Aircooled VW South Africa

Hey guys! So picked up a steal!

Fully licensed and on the road. Needs a engine rebuild but otherwise its good!

Interior has been redone, new carpets and rubbers.

Needs a good respray but only minor rust

So the start of a third project! Lets go!

looks good

Rekert wrote:Hey guys! So picked up a steal!

Fully licenced and on the road. Needs a engine rebuild but otherwise its good!

Interior has been redone, new carpets and rubbers.

Needs a good respray but only minor rust

So the start of a third project! Lets go!

Seems like a bit of a hybrid! Rear looks like a 1969, front a 75/76, Steering wheel post 1970?

But appears to be a very nice project. Good luck and keep us posted on the progress.

Haha ja its a bit of a hybrid will check on the papers still what the correct year is. But thanx guys should be nice when done

Just needs a good polish and a set of eyelids and she wil be back on the road.

Nice project!

Hehe thanx!

So she ran a bearing... will need to get the block line bored...

Guy did mention that the motor was in parts. Haha.

Anyhow. Rebuild or new engine? Thoughts?

Ok so papers says '75... arranged a spare 1600 motor too!

Cant wait to fetch her!

Nice project!
Wonder what they were thinking when they hacked the rear fenders?

Haha well there's a story behind that...

The current owner fitted relatively large tyres to the back. So it sat fine when his daughter was driving it. One day he loaded the beetle with tools and some other heavy equipment and the fenders started to cut into the tyres... so not wanting to destroy the tyres he hacked the fenders....

So at least the tyres survived


So need new fenders...

Well, went for a last look at the beetle today...

fair to say. Its on its way to me! haha! Going to be towing it back next week if all works out.




Cant wait!!

Now for some more pics:

Ok so got another set of fenders and rear lights... now just need a new motor....

Very almost a color match on them fenders!

Hahaha yeah

Ok so at long last I found a motor. 1300 single port engine with gearbox and a few other spares. Picking it up on Wednesday. Will be heading through to swellendam next weekend to fit it and then drive it back to hermanus! Whoohoo!

thats gonna be a scary drive home...