Classic VW Beetle Bug Restoration 1963, By Last Chance Auto Restore.com

[@timboomhower]

John, this is inspiration to restore my 63 bug. It was my first car purchased in '73 so it's been around a long time. If I put the rebuilt motor in, I could probably drive it but then it would never get done. You did a beautiful job!

[@captnsquid8151]

I owned a 1963 Beetle, patched the holes and new floor. Formed cedar plank wood running boards. New paint & heater boxes. I also owned a 1200 1969 Beetle. Then a new 1973 Widow Van Kombi All my first cars. Drove the Van for 15 years and sold it for half of what I paid new. Thanks for posting this video. Good work.

[@tayninh69]

I rode in a 1966 Beetle in January, in Wisconsin and I can never remember a more colder ride. I was scraping ice off the inside of the windshield while the guy driving was trying to shift the darn thing. Great video and nice job of restoration.

[@tomwebber9377]

Wonderful video. Great time-lapse and amazing speed. Our family had a 1963 Convertible when I was a newborn until I was 8 yrs old. We have old pictures of it. So many happy memories. Moved up to a Datsun 510 wagon because mom 'needed the room'.

[@gigglecompass1]

I think it looks fantastic. Funny how people are complaining about your choice of speakers when you’ve restored that bug back to its original beauty

[@VW-qm2bd]

Very Nice Build! Thanks for sharing all the wonderful pics.

[@hugomejia593]

Catch me from the start till the end man simply beautiful work congratulations

[@elmakednos]

My father had this car. Wonderfull job. Enjoy yours.

[@kingbucky6]

You sir are a master of your craft thank you so much for up loading this video

[@klauspohl1142]

My first car was a 63 Beetle (the one with the gas gauge) and I drove it from Hamburg to Casablanca and later the Canary Islands. It died on a sturdy tree on Christmas of 1966 in Las Palmas, due to a stupid driver error...mine! I really loved that car.

[@MARTITA776]

Great job, time tells how well they did it.....! Congratulations!!!! Keep the good work always!!! Beautiful VW makes me cry remembering our son Volky 1963 all original!!!!!

[@MrEric0576]

Beautiful car/job!! Such a joy to see an old favorite be brought back to life!

[@metubeusercom]

Beautiful! Good job on bringing her back to life

[@UTubeGlennAR]

:} My second car as a young driver was a 64 type 1 VW, your photos are theropeadic in ways. :}

[@stifflerrussell2868]

good solid bug not like our rusty beetles in the uk,and great job lads

[@ericksandoya7382]

Im so proud you save it to become this car a special Bettle!!..

[@ianparking]

Over here in the UK that vw would have been far more rusty than yours was. You lucky things! Still you guy's built up a nice vw there. Well done!

[@wildcatx686]

the car looks like new at the end of the video, a really good job, congratulations!

[@sergiocalderon1528]

Beautiful work…😎

[@TheLisztfan]

Nice job! I hope my 65 restoration turns out at least half as good as this!

[@rameshperera100]

Great job enjoyed every minute of the video !!!!!!!!!!!

[@navyguy9281]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@joelpalmer]

Great project and thank you for sharing!

[@AUTOUNION1961]

Great car great shot looking past me at times --- thur my Beetele - greetings, martin

[@gr2262]

Looks great, I’m just starting on my 63 beetle as well.

[@woody95124]

Very meticulous job!...darn good work...

[@dougrennick2212]

what a superb job, you should be well recommended thruout the industry. Keep up the excellent work:)

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks for your comment Jose! We really enjoy bringing these old cars back to "like new" condition! The best part is seeing the smiles on people's faces when they see them...It is nice to see so many people liked these restored classics! John Nizman

[@unhban]

Very interesting photos. And all well taken. Shown me a couple of things where they're placed I didn't know....

[@Donegaldan]

Great transitional photos

[@RAWRnomnomIMMYDEE95]

Very good well done to you! Awesome restoration job on the beetle! Ive just got a 1973 beetle as my first car! love her! (:

[@russhurst2790]

wish I could do this, soooo awesome, from the ground up, the only way to do it, good job!!!

[@walidelmahrouq8531]

very fantastic job

[@johnnizman2518]

The VW color is called Turquoise Green. The VW paint code is L380. Good luck with your Super Beetle! John Nizman

[@2233golf2]

What a great job !

[@wortheart]

Thank you. i like it, it is so good. i had a red VW Beetle in my student age.

[@charlesmartin3265]

Wow great job I have a 63,71 convert, 65 I would not mind letting you restore them all.

[@VWricken]

Loved it. Very nice work!!

[@rogernadeau3708]

Nice'' Myself !, Got one like that a 62'' my first Car in 1966'' Thank's

[@legoproductions9973]

Perfect restauration 👏🖒👌

[@huck01955]

Outstanding work

[@jaytaylor9232]

That's a beauty.

[@RareVW]

Beautiful job!

[@letchedepagibig6508]

sweet..... really love the color.

[@bujarstar1557]

You did great job excellent

[@BellOfTheBall639]

so much work awesome job.

[@bigmexicanchurro]

beautiful work thank you

[@Innochamp]

Really good work👍👍👍

[@andresernestomendozazevall7836]

Espectacular proceso es incredible el cambio radical desde que comenzo un carro casi totalmente destruido totalmente descuidado hasta el final como recien salido de fabrica Fabuloso mis felicitaciones totales Saludos desde Guayaquil Ecuador

[@johnnizman2518]

The upgraded stereo was a request by the owner. They insisted on having an upgraded sound system and the ability to play their MP3 player. Thanks for your comment! John NIzman

[@tomaskillian6442]

a trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies lately.

[@conradotis318]

@Tomas Killian definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone} for months myself :)

[@anakinjulio2003]

@Tomas Killian Definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself =)

[@emoratodn]

the job is done!!!

[@5speedMax]

Sweet Resto

[@rafaelcukaj8742]

John bravo a good work , I would like to own this bug.

Great job!

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

Excellent job.

[@ADancev]

Great work guys! I just wonder did you painted the cylinders too? If you did, that is a mustake because it stops the air flow and this is a aircooled car. Top work, keep it up!

[@okwhatever2995]

Beautiful!

[@norbertosison8145]

At 1:51, view of the refurbished front wheel brakes, the return springs are in the wrong position. The larger spring should be near the wheel cylinder and the lighter spring should be near the adjuster.

[@ParFektion]

Really nice everything except for the speakers.

[@grasbest]

I have an old 65 beetle in original condition, and this looks great! But why would you want to have modern and "flashy-looking" plastic speakers in a car which otherwise respects the originality of the design. In my opinion they don´t fit with the rest of the beautiful car... :)

[@Tolis_ae]

Amazing job

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks for your kind words Doug, we appreciate it! John Nizman

[@David-nq4ps]

Wish I would have bought that 1965 vw tan...very clean work how much did you sale it for

[@thedorseyway]

Very nice!

[@johnnizman2518]

We should clarify.This '63 VW Beetle was one of the first cars we restored about 4 years ago. We were operating our new start up business out of 2 older buildings (to keep overhead costs down being a new start up business) and tried to perform most of the "dirty work" outside the shop on the gravel parking lot. We also tried to enjoy the outdoor sunshine & fresh air as much as possible! After 4 years of performing many restorations, we have built a brand new building ! Thanks for your comment.

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks, Good luck with your '62 Beetle. Maybe you could show us photos of your car! John Nizman

[@eliasandersson413]

It looked really good and I felt happy, until then boom! 9:19 Those speakers just hurt my eyes and it made me a little sad. Still a really nice restoration tho! Looks fantastic

[@TheErod1944Channel]

Love the car and the work put into it. A wonderful product. You did however miss the opportunity to really "trick it out" due to the lack of the rear bumper mounted BACKUP LIGHT which was one of the only two options available from Volkswagen for this vehicle when purchased new. A Beautiful Restoral....! By the way, my then new Dark Blue 1964 VW (which was actually built in 1963) was named Bletzmeyer. I still miss him.

[@bollev7725]

Perfekt work, Gratulation ;-)

[@johnnizman2518]

It would have looked neat slammed too....But our customer had it restored for her parents....It was what they had when they first started dating, 40 years previous. Thanks for your comment! John Nizman

[@colthoover2528]

Beautiful

[@TedBay2010]

Great Job,

[@DuneDaddyO]

I know that this was done 4 years (or more) ago, but can you give an estimate of what this cost then, and what it would cost today? I know each project is different and no 2 cars are the same. Nice job! Thanks.

[@kevinantoniobricenogarcia8948]

Está chulo 👍

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks for your nice comment Tommy! We appreciate it. John Nizman

[@carslover3509]

great great work

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks RareVW !

[@SuperGood5tuff]

i like it a lot, good job!! What is the dimensions of your white wall, i love it when it covers all the tire like that! please answer. best regards / Gustaf

[@squareyes1981]

Gorgeous

[@petrigos4542]

beautiful

[@davorbulut3280]

Something about this color... this video was also my inspiration to choose that color and I bought sample of 1 dcl L380 in specialized color shop (they are working with Wolfsburg, Germany, with the best color companies in Europe, and they have "farbkarten" with original recipes of color for each year). I asked for Turquoise green L380 , 1963 (VW code) and they found it in a computer and mixed it to me (original). When I applied this color on my old "kotflugel" (mudguard) I was shocked! It was (like we said) deadmen green without any brightness and life in self. And it was GREEN! Just a little bit of green more and it would looks like military vehicle! Catastrofe! Conclusion: Color on this video is not L380 of VW farbkarten. I would say that it is rather "licht blau" (on video) then any turquoise. Good luck everybody who chose that! I am sorry for my bed english :D but you will understand Davor Bulut, Slavonian restoration, Valpovo, Croatia

[@kpdvw]

Super Job ! Congratulations! When can I buy it?

[@razzorbladz]

nope he cut the nose and rear and its way out have another look the quater panels dont line up

[@jogatabooblacknite9111]

is that the original engine of the beetle, I am about to purchase a beetle in colour blue, just want to check if the original engine will be a great deal or should I upgrade a little maybe.

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks for your comment David. Be sure to share photos of your '65 with us! John Nizman

[@nicholascandelaria3448]

How long did this project take to finish

[@jacquespoirier9071]

de toute beauté!

[@DavidVargasCa]

sorry cost also please..How wide is the white wall as well?

[@moviewatcher1024]

Good as new!

[@johnnizman2518]

This restoration was $13,500 (Canadian Funds) back then, perhaps around $1,000 more now. Thanks for your comment! John Nizman

[@leandro5999]

did you do that in a garage without booth?

[@richardvelazquez8115]

looks good

[@leonardojunio9813]

Meus parabens estou sem palavras.

[@elvisoost630]

B-E-A-UTIFUL!

[@davidgriffin14]

about how much would it cost in parts, paint and supplies to do restoration like that? cuz, that bug is sweeeeeet!

[@freetobe3]

+davidgriffin14 if you check out max willson's channel his father rebuilt a 68' bug and he said the restoration cost was under 5 grand so its teasable the 63' model costs as much to rebuild.

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks a lot Tarletan! John NIzman

[@DavidVargasCa]

What are the size and make of the white walls? Thanks..

[@johnnizman2518]

The client did not want to pay the "extra" price for the stripper, labour and 2 part epoxy primer that would be required to complete it that way. We make suggestions and recommendations to our clients .....but the client's request is what we have to go by! Thanks for your comment!

[@PiechoD]

It was very good restoration. What is the name of the color?

[@AndrewTGreen]

Fantastic job man! Thanks for the video. Did you keep it or sell it? Mind if I ask the selling price if you sold it?

[@johnnizman2518]

Thanks Leonardo! John Nizman