Lets Rescue a VW Beetle From California, That They Just Gave Up On.

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  • @68hitnmiss76
    @68hitnmiss76 3 роки тому +9

    I think I actually heard a breath of relief of being saved! Poor little bug, a new life!🥰

  • @jreg0028
    @jreg0028 3 роки тому +335

    I was 16 yrs old back in 95 mowing lawns, when one of the houses I was mowing was preparing to junk a 70 bug. The lady told me the wrecker was giving her $200 to haul it away. I told her I would mow her lawn for the rest of the season for free if she gave it to me. She agreed so I through what gas I had left in my gas can for the lawn mower, spent 15 minutes tinkering and she fired up. After I got home I told my dad and we went back to drive it home. I miss that bug. No heat and no a/c, but those seats were infamous for robbing my friends of the change in their pockets which came in handy when I needed 85 cents to get home and it didn't matter where I was hahaha. I never did clock the mpg on her but it never mattered anyway.

    • @jonnycando
      @jonnycando 3 роки тому +13

      I have a feeling that if a vw engine isn’t mechanically broken…..it will start if you just know what to do to make sure there is spark and fuel.

    • @georgedavidson7986
      @georgedavidson7986 3 роки тому +8

      I had a summer job with a farmer. He gave me his VW Beattie to drive backs d forth to work. I drove that thing like a race car and stick shift all the way. Great little car and very fast pick up

    • @robc8468
      @robc8468 3 роки тому +7

      My 66 got 22 mpg about the same MPG as my 5.7L Hemi Challenger when I drive it in eco mode. Back in the early 70s I remember a early 70's gas war with 22 cents a gallon gas and did a fill up from an almost empty tank for $2.

    • @mattmalenda6585
      @mattmalenda6585 3 роки тому +5

      @@robc8468 Must've been nice, Now I gotta work 4 flippin' hours to just fill the 20 yr old Honda Civic.

    • @robc8468
      @robc8468 3 роки тому +3

      @burningfeet 53 The EPA rated the 1975 Beetle at 21.4 mpg city I drove my 66 mostly in the city. In 1975 the average car got 13.4 in the city.

  • @Thundercat68
    @Thundercat68 3 роки тому +61

    Definitely want to see this as a sooner than later project. Who’s with me?

  • @davidlouis2354
    @davidlouis2354 Рік тому +2

    "I can't hold my breath that long". The joys of restoration.

  • @glentucker4250
    @glentucker4250 Рік тому +3

    I’m still catching up on some of the old mustie1 videos I’m surprise 5150 didn’t sniff this one out lol. This would be right up his alley. Thank you mustie, It’s always a great time watching you do what you do.

  • @5150mxVW
    @5150mxVW 3 роки тому +20

    I know you told me about it being in the woods but 😮...I'm stoked to see this one back on the road 👍.

    • @richardwarnock2789
      @richardwarnock2789 3 роки тому +2

      Wait tell he gets it up to 88 miles an hour!!! Sporting the Doc. Brown Dew!!!😅🤣😂💯👍Brian Aka (Marty Mcfly Cameo)!!!; )

    • @5150mxVW
      @5150mxVW 3 роки тому

      @@richardwarnock2789 one of my all time fav's Richard :)

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac 3 роки тому +272

    in a David Attenborough voice ' and here we see a pair of VW hunters in their natural environment , lets sit back quietly and see if they can snare their prey & bring it back to their lair '

    • @JohnP538
      @JohnP538 3 роки тому +25

      The raccoon called, he wants his house back.

    • @-Loki--
      @-Loki-- 3 роки тому +30

      05:54 Viewers should note these two specimens are still sporting their full Winter plumage. Inbound summer weather might see them lop off their locks.

    • @888johnmac
      @888johnmac 3 роки тому +8

      @@-Loki-- .. lol , have a like

    • @v-g-z3689
      @v-g-z3689 3 роки тому +10

      Oh yes I can imagine it very well! Nice one :D However I doubt that many of the viewers here are educated enough to know of David Attenborough...

    • @baldfatgit1
      @baldfatgit1 3 роки тому +5

      @@v-g-z3689 I put down my welding torch and mallet thought about who he was and come to the conclusion. Was he not a football manager retired and died 30 years ago of a drug overdose somewhere in France in a mobile home. ?? hehehehe

  • @stevennihipali3607
    @stevennihipali3607 3 роки тому +4

    I don't understand VW love, but to y'all who like this stuff, the passion is real. Resorting something instead of just trashing it, that's what's cool

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 3 роки тому +1

      I think it is a form of masochism. One of those it's so horrible it is good things? I mean the whole concept of bugs sucks so bad that it could have only been born in the twisted mind of Hitler himself.

  • @kevindavidson6715
    @kevindavidson6715 3 роки тому +5

    Why do I find it so damn satisfying to watch someone wash a really dirty car even when it’s completely rusty ?

  • @Bri-tg6xr
    @Bri-tg6xr 3 роки тому +8

    I'm so glad you saved this car. I was born in 85' and I can appreciate this car all the way to California, by the way born there too. I wouldn't have left it for dead though. The look/patina is awesome.

  • @frankdeegan8974
    @frankdeegan8974 3 роки тому +31

    Crusty has a little sister, how cute.

  • @rjman123au1
    @rjman123au1 3 роки тому +8

    I am watching this in Sydney, on the other side of the world and when Musti is emptying the glove box I find myself holding my breath in order not to breathe any of that dust. True story.

    • @libertyman3729
      @libertyman3729 3 роки тому +1

      Us to here in the states to Richard . 😨

    • @eric_seguin
      @eric_seguin 3 роки тому

      Say hey to Drain Addict for me. Great channel. Guys totally throwed off.

  • @TXH1138
    @TXH1138 3 роки тому +50

    Saw a cartoon the other day with 4 tires standing up. It said "Sprayed some rust remover on it."

    • @jameskrivitsky9715
      @jameskrivitsky9715 3 роки тому +2

      Like the old Polish guy who wanted to get rid of the bad smell in his socks. Bought a pair of ODOR EATERS.....3 days later....he was GONE ! JwgK

  • @bigh7777
    @bigh7777 3 роки тому

    Nice, I have 39 that my Father restored in the 70s. Can't wait to watch this project.

  • @colinwinterburn6136
    @colinwinterburn6136 3 роки тому

    Thankyou for rescuing that beetle. My first was a 65 beetle and my last a 72. All restored by my Dad and I. Been watching the channel a couple of years.

  • @VWPrince53
    @VWPrince53 3 роки тому +11

    My dad had a 58 bug with the semaphores that he restored 10 years ago wish he still had it. Great Find! 👍

  • @scrapyardwarriorvlogging
    @scrapyardwarriorvlogging 3 роки тому +49

    There’s something so satisfying about getting a car resurrected after so many years, Mustie is the man!

  • @Gnaus76
    @Gnaus76 3 роки тому +18

    Mustie is rocking that Dr Emmett brown look 👍

  • @navaho5430
    @navaho5430 3 роки тому

    Defiantly love is in the eye of the beholder, i was holding my breath when you emptied the glove box, good luck.

  • @donaldlawton7384
    @donaldlawton7384 3 роки тому +1

    Love the headlights on the ol girl. She's good! Great find 👍🏻

  • @DavidKenady
    @DavidKenady 3 роки тому +135

    Whenever Mustie1 and a Volkswagen come together, all is well in the world again.

    • @vintage76vipergreenBeetle
      @vintage76vipergreenBeetle 3 роки тому +7

      Mustie1 & VW's videos, are my favorite ones.

    • @MrWoodfiddler
      @MrWoodfiddler 3 роки тому +4

      Amen brother!

    • @sting1111
      @sting1111 3 роки тому +6

      Takes me back to why I followed Mustie in the first place. VW

    • @sting1111
      @sting1111 3 роки тому +2

      I mean I do like all the videos. His Vw camper drive back from Florida was epic.

    • @terrymarsh8094
      @terrymarsh8094 3 роки тому +2

      I so agree with you

  • @Wolfy_80
    @Wolfy_80 3 роки тому +10

    first look at that bug and she is a beauty. I would only clearcoat that boddy. Absolutely beautiful

  • @kman-mi7su
    @kman-mi7su 3 роки тому +87

    Today on Mustie1, "Mustiana Jones". When you guys pulled it out of that jungle, I was worried it might break in half.

  • @bradleyhatchen
    @bradleyhatchen 3 роки тому +2

    These vids are so good I watch them every night vw boat motors lawn mowers the heavy band saw really enjoy alot from fixing vw to just about anything great job

  • @JohnnyLee8355
    @JohnnyLee8355 3 роки тому +4

    When I feel lonely and bored, Mustie's videos saves me from boredom.

  • @navvet4518
    @navvet4518 3 роки тому +5

    Morning gents. As much as we all hate under coating. I think we have to call this one a win for protecting the underbody of this car. I thought you were crazy for pulling that out of the weeds until you got into it and saw that it was surprisingly repairable.

  • @ratoalado8850
    @ratoalado8850 3 роки тому +72

    Here in Brazil, we say "paint it green and throw in the bushes" when someone doesn't know what to do with an old car...

    • @vwbusguy
      @vwbusguy 3 роки тому +6

      Gold

    • @fabioc7368
      @fabioc7368 3 роки тому +1

      Lula2022

    • @NoraTSS2077
      @NoraTSS2077 3 роки тому

      We do...?

    • @ratoalado8850
      @ratoalado8850 3 роки тому +1

      @@NoraTSS2077 Nunca ouvi falar de "pinta de verde e joga no mato"? saia do seu casulo

  • @chriscj8950
    @chriscj8950 3 роки тому +20

    I really hope you do "complete" this one, I really like it, I feel like it's got a nice friendly personality, reminds me of crusty.

  • @awesomeguy8392
    @awesomeguy8392 3 роки тому

    I love Fruity Pebbles all ready. Hope to see her alive again!! Nice save already.

  • @sethtighe1
    @sethtighe1 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for entertaining me yet again

  • @averagecarguy420
    @averagecarguy420 3 роки тому +11

    That’s a hell of a find, good on ya for rescuing her would’ve been a shame for a car with that much good metal to have started rusting away

    • @michaelhartzell9758
      @michaelhartzell9758 3 роки тому +1

      He's got great connections with finding vws. Where I live, if you find one in good condition there $$$$$.

    • @porleg
      @porleg 3 роки тому +1

      I don’t know but is it worth the time fix something like this?

    • @averagecarguy420
      @averagecarguy420 3 роки тому +2

      @@porleg hell yeah it’s not even rusted that bad, new floor pans and it’s a brand new car

  • @locationnorway
    @locationnorway 3 роки тому +44

    hello mustie, long time viewer from norway here. Remember when you did crusty way back. looked like an impossible task. you proved everyone wrong that everything is fixable, and made to look awesome doing it. you opened my eyes for sure. currently restoring a 69 volvo amazon, also called volvo 121. thanks to you my motivation have kept on going. i may not be a active commentor in your video's but i sure watch them all. Have a great one! -Chris

  • @ralfnjan
    @ralfnjan 3 роки тому +4

    After so many mowers and snowblowers I'd forgotten what old beetles smelled like. I've been holding my breath for over 30 minutes!

  • @batbawls
    @batbawls 3 роки тому +50

    Finding these beetles growing in the wild is extremely rare. Nice to catch a humane harvest on film

  • @washietatonka
    @washietatonka 3 роки тому +1

    I deliver to a place that loves VW as much as you do. They have six Beetles, two Karmann Ghias and a Thing.

  • @rustysetser9754
    @rustysetser9754 3 роки тому +37

    Mustie the hoarder going thru that stuff I thought you were gonna have a “Volksgasm”!!🤣

  • @zubeirmoin2492
    @zubeirmoin2492 3 роки тому +3

    Congratulations on the find. I wish the 58 gets a new lease of life and runs again. All the best.

  • @mfreund15448
    @mfreund15448 3 роки тому +27

    I can’t believe the car did not pull in half!

    • @reburdoc4647
      @reburdoc4647 3 роки тому +2

      The roof and centre chassis tube must still be sound

    • @Clearanceman2
      @Clearanceman2 3 роки тому +3

      I knew it was in better shape than it looked when it didn't fail coming out of the dirt.

    • @LN997-i8x
      @LN997-i8x 3 роки тому +3

      I was shocked that any of the wheels still rolled.

    • @mickey6275
      @mickey6275 3 роки тому

      The bird droppings were holding it together

  • @SoapyHB
    @SoapyHB 2 роки тому

    My wife walked in and looked over my shoulder and said.... "Is that the 'Swamp Thing' you were telling me about?" I am loving your videos, even the autopsy episodes. Viewing in Australia...

  • @jeffreyvasby3230
    @jeffreyvasby3230 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Mustie, prayers to you and your family. I always enjoy watching your videos Brother. God bless America and all our UA-camr family. Love Uncle Jeff!

  • @happyraver1958
    @happyraver1958 3 роки тому +3

    I love these old bugs!!! I love the design of the engine, it is absolute genius the way they built them, without the need for water for cooling, extremely reliable and perfect for desert weather. I miss my '72 Super Beetle, I wish I had taken the money and the car instead of having it totaled. It sold at the auction for $1,300, it had side damage but I had put new tires, new front struts, oil pump and filter (aftermarket) and I was in the process of finding a way to fix the fuel gauge. I loved working on it, I loved driving it, I loved everything about my bug and now I wish I had another one and the time to fix it!!!

  • @JessicaTG2008
    @JessicaTG2008 3 роки тому +5

    You know when you watch these videos of old guys who have amassed this incredible collection of stuff and you wonder how in the hell did this guy end up with all of this?? Here you are seeing how that happens in real time.

  • @davidwildridge8080
    @davidwildridge8080 3 роки тому +29

    The only time a bug wants outta the woods is when Mustie is taking her home!

  • @SMKreitzer1968
    @SMKreitzer1968 3 роки тому +1

    Nice look forward to more wrenching on Fruity Pebbles! Thanks for the shop time.

  • @thornmatthew8395
    @thornmatthew8395 3 роки тому

    The patina on this car is so so so beautiful. Clean it up and clear.

  • @richardwillett1409
    @richardwillett1409 3 роки тому +6

    As always entertaining and educational. I am in Australia and I work in the Mental Health sector. After a day of dealing with and helping others I watch Mustie to relieve stress. Nice work mate and thanks!! Keep em coming!

    • @modeladenny1218
      @modeladenny1218 3 роки тому +2

      Richard, can I get a discount. I think I need help! I waste all my time watching people drag old crappy cars home.

    • @lindaday9231
      @lindaday9231 2 роки тому

      Lolol

  • @davidalbin8844
    @davidalbin8844 3 роки тому +99

    Be careful towing it out of the woods, you don’t want to scratch the paint.

    • @Clearanceman2
      @Clearanceman2 3 роки тому +5

      I thought that too lol

    • @ps8432
      @ps8432 3 роки тому +5

      Naa, he meant the trailer.

    • @imouse3246
      @imouse3246 3 роки тому +3

      That would have been a real adventure ..... in Australia.

    • @mountainman5025
      @mountainman5025 3 роки тому +5

      Which layer???

  • @xg5zm
    @xg5zm 3 роки тому +10

    The see-through floor in the back will keep the kids entertained.

  • @n4pwx
    @n4pwx 3 роки тому

    This video took me back to the days when I stripped out old cars. Thanks.

  • @altermannlockern
    @altermannlockern 3 роки тому +1

    Hey, Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I gave up my VW bug about the same time after it being mine for about 25 years. Had to let it go because the body was rotten and a hazard to proper steering. My co-worker ended up with it and came back later and gave me $100 for it. Said that the body was rotten, but the motor and transmission were the best used components he had ever purchased. Well, I did have engine re-built 3 times and replaced the transmission. Lasted me for 300 000 miles.

  • @d.pierce.6820
    @d.pierce.6820 3 роки тому +14

    That must have still been a nice, solid car in 1985-too bad it had to sit in the woods.

  • @patrickmoodabe9728
    @patrickmoodabe9728 3 роки тому +4

    What a super find Mustie! I love your enthusiasm. I too see the car from the rust. Well worth some effort. & look forward to seeing it in later (or better sooner) episodes. 🤙🤙🤙

  • @SrWolf90
    @SrWolf90 3 роки тому +6

    What surprises me is that the headlights and lights are in very good condition and are complete, which is the hardest thing to find, that car deserves to be restored.

  • @markjeffels3327
    @markjeffels3327 3 роки тому

    Wish it was mine! My father had one when I was born with a pull top convertible! RIP dad!

  • @bobcarry4820
    @bobcarry4820 3 роки тому

    Thanks, my first car was a 57 Bug. Small tail lights, 6 volt battery and map pocket in door panel. Good memories.

  • @OnusBones
    @OnusBones 3 роки тому +10

    I always remember, when I see something like this: That car used to be brand new. Once upon a time, someone drove it off a dealer's lot for the first time. Who? Where did he go in it? There's a lot of history there. I'd love to see it running again.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 3 роки тому +2

      A lot of history is best left where it belongs, in the past.

    • @Chappomusic
      @Chappomusic 3 роки тому +2

      I have sold cars for many years .. and I remember selling one of the last old Mini to an old lady . It was in 1997. When I was in the area again last year I thought : Let's drive through the street where she used to live : and there it was , 25 years later , in the same spot as it used to be . You feel so strange at that moment , it's the same like seeing someone back after 25 years . And I really understand Joe .. the first owner , the conversations held in , the last drive before stalling it in the forest .. what a stories this car could tell ! Love it .

  • @CXensation
    @CXensation 3 роки тому +3

    At least this bug found a loving home where the hoomans will take care of it.

  • @braxtonnelson7422
    @braxtonnelson7422 3 роки тому +37

    One of these days, Mustie is going to find an old, rusty VW emblem in the woods, and we aren't going to be surprised when he "gets it going"...

    • @blackwidowrsa
      @blackwidowrsa 3 роки тому +7

      just grab a few spare parts from his "stash"

    • @Jiz1obber
      @Jiz1obber 3 роки тому +3

      He'll just hit it with the wire wheel and it'll be good as new.

  • @eddydirtville
    @eddydirtville Рік тому

    Beautiful, my 74 bug is the exact same color with patina. I just clear coated it & came out beautiful...

  • @misenheimer_music
    @misenheimer_music 3 роки тому

    What kind of person dislikes this video? UA-cam is crazy. Mustie1, you are the man. Best content/commentary going for my money.

    • @eskieman3948
      @eskieman3948 2 роки тому

      People who are competing with Mustie's channel, or are self-hating trolls, like some of the idiots making dumb comments here.

  • @dwightcarlson7136
    @dwightcarlson7136 3 роки тому +8

    Love Mustie's positive attitude. Floors are missing, engine won't rotate. 'She's in pretty good shape.' 😂😂😂

  • @Burn377
    @Burn377 3 роки тому +4

    A lost vw in the woods?? I'll watch the crap outta this!! :D The patina is wicked!!!!!!!!!

  • @joolwing
    @joolwing 3 роки тому +14

    Watching the clock this morning for my Mustie1 fix fix.

  • @laoluu
    @laoluu 3 роки тому +1

    I wanted to wash my hands after watching you clean out that interior! :)

  • @Swayzeexpress123
    @Swayzeexpress123 3 роки тому +1

    Another great video! Thanks Mustie!

  • @jonathonvanmeter4893
    @jonathonvanmeter4893 3 роки тому +17

    Good old doc brown at it again on a Sunday morning. Where’s the flux capacitor go on this time machine?

  • @allyouneed71
    @allyouneed71 3 роки тому +7

    best part of Sunday morning

    • @JesStricker
      @JesStricker 3 роки тому +1

      Look forward to it every Sunday.

  • @haskyb9184
    @haskyb9184 3 роки тому +18

    I’m 4 mins into this and I’m already thinking, this bug and crusty will go together like peas and carrots !

  • @projectclark123
    @projectclark123 3 роки тому +1

    Please please do this car up and give it the love and tlc it needs ❤

  • @TuscaniTib
    @TuscaniTib 3 роки тому

    Man I wish I could find a 63 as easy as you find all of these bugs. Gotta live vicariously through ya Mustie!

  • @gosportjamie
    @gosportjamie 3 роки тому +3

    Considering where that appears to have sat for the last 35 years then it's in pretty amazingly good shape...

  • @J0hnny0
    @J0hnny0 3 роки тому +7

    I look forward to the ensuing miracle.

  • @mariosaccoccio1688
    @mariosaccoccio1688 3 роки тому +39

    This is the sort of project that once you've sorted out all the pieces, you need a good, long shower!

    • @karm65
      @karm65 3 роки тому +3

      feel like I need a tetanus shot just looking at it.

    • @vintage76vipergreenBeetle
      @vintage76vipergreenBeetle 3 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @DoubleOSeven007
      @DoubleOSeven007 3 роки тому +1

      …keep a very close eye on the budget then it can be rewarding. Mustie1 knows it ain’t worth much but will be cool once the day glow yellow has departed

    • @heyreddin2.0s10
      @heyreddin2.0s10 3 роки тому +1

      LoL, sounds like every project I do.

  • @paulgregroy1986
    @paulgregroy1986 2 роки тому

    Wow 1958 Bug thats when i was born im age 64 What a fantastic find

  • @neiloconnell2120
    @neiloconnell2120 3 роки тому

    You are such a hoarder! That glove box had me retching almost. I literally had back shivers. Sheesh.

  • @danbartolini27
    @danbartolini27 3 роки тому +37

    OK you shocked my wife she heard the" looks better than she smells... I had dates like that " as she was walking past the tv

  • @cbobwhite5768
    @cbobwhite5768 3 роки тому +19

    Looks like it was upholstered, with discarded kilts.

  • @Clearanceman2
    @Clearanceman2 3 роки тому +5

    What an optimist you are! "At least the front tires roll." I'd be like "OMG, I don't want to spend 500 hours on this." But at least you can make videos from it. I wish I was fearless like you.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 3 роки тому

      500 hours? Car restorations can easily take far longer than that.

    • @Clearanceman2
      @Clearanceman2 3 роки тому +2

      @@1pcfred Not mustie's restorations. He made that point, it's not worth putting $30000 into a $20,000 car. He just fixes what's broken so it works reasonably again.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 3 роки тому

      @@Clearanceman2 it can be worth it if that's what you want to do. Truly amazing feats are rarely practically justifiable. If all Neil and Buzz wanted to do was go for a stroll there's easier ways of doing it than flying to the Moon.

  • @Sejimoto74
    @Sejimoto74 3 роки тому

    So happy to see another VW video! Please go back to them for a while!

  • @garymccord4277
    @garymccord4277 3 роки тому

    Glad to watch not to interested in owning a VW today but in years past that was my car of choice. Also I had a tow bar for under the front axle to drag it home when it broke and needed repair, all of my fellow VW owners borrowed it a bunch of times, Happy Days!

  • @DavinDesborough
    @DavinDesborough 3 роки тому +41

    Given the crazy tick season we are having, I'm going to guess he brought home more than the 1 bug.

  • @howiedavis2316
    @howiedavis2316 3 роки тому +13

    This is an absolute labor of love, and I hope it gets restored. I am wildly curious if it is possible. I believe at several points of this video, my allergies responded with histamines from just seeing and imagining all that dust, dander and urine / feces. I cannot wait to see more.

  • @chinanorthairguns
    @chinanorthairguns 3 роки тому +15

    That stamped disc from inside the trunk looks like it is part of a 70's pressure cooker.

    • @julieb9215
      @julieb9215 3 роки тому +2

      Yup I was thinking pressure cooker insert too!

    • @lloydpenfold486
      @lloydpenfold486 3 роки тому +1

      Yes there's one in my pressure cooker. Recognised it immediately!

    • @julieb9215
      @julieb9215 3 роки тому +1

      @@lloydpenfold486 I know where you might could get a spare! 🤣

    • @lloydpenfold486
      @lloydpenfold486 3 роки тому +1

      @@julieb9215 Don't need one thanks, I have 2 spare complete cookers!

  • @DavidMartin-mz8jj
    @DavidMartin-mz8jj 3 роки тому +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and like the beetle restos the best. I am looking forward to follow up sessions for this car. I reckon it would be entertaining to just go with you shopping groceries. Keep up the good work. Excellent viewing.

  • @philbo200lambretta3
    @philbo200lambretta3 3 роки тому

    You VW guys just will not give up. Good luck with that pile of rust.

  • @g2theb584
    @g2theb584 3 роки тому +54

    Me: sees a rust bucket needing a ton of work...
    Mustie: wheel wells are shiny....its salvageable.

    • @vhfgamer
      @vhfgamer 3 роки тому +3

      This one should be easy. All the patches are straight forward and no brainers. Then just slap the included engine in it, and send it down the road. Easy peasy.

    • @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge
      @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge 3 роки тому +2

      I must have been desensitized lol. All I could think of the entire video was "Damn that's not even half bad compared to most of these."

    • @g2theb584
      @g2theb584 3 роки тому

      He does have a passion for VW's. I know he will get it going even with the Fred Flintstones hole in the floor...lol

    • @heyitsdrew
      @heyitsdrew 3 роки тому +1

      I wouldnt touch that with a 10ft pole. I would call this The Grinch

  • @modeladenny1218
    @modeladenny1218 3 роки тому +4

    I watched this video on June 18 on my Smarty TV from start to finish just to watch a guy look thru jars of junkie nuts, bolts, and pencils.
    That VW is in better shape than it looked there in the mud, the blood, and the weeds.
    No matter how badly I needed a key I'd never looked bare handed thru that pee soaked glove box!
    I can't say I learned anything. But it sure was fun watchin!

  • @tolbaszy8067
    @tolbaszy8067 3 роки тому +25

    The slotted aluminum disc looks like the bottom pan from a pressure canner.

    • @StevenEverett7
      @StevenEverett7 3 роки тому +1

      Yep. I had the same thought... or a steamer. Cheers, Steve

    • @64ssmalibu
      @64ssmalibu 3 роки тому +2

      That's exactly what it is. Rack for a pressure cooker.

  • @Friendroid
    @Friendroid 3 роки тому

    Listening to the camera's heartbeat is part of enjoying these videos

  • @jamesmisener3006
    @jamesmisener3006 3 роки тому

    Good prospect for make it go safely and get it plated. The way the green comes off washing it you'll have a new look every car wash. Cheers .🇨🇦

  • @-ray-h
    @-ray-h 3 роки тому +13

    This VW was like a time capsule and what also is interesting is that when I viewed this video there were over 260 Thousand views... It's amazing the VW had all the glass to it, not broken also... That sure was a plus! Hope we get to see some of the repairs or reconstruction of this Beetle... It's so cool that you would take the time to restore this Bug after all these years of it just sitting and rotting away... Also hope to see the finished product for sure...! Love your channel....! I just subscribed...

  • @keithgeorge2541
    @keithgeorge2541 3 роки тому +14

    When Mustie said, "It actually does not look terrible." I spit my coffee all over the keyboard!

    • @DanaTheInsane
      @DanaTheInsane 3 роки тому +4

      I've seen far, far , far worse.

    • @modeladenny1218
      @modeladenny1218 3 роки тому

      Actually it's not so bad now.

    • @ReneSchickbauer
      @ReneSchickbauer 3 роки тому

      Compared to some of the lawn tractors, snow blowers, generators and pressure washers he got from the side of the road, this Beetle is in pretty decent condition.

    • @modeladenny1218
      @modeladenny1218 3 роки тому

      @@ReneSchickbauer I agree. He even got some spare parts.

  • @dapeman77
    @dapeman77 3 роки тому +12

    Geez, that's one crusty Fintstone mobile.
    Looking forward to seeing your plan of attack on this one.

    • @jayinmi3706
      @jayinmi3706 3 роки тому +1

      You must be from down south. lol

    • @calholli
      @calholli 3 роки тому

      That's probably all the attack it will get. lol.. I bet it ends up getting used for parts on other projects.

    • @dapeman77
      @dapeman77 3 роки тому

      @@jayinmi3706 I'm actually from Australia.

    • @dapeman77
      @dapeman77 3 роки тому +1

      @@calholli that would be a shame to not try to save it.

  • @wilsonrobertobarbieri9949
    @wilsonrobertobarbieri9949 3 роки тому

    Congratulations, you are a brave person. I see a lot of work ahead, but with persistence it will be good. I'm restoring a 73 at home and I know it's not easy.
    I will follow the entire process.

  • @mikegmdw1
    @mikegmdw1 3 роки тому +2

    thank you so much, it was really interesting to see you go through it in such a methodological way, so much more sensible than others I've watched where 'stuff' is just disguarded. I wish you well in your rebuild when it takes place.

  • @eugenepolan1750
    @eugenepolan1750 3 роки тому +18

    When you were sorting through those boxes of small parts: "Picking the peanuts out of the elephant's poop"

    • @eric_seguin
      @eric_seguin 3 роки тому +2

      Coffee beans out of monkey poop.

  • @petebuttons210
    @petebuttons210 3 роки тому +4

    I was convinced that was going to be a lost cause but Mustie always see's the diamond in the rough.

    • @MrPaige222
      @MrPaige222 3 роки тому

      I normally would agree with you, but in this case, this car needs a car!
      As he stated, it's 30 grand away from being worth 20.
      Should have left this one in the woods.Fortunately, mustie doesn't charge himself labor.

  • @kylelightfoot3669
    @kylelightfoot3669 3 роки тому +17

    A green bug in the forest, how unusual!

  • @obieoberstar
    @obieoberstar Рік тому

    I appreciate you putting the tire valve stem caps back on. Proper.

  • @emilmellow8885
    @emilmellow8885 3 роки тому

    Wow. Amazed again on project cars you think are do~able! My father-in-law had a 72 blue automatic 3 speed shift stick. I wish I discovered you 15 years ago! I might have attempted to revive it