1943 VW Beetle unrestored out of the shed in 3 years

Hi all
You are watching a video of unrestored 1943 ex WW2 German beetle VW it was last registered about 10 years ago Been in the shed for long time and we did get it running 3 years ago and finally its time to get her to run and drive and get her out and get her ready for next event which is our military event.
Can’t believe brakes still works.
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[@emmaroyd]

It's obviously not a 1943 Beetle, but it's a nice homage. 👌

[@bcgrittner8076]

That is one rare car. Let’s see… no synchromesh in the transmission- no hydraulic brakes. Jawohl!

[@julianroberts7116]

This is a mid '50s beetle. The whole dash is wrong for a '43, the shape of the roof, the bonnet, fuel tank, the front trunk area, the bumpers, the brakes look to be hydraulic and the gearbox seems to have syncromesh. The speedo is modern, the engine lid is early 50's, and even the whole bodyshell is later - you can easily tell it's an oval window (1953-1957) but someone has (badly) tried to put a dividing bar on it to make it look like a split.

[@notchboy]

Agreed. No keg gas tank either.

[@paulnewton943]

The doors are wrong and the latches heater vents the list would go on, hey the brakes still work

[@michaelbohlander8392]

Bumpers are wrong too

[@e-rj8984]

Agree!!!

[@Mikefngarage]

yea I listed a few items. and it is not a 43. Imposter. gas tank too. yup should be the smaller rectangle one. which the 50s one would not fit in that hole at all.

[@snaredude56]

That would be really cool, if it were actually a '43. Unfortunately based on all of the '58 and later details I see under the hood and inside, along with the fake split dashboard applied over the the original dash, this thing is a '58-'60 that has been modified to look like a wartime split. Nothing on that car is '43 other than maybe the Notek light. Based on comments from another member, and watching til the end, this appears to be an oval window body with a later front clip including the dash or a later car with an oval roof grafted on. The rear window is clearly an oval window with a divider added to make it look like a split window as seen at 0:05 and 5:45.

[@Uberbizmeister]

The steering wheel might be off a late 40's/early 50's car

[@snaredude56]

@@Uberbizmeister They used that steering wheel well into the 60's on the Standard model Beetle.

[@Uberbizmeister]

@@snaredude56 Huh, I always thought that style wheel was earlier than that, but what regardless, that car is most likely not a '43

[@osc8]

so much knowledge in this comment, i too was very doubtful if this was a real one, i could instantly see it was definetly not an "unrestored" one as it says on the title, there were so many wrong parts in it.

[@yasi4877]

We had a 57 small back window model with side stalk indicators. The split back window is period for WW2. You can see the divider lines up with the air vents. It could be genuine but.......?

[@lucvandamme333]

Definitelly not an original ’43, but a look alike. You can still have fun with the idea ...

[@DanielCochranSC]

My first was a '63 VW import from my father's Mediterranean tour in the USMC. Then we had a '68. My future wife drove a '73 Super in '86 when I met her. To see a '43 just WOW dude. Thanks for the share!

[@artgonzalez8822]

Very cool

[@sunsetgarage755]

If the title was changed to include the word “replica” or “tribute”, this video may not be so annoying. It’s obviously not a 43. In fact the builder of this very un-authentic re-creation hasn’t even used a pre-55 body which is a pre-requisite for even the simplest split beetle replica. There’s so many parts and panels that are incorrect that I gave up watching & went to the comments after 30 seconds to see how many others picked up on it being a fake.

[@terrybotts2109]

That is so cool.

[@forgottenknowledge8917]

Nice car with a mix match of parts. It looks newer than the 40s, like the 50 era or something.

[@frankhartranft2133]

I drove a 1949 VW from Nederland to Boulder CO (down the mountain) and then back up again in 1971. The return trip was very very slow. First gear most of the way and many many stops to let her cool off, but she made it. Her official name was Sparkplug. Her owner was my best friend. I don't know if he'd have loaned her to anybody else. He still has her, tucked away. I loved the way the turn signals popped out of the B-pillars, blinked a few times and then fell back into hiding. It was a 6-volt Beetle very much like yours. Thanks for sharing.

[@gerhard6105]

Cool: Nederland is the Dutch name for Netherlands. I am from Nederland/Netherlands (🇳🇱). Do there still live Dutch speaking people?

[@frankhartranft2133]

@@gerhard6105 I don't know. I was there in '71, just for the summer. My friend--Sparkplug's owner--was there for a year or so. We were hippies. I grew out of that; he didn't. He's still a hippie and still an ace mechanic, owns Intergalactic Motors, started in Nederland and moved to Steamboat Springs. When I was there, Nederland was tiny; only the main highway was paved. Half the folks in town were cowboys, the other half hippies. The two groups mix like oil and water, but we hippies were dedicated non-combatants, and lucky for us, the cowboys couldn't be bothered. They rode to town on horseback and wore their six-guns outside their pants, just like they did in 1871. If any of them were Dutch, nobody told me.

[@gerhard6105]

@@frankhartranft2133 wouw, what a nice story. Just like the old times. We have a village called America, here in Nederland/the Netherlands. Neder means low and land means land. It is called Nederland because there are no mountains and many parts are below sea level. Like the national airport Schiphol is 8 meter below sea level. But we are the number one water engineering country so we manage the water.

[@MistaGabagool]

@@frankhartranft2133 Pretty cool story you have, no idea if it’s the same one, but there’s an awesome custom shop called Intergalactic here in the uk that built a massive Drag VW Bus called Mental Breakdown.

[@petercollingwood522]

The insignia on the side looks artiifcial to me. Afrika Korps was a Palmtree with a Swastika in the trunk. And the licensplate WH is "Wehrmacht Heer".

[@cmcamaro96]

Awesome!

[@HAL-op6vg]

Nice little car, born not only for the dunes, but also for a sunny day at the beach!

[@AntiqueCycles]

Everything is post 1957. Not rare but still cool. May I have it?

[@bilplaymo6121]

Nice Replica, Kdf was having an opened place inside front hood, wich included a round petrol tanker, thanks for sharing : )

[@anotherbody2]

Def. Not a KDF Beatle. For all the already mentioned reasons. You would see KDF on the Dashboard and on the hubcaps. Also you would have cable brakes.

[@markward6076]

Absolutely the best looking VW I've ever seen. I can't believe how modern it looks for being a ww2 car. It looks like a 70s model.

[@warrenmink2429]

Wow , what a dream car !! Love it man ,absolutely incredible !!!

[@BrokenWrenches]

fantastic little car

[@luizalbertorodrigues4560]

Very beautiful

[@herbertcourtesie2459]

I wonder what this guy thinks after being exposed for posting a blatant fake.

[@digeier4995]

entweder schreibt er das rein das ist ein falscher 43er ist oder er löscht das Video am besten und filmt noch mal neu und sagt er will es restaurieren zum passenden bj. 22.10.2023

[@bigestudios3890]

Fuel tank is the give away. Not '43. But I do like the build, would be a fun driver!

[@florider_hd]

dang. military beetle? sick

[@kuntakinte4333]

Yep.. watch out for " vW Kommandeur"

[@letsbefrank6269]

Great find! I’ve also got a 6 volt, a 1966 Beetle. Enjoy it, look after it. 1:56 😊

[@holgerdavidkelm9489]

one of my favorite cars on the planet favorite ! love it TOP TOP TOP

[@martinharris5017]

Replica not a genuine '43.

[@rickbledsoe5064]

So reminds me of my 59, tire's and all. Mine had no fuel gauge/ valve on floor for heat. Really like your car.

[@brianchisnell1548]

Very nice! I am a 6 volt bloke too! '64 sunroof bug. Like brand new. My first car in '75 was a ''64 bug. They get into your soul !!!

[@SergioNogueira-ii9tk]

Ja vi em uma revista um desse ano na Alemanha porem 4 portas

[@nonelost1]

You got that right! I owned 4 early 60s bugs and a '66. The older (1958-early '64) vintage bugs were the ones I really loved as they were the "Herbie Generation." Later '64s had the "pope nose" license plate light replaced with the '64-'66 style flat license plate light. (which I call the "flat abomination") In 1965, the greenhouse was changed to my disliking. I'm speaking specifically of US export versions at least. Also, '64s with sunroofs had the smaller metal sunroof that replaced the larger softtop versions (which Herbie had). Nevertheless, at least the '64 bugs "had the equipment" and therefore technically qualify as the last of the Herbie Generation.

[@brianchisnell1548]

@nonelost1 You are spot on! '64 was last year of flat windshield, last year small windows, last year heater knob, 1st year modern metal sunroof. One year only model. Mine has a '63 decklid. It looks sooo much better! Cheers!

[@kentmarsh6442]

Yup! 6 volt positive ground.

[@dyer2cycle]

Filming will make you dizzy, back off to a wider angle, then zoom in for close-ups when needed..move with slower, smoother movements, try not to be so jerky and move from side to side too much. I agree with others, I don't think this a genuine '43 KDF Beetle. May have some genuine parts, but not the core car.

[@panzer6tiger172]

Gut Kafe 👏🏻

[@bindig1]

This thing runs way better than my '68 ever ran

[@1492chris]

The guys are right, this no 1943, not even close...

[@michelmendoza1769]

By 1943 the Silician and Italian campaigns were in full swing

[@thomashoughton3722]

u should add some missing tin work around the engine. Not supposed to see daylight around your vw engine.

[@jordinietoroma5778]

I really think is not original typ 82 e. Nice replica. Many parts are more modern, like rear nose, taillights, fuel tank, engine, carb, engine heck, etc

[@henrygreen19]

What an absolute gem !

[@Mikefngarage]

Wow it has the wrong tail lights. Bumpers look late and the brakes are hydraulic. I suppose they converted them. looks like a 36hp early like 56 or 56 without the big nut generator or things like that. still very cool to see a 43. they are pretty rare in any condition.

[@vayabroder729]

Actually the left tailight is original and they call them Notek.

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

The left tail lights is original with the blackout called Notek. The right has been added as the original one still in the box needle sand blasted.

[@Mikefngarage]

@@ridingwitha6vbloke878 it is a total imposter. decklid not even 43. Late oval. Gas tank should be small rectangle. wont fit a late oval in there. somebody converted a late oval into a KDF car. look carefully. I noticed a few things when the video just came out then looked more carefully it is a 56 or 7 oval.

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

@@Mikefngarage it is 43 as I do have the registered document and data plate The whole front was in a bad car accident many years ago in the 90s and they cut the chassis in half and tryed to fix everything but ended using the later parts that is almost the same and weld half of the chassis on. We still have the original damaged parts in a container with other VW spare parts and few other unrestored German vehicles But the other thing is in 45 they change the fuel tank to wider one similar to this one that’s what I been told by VW museum and VW mechanics. I am heading to a place who owns as 1944 VW for sale.

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

The rear is split screen not oval.

[@Jjf-ep3mf]

What a crazy bug…they look like Jeep tires that thing is so cool

[@xavierdarcq6172]

Seems to be later than 43 the front under hood is not correct, later rear light, later brakes, what is the chassis number ? What is the body number ?

[@jeraldmolnar6026]

Who cares

[@snaredude56]

It's a fake. It's a '58 -'60 with a bunch of mods or oval with later front clip or later body with oval roof. Fake rear split window. Probably a war re-enactment car.

[@fernbracken]

oh god i just love tis, to owna piece of history wow

[@mariobmf2381]

The car of 20 century

[@seanrobinson6407]

1950s beetle. Still cool as f. Prime the carb and choke it next time it sits. That's a daily driver right there

[@stevemerrick4044]

I had a 6volt Beetle, on a dark night with heavy rain... O the joy of deciding weather to have headlights or windscreen wipers...

[@jimbeam2705]

I love that bug.

[@jimwhittemore1610]

It’s wonderful whatever it is

[@dubthing181]

Wow!

[@teaser1950]

Vocho is Vocho here in Mexico and worldwide. Lovely cars

[@inherentmirth5180]

This video is exactly why KZbin should not have removed the downvote counts. The car is not a 43.

[@emmaroyd]

I'd laugh if there was 1488 downvotes right now lol

[@rgc1961]

The finger is very disturbing.

[@Gator1699]

I had a 61 it had a lever on the floor up front to kick in reserve fuel no fuel gauge also pillar interactor's and very low 1st gear, I paid $25 for it in 79 it saved my ass at the time. 🐊

[@new2gold]

Freakin cool😅

[@mowler8042]

HOw in the hell did you ever get a 1943 Beetle? lol and you should be the owner it looks excellent unrestored.

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

We used to own 3 of the beetle from WW2 We still own 2 VW built in 1943 one is restored which is the gray colour which I will make videos in the future this year or next year and the second one is this one desert yellow 1943 VW needs new chassis or rebuilt it as I didn’t expect to lots of rust underneath the frame. The rear bumper was ready to fall off as it rusted bad on the bracket but yes I plan to restore it I got most of the parts to fix it and already got the correct original dash gauge in a box. The third one we used to own was a very rare unrestored 1945 VW and it had foot pedal on both side and was used to train German soldiers in WW2. This desert yellow beetle we own more than 20 years used to be restored back in the days and was stored in the shed for a very long time.

[@mowler8042]

I can't imagine how many offers you get, thank you for video, back in the early 80's I thought I was luck as a teen to have owned 3 rusty 1969 Beetles.@@ridingwitha6vbloke878

[@rattedbug5003]

That is incredible to own such rare car. Your very lucky

[@charlesyoung7436]

It looks like an Africa Corps vehicle. Were the doors decorated like that when you got it?

[@ratty67vw]

This Beetle is so obviously NOT a 1943 car to anybody that knows what they are looking at the whole body is wrong .its not even an original split window body shell . It may possibly have a 43 body plate attached but that does not make it a 43 car .its a cool replica car but why try to convince people that it is a genuine ww2 era car when its most definitely not .

[@klaushorvath4426]

Habe heute am 15.10. In Mannheim auf einem Oldtimermarkt ein VW Käferbuch mit sämtlichen technischen Daten gekauft. Erstaunlich was für ein Fachwissen in Amerika besteht.

[@QuillsVWsurgeryUK]

Rare beast 💪🏼

[@heyokawalker197]

Not really that rare....... A true early 1940's beetle would still be a KDF - Wagen (1938 - 1944) were the production years and only a handful were made, even fewer survived the war. This car was just a reproduction with a bunch of mismatched parts from the 50's and early 60's. Still a neat reproduction car but its not an original 43.

[@hansgruber650]

Ship that to me, the owner of the restaurant I go to was in Afrika Korps.88mm Flak

[@mrknox7860]

I Iove old bugs but man I'm getting dizzy 😢

[@michelmendoza1769]

Perhaps you should consider noise cancelling headphones?

[@Klassiccycles]

Nothing 1943 about that VW.

[@hasse7487]

👍👍

[@jarikinnunen1718]

So, handling 1943 Beetle like that, is like horror movie. Don`t do that even with fake one, please.

[@romemancer7905]

Wrong boot ,wrong body,wrong bonnet,wrong shape...No Wolfesburg badges...But still a nice tribute to a military VW...

[@M.A.A.68]

yes, i miss a few KDF badges!

[@digeier4995]

und das wichtigste ist der Hebel für den zuschaltbaren Allrad für vorne den habe ich auch nicht gesehen und die rolle vorne anstatt der stoßstange! 22.20.2023 🇩🇪🇪🇺

[@hull5768]

Herbie got the number 53 because of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale who also sported 53.

[@jwalster9412]

So old you can practically smell the lead and mustard gas

[@DeanMk1]

The proper engine for a 1943 VW Beetle is the original 985cc engine.

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

Yes that the early one. My research was it was in early 1945 WW2 they it change to 1100cc for more horsepower. I will be making another video of another VW restored 1943 with matching engine 1100cc

[@digeier4995]

zeigen sie mal den mitteltunnel mit den Schalthebel für die zuschaltbaren Allrad für vorne! das ist das wichtigste Beweismittel das es ein Allrad kommandeurswagen ist! 22.10.2023 🇩🇪🇪🇺

[@micki1944]

The Cam is too nervous for me . Bye

[@tubaraodiv]

this is a magnificent car. 🇧🇷

[@rayjohnson9781]

Do you know it’s not a 43 ???🤷‍♂️🤔🤷‍♂️🤔🤷‍♂️🤔

[@michelmendoza1769]

That’s probably what it sounded like to ride in a WWI tank?

[@davewhite1652]

Worth a small fortune Is it on a kubel chassis? Or is it a commanderwagen?

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

That’s a good question not sure I was told the chassis is original from this beetle from WW2 but I can ask my father if he will remember it what the previous owner siad to him. Lot of rust underneath the chassis it will need rebuilt or replacement. I remember few VW blokes told me they look same as kubelwagon.

[@vayabroder729]

@@ridingwitha6vbloke878Awesome! I would try to refurbish the original chassis.

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

Looks like it’s painted in the sand tan of the Afrika corps!

[@cadaverdogblix7448]

A shame its not a 4x4

[@michelmendoza1769]

Could that insignia on the door possibly mean Afrikacorps? Plus that motor sounds like a wild boar in heat!

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Maybe if this was ACTUALLY a 43....

[@user-xj3cg3ko7x]

لم احزن على جنود الحلفاء الذين ماتوا في الحرب ، ولكن حزنت على الالمان الذين ماتوا ، فهؤلاء الرجال لو عاشوا ، لغيروا شكل العالم بهذه الصناعات العظيمة 😢😢😢

[@timothyb8281]

What tires are those?

[@mahmudmarsudi4430]

Can the engine be cranked

[@Wildstar40]

Funny how he can't find reverse when the shift pattern has always been the same for 200 years.🤣 Okay, a hundred years.

[@paulh.5691]

Apart from anything else, starting it with old oil...

[@stevenmclean1969]

Sweet, you have a bitchin ride, unbelievable my friend.

[@RubenDiaz-pf1ls]

Nice bug! But are you sure is a 1943? Maybe 53 Thanks for sharing!

[@ridingwitha6vbloke878]

It’s definitely 43. As it’s says on the data plate. It has some 50s and 60s parts on it. But we have the correct proper parts to replace the 50 and 60s parts The dash gauge, One of the rear lights and some parts. It was registered long time ago so it was a rush putting later parts on and get her on the road for WW2 re-enactments and some Showgrounds untill we stop using it and use the other 43 beetle we are using now because this beetle has a broken boost on the rear axle and engine and gearbox will need to be taken out to fix the boost on the gearbox axle. The engine has been replaced as it’s was a 1300cc and install a rebuilt 1200cc. We do have the original 1100cc that was matching and below to this beetle but the engine is seized. There were a lot of these beetle built in 43 for the German army in WW2

[@timothysemple4740]

I think it looks like a modified 56 or 57, maybe with parts from Kooblecar?

[@charlesyoung7436]

It cannot be any newer than a '52, since that was the last year for the split rear window. The VW factory mostly built the Jeep-like Kubelwagen and the amphibious Schwimmwagen. Nevertheless, there were also two types of military Beetles made during WW 2 (one having four wheel drive, utilizing a second engine in the front). Less than 1,000 were produced. This looks to be the real deal with a newer motor, right tail light, and speedometer. .

[@snaredude56]

@@charlesyoung7436 It's a '58-early '60. You can see the original dash and trunk panel clearly in the video. The dash, dash panel, speedo are all fake parts. The speedo is a later model one, modified to kind of look like a correct one.

[@timothysemple4740]

@@charlesyoung7436 It can be newer if the split window is part of a kit like the dash applied over the what.s left of the original dash (which you see under the hood early in video). The door latches and stops are newer. The heater knob style and location are newer. The hand brake wouldn't have adjusters on it prior to 56, adjustments are done in the frame head. Many more reasons. Still a fun car, but if it was for sale as a 43 I'd have an issue.

[@LordMekanicus]

1943 or not, slap a number on that sucker and run the Mexican 1000.

[@utenkbeing2845]

German lost the war but Volkswagen win...

[@michelmendoza1769]

Are those the original tires?

[@digeier4995]

da der Typ nicht antwortet antworte ich ihnen aus deutschland🇩🇪🇪🇺: nein! 22.10.2023

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Dude! What an amazing find!! That’s something you sure don’t see often!! Wow! She belongs in a museum! What a rare beauty!👌🥰👍

[@steffenrosmus9177]

What a 1960ies beetle in a museum????

[@michelmendoza1769]

This could potentially be an Afrika corps veteran though the Germans were booted out of Africa by 1943!

[@geoffnoyes520]

Tyres look like they are off a well jeep, presumably to make it look 'wartime' vintage, (it's surely not, but rather a very crude fake).

[@digeier4995]

dass sie sich da mal nicht täuschen. es gab einen VW Kdf 4 x 4 typ 87! (damals hieß er noch nicht käfer) 22.10.2023 🇩🇪🇪🇺

[@digeier4995]

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VW_Typ_87

[@grrfy]

not a 43,not unrestored,not a production model, hydraulic brakes not cable,I could go on... IS a fake/homage/tribute or whatever you wish to call it.Not even a real splittie.

[@Uberbizmeister]

Mate, you should invest in a camera stand, I started feeling nauseous within minutes of starting to watch this video. Also, like @snaredude56, I doubt this car is genuinely a '43 ... more likely a tribute car

[@rgc1961]

And that finger pointing at everything! If I didn't want to see the car so badly, I would have turned it off.

[@armorer94]

Technically it's a KdF wagen .

[@mrbrooks9969]

sorry, too hard to watch

[@dbbang1]

Really bad filming. Made me 'car sick' with all your camera movements. LoL. Last time I watch your videos. And it's a phoney '43? Bummer 😞

[@nickb5391]

That is so rare, Hitler conned his people to put so much a week to buy their VW but they never saw it, he used them himself for his staff & troops

[@danteardenz2670]

Nobody was " conned ". KDF Wagon ( Strength Thru Joy , and to be administered by that program) , was halted after the war broke out , in September 1939 ; just as civilian auto production was halted in the US as of February 1942 . The VW Chassis dedicated mostly to Kubelwagon, for the Military. Hitler had a VW Convertible, at the Berghoff , as he designed the car . His staff , or motor pool , had none . He used Armoured Mercedes 770 K exclusively.

[@gerasecres4642]

Tus grabaciones son muy malas adquire un balance de movimiento ya!!!

[@grissgross]

VW KDF Type 43 Kommandeur Wagon kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqK7pndqnMmapaM

[@lotuslotus718]

Man you own Africa core German military beetle. This is one of rarest things.Ferdinand Porsche made and design that car on Hitler napkin design that was given to him.

[@michelmendoza1769]

The Afrika Corps was out of North Africa by 1943

[@napraznicul]

How car killer could you be to not change oil and sparkplugs before trying to start? ps: In our country only gypsies and cokalars driving in flip-flops as you did. Only in india is legal to drive in flip flops and bellydance in shorties as driving.😂

[@mrmark8603]

I don't suppose it's had a lot of Jewish passengers.

[@MalcolmLambe]

43 - laughable.

[@larshelgesen]

A fake warier

[@markus-pg6me]

KdF Wagen