This is how my VW looked the day i brought it, after it was lying at a workshop for 15 yrs rusting slowly.
This is a September 1967 VW Beetle
Engine: 1500 cc
Power: 58 BHP
Type: Right Hand Drive
Engine: Air/Oil cooled-Flat 4
I never had any floor in the car, With only 1 rim
Engine seperate and idle for 15 yrs, Body paint bits inside but nothing on the outside.
A broken bonnet. no bumpers no lights and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
This was loaded onto a tempo till the workshop.
My restoration started and took 18 months, initial plan was 12 months right on schedule for my wifes birthday.
My only aim was to restore the whole car inside out.
To take it to its original glory.
My process started with sourcing spares from our good old gujri.
But later got so fed up with them, i got my spares from US and few from Germany.
To my luck i had a great mech and a great painter who did their best to get my baby to shape.
Finally this is how the Bug turned out.
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This is how the car came out after labourious 18 months schedule.
My daily trips to the workshop for a minimum of 5 hrs(2 hrs in morning 4 hrs in Evening) used to irritate my parents and my wife.
But once they got to know what's going on they were thrilled.
Literally they did not know a thing that this beauty was being done up by me.
Finally my dream car was ready to go on roads.
Its been 4 yrs since i've been using it.
This is the only car that brings miles of smiles on anybodys face(Young or Old)
Its done 3 trips to Tumkur and totally clocked 13 k on the odo.
The max speed i've touched is 130 kmph.
The other amazing thing about this car is you reach home safely with whatever trouble your car is going through.
It never breaks down abruptly(Only if you have been taking care of it Properly)
Just because of this car all we BUG enthusiast in bangalore formed a club named BANGALORE BEETLE CLUB.
We've been a part of many events.
Hats of the Ferdinand Porcshe and Hitler for giving us this car.
By all means this is PEOPLES CAR.