Episode 2 1969 VW BEETLE

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@richardwarren7492 9 ай бұрын

I had 4 VW's a used, 64 (Red) a 68 bought new, a 69 Type 3 Fastback, the wife wanted a bug, got a 64 used had it painted yellow, re-did the interior black. She loved it, kept it until she passed away. Great memories, great cars. Good vid, thanks.

@Johnathan_Waters 9 ай бұрын

When i saw that there were NO comments on this video, i just had to write one. My mother had a 1967 Beetle in bright blue throughout my childhood. Many great memories in that car!

@VintageAutoDocsTV 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment!

@ianfraser8362 9 ай бұрын

Had two VW's, a '57 and a '60. The story line is right on. Fun, cheap to drive through many abusive young man's driving fun times. Good transport and as they advertise, good value for the money! Video was well done. Let's see more like one on the frog-eyed Sprite???

@tapper701 9 ай бұрын

Had a 1961 Beetle, light green with cloth interior, slower than molasses in Winter time. College car was a 1972 Super Beetle, very reliable. But driving it in Winter in upstate NY, heat was nearly nonexistent ... Still have an affinity with classic air cooled Volkswagens !

@josemedeiros007 9 ай бұрын

My fathers first new car when he and my mother immigrated to the United States from Azores, Portugal was a 1966 VW Beetle. I later owned a 1972 Superbettle that I turned into a Cal Bug, and rebuilt the engine as a 1641 CC. I later bought a 1968 VW Beetle that was already a Cal Bug, and put in a 2110CC engine, with dual Delorto Carbs, and had Gene Berg machine it for Hydraulic Lifters as I was tired of adjusting the valves every 3,000 miles with each oil change. I ended up giving that 1968 VW Beetle to my nephew as his first car, which he kept for several years, painted black and sold when he joined the U.S National Guard.

@johnhamill94 8 ай бұрын

I love Volkswagens and have owned every year classic Beetle from 1955 thru 1979 (over 2,700 vehicles if you include non VWs). . . folks often ask me "what year is best?" and "what is your favorite year?" I like them all but Remember they got a lot better in the later 60s and 70s (more power, more heat, bigger brakes, etc, etc. = JAH JCC

@curbozerboomer1773 9 ай бұрын

The Beetle was virtually the only cheap, good mpg vehicle, that offered decent reliability...You did, however, need to have the valves adjusted on that spunky, air-cooled engine, every 6 thousand miles--twice a year, for most drivers. I feel the greatest feature of the 68 onward Beetles, was the very much nicer, high-backed front seats, that offered more comfort, and neck whiplash protection. Also, actual heater fan knobs showed up! Oh yes...in 1967. VW switched over from 6 volt to 12 volt electrics...a much needed improvement!...But by the early 1970s, smog controls began to take it's toll on the mpg factor, and Japanese cars became a more civilized alternative.

@ohanailo6681 9 ай бұрын

The 1969 beetle you were showing and talking about was actually a 1967 rag top Volkswagon beetle a much more rare 1967 Beetle if it is in, America also with replica tail lights as none of the original beetles had a yellow lens scheme on them until 1973.

@DJBigBobofTallOrder 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it's hard to find 100% accurate depictions of the exact year vehicle, but hopefully the story was entertaining and informative nonetheless! Thanks!

@ohanailo6681 9 ай бұрын

@@DJBigBobofTallOrder Enjoyed seeing the first car I owned, the 1967 Volkswagon. Although mine was a hard top. My father and I turned it into a project car back in 1981. The original paint scheme was, orange. The owner we purchased it from, had painted it with spray can, black primer. When he attempted to repair rust on the body, when he was stationed in, HawIi at, Scholfield Barracks Army base, as an infantry, Sargent in the Army. He was married with two children and needed a bigger car for the third child on the way. My father purchased it for, $500.00 and gave the Sgt, 10x 50 dollar bills. The Sgt was happy he was able to put a down payment on a family vehicle. What kind I don't know. But it became a, 4 month project car. I chose a Triumph blue for the repaint job. And it had blue bublle windows in the back. So it looked unique to its own. When it was finished it became a well known car on the island of, Oahu in Hawaii. Many people asked if it was for sale, after it was completely restored in, Triumph blue with many coats of clear coat, that gave it a nice prisitine shine. You brought back many precious memories from that era. Enjoyed the broadcast. Aloha and Mahalo for your channel. 🌺🌼🌴❤️🇺🇲

@TimHall-n7x 8 ай бұрын

I drove a super beetle 1974 my first car in highschool

@JohnnyAloha69 6 ай бұрын

My aunt always had new Beetles through the 70’s. I often rode in them as a kid. I hated every second in them, the engine, road and wind noise were unbearable and the ride and non existent seat padding made the least of the very limited space. It didn’t help that in those years my dad drove big cushy olds’ and then caddy’s. A further issue was that living on the Maine seacoast the salt mist was in the air and the liberal winter road salt conspired to dissolve these VW’s in short order. She changed them every two years but by the second year the heaters were corroded enough to pump carbon monoxide into our lungs! Nowadays I admire their uniqueness and frugal value but man they were awful cars! My grandad used to say about my aunts choice in cars, “that’s the cars you get stuck with when your side loses the war!”