer to the fuel filler. I had a yellow one, my first car. it had IRS and a Maunal Transaxle, someone had replaced the Autostick with a 4 speed from a 1970 Beetle, before i came to own it. I miss that car every time I see a bug. I also had a 69 in the same color as this one that DID have an auto, stick, fun and frustrating those autosticks.
Hi Mustie Great find I am sure you will find some inspiration to personalize it. looking forward to riding along while you perform your creative magic.
I literally LOVE THIS UA-cam CHANNEL. following now for years.
Keep it up mustie1!
Boy that engine seemed smooth - no shaking
Thanks for an EXCELLENT video!
Cool find! Looks like it won't need much to be simple, fun, driveable car. Reminds me of the '67 beetle i learned to drive on.
My only VW experience is on your channel but even I can see she's a beauty !! 👍☮❤
The1200sportster
Yes i can see your point .I have classic cars and bikes so i get the jist just never gone vw ..still plenty of time im only 50 ! ☮❤
Love the bug quality - great find
wow what a great find & in such good condition, not many good finds like thie one in Australia
My dad bought this one like new. I drove it around in my high school days. Had a nice stiff ride handled good. This one had the automatic shifter, Once you moved the shifter the switch built in would Engauge the vacuum clutch so you had to step off the gas and shift it or the engine would rev. Just tap the shifter and the engine would rev, strange because no clutch peddle and yes it had a torque converter. You can start out in any gear, forth gear start out just floor it a very lazy way.
I liked the car very much. In the winter time it had the optional gas heater, that was great, it sounded like a little turbine engine. It burned clean did not smell gas, but was scared a little bit for using the gas from the gas tank. Really worked great kept the windows clear and you warm. The stock heater wasn't good, windows fog and bad heat. Enjoyed your video take care.
Speaking of the gas heater,; we had a 68 deluxe. The standard beetles didn't come with one. It was mounted in the rear, somewhere near the transmission. It was totally integrated with the rest of the system. To turn it on, you pulled the heater lever all the way on (up). There must have been a problem with them as we received a "recall" offer. For $100 they would remove the gas heater an install a new one in the front trunk. It was not integrated, but could be operated with the ignition off to preheat the interior. Dont know if this was done in the USA . We live in Nova Scotia.
Mustie1 have you ever thought about building a Baja Bug????..................with your skills I'm sure it would be an awesome build that most of us would enjoy watching you accomplish.
My parents bought a 71 bug in 71 and drove it from California to NY State in 72. I rode in the back of that beetle (on the shelf) till I was 5. (No car seats in those days).
Hi, good car, lucky guy...thanks for all the vids.
Cute little car. Reminds me of the car I first learned how to drive a straight stick on. I was able to hold the car on hills with the parking brake. Worked for me. Taught me how to use the clutch brake pedal combination to get the job done. Hope your weather is improving.
Great stuff Mustie, love yor videos, keep them coming. Cheers
Narrow boat
Back when I was younger we had a few bugs and I remember sitting in the very back as we a family of six went to Florida.