The Hummock - '71 Beetle Rod Project

Fons[DutchGuy] · Post by **Fons[DutchGuy]** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:33 am

Love beetles, my dad had a 69er he made it in to a woody. But that car pretty much was a concourse car. Only had 30k on the clock and the engine was even shiney from under neigh.

But after he finished the project he almost immediately sold the car

Since the aircooled virus is known to be contagious, I'm sort of hooked and secretly dreaming of building a volksrod myself once

Crazy_C · Post by **Crazy_C** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:23 pm

Oh yea, I've heard that the air cooled scene is very addictive. I've just always fancied a beetle, and now I have one

You should definitely do a Volksrod, just maybe start with something a bit more solid than this one!

Some photos of it now it's stripped out and I've been hitting things with a screwdriver!!

And I'm impressed by this, I have a tyre that is flat at the bottom AND the top!!! LOL

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:45 pm

Crazy_C wrote:And I'm impressed by this, I have a tyre that is flat at the bottom AND the top!!! LOL

I have a couple of them too - unfortunately my tyres cost over £200 a pop though

If you overinflate it slightly, you should be able to get it round again so at least the car rolls about easily!

Crazy_C · Post by **Crazy_C** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:47 pm

Car isn't rolling anywhere anytime soon.

More photos of it stripped out

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:53 pm

I think there might still be some metal there somewhere, if you look hard enough?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:22 pm

Please tell me you didn't pay anything for that?!

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:43 pm

Some new carpets and who'll know?

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:44 pm

drokk me Dom! That looks like it has been parked in the sea!

Crazy_C · Post by **Crazy_C** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:11 pm

There is metal there, round by the spine and the front bulkhead and rear firewall.

Nath, let's just say what I paid for it, I could make a profit just from the VIN and logbook, and the engine is worth more on its own too.

Shiny, it's just been parked in a not very dry garage for 18 years

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:21 pm

Presumably the interior has value too? It looked like it was all there, original and in good nick?

Lude Generation

The Hummock - '71 Beetle Rod Project

Hitting the rust loose!

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