The 1959 vw bug sitting in my garage currently 7/27/21 was bought brand new by my grandpa 2/08/1959 he drove it everyday until 1984 when he had a stroke and wasn't able to shift gears anymore. He then gave the bug to my dad, and dad had alot of work done on it and drove it himself well into the early mid 2000s at that point he would only drive it a couple times a month, then in 2017 dad asked me if I wanted the old bug, of course I was happy to have it as my own. It has fresh paint,tires, upholstery, and runs great. I drive it a couple times a month, sometimes around town, it gets alot of attention wherever we go, and I also like taking a 120 mile round trip down an old 2 lane highway as the old bug seems to just love strolling down the highway about 65 or so mph. Anyway you did a wonderful job on the old bug in this video my old bug looks just like it, except it's a beige color. Thanks for posting this.
@ghalibabubaker88abubaker873 жыл бұрын
Thats wonferful with this said keep it in family for more generations😊 i myself just bought a 56 oval which am currently working on.
@danielmize65672 жыл бұрын
@@ghalibabubaker88abubaker87 hey, it's been a year since you posted this, have you made progress on your car?
@DanTheManIOM Жыл бұрын
@@ghalibabubaker88abubaker87 did you ever live in Rochester NY ? I once met a Abu Baker through vw's. Late 80's ??
@Davett538 ай бұрын
Beautiful,....simply sublime! I'm 70, and Beetles were always a part of my youth and coming of age. I never owned one, but all my friends had them. During the Hippie Flower Power years, when I was a teen, anyone who drove one, meant we were likely to become fast friends. In the 1960s, when it was still safe to hitch hike, if a stranger in a Beetle stopped to pick us up, we knew we'd be safe. The longhaired driver and passengers, were sure to share their stories with us, as we headed to an outdoors folk music festival.
@myszek4611 ай бұрын
Bought a '62 Beetle in 1972 for $100. It needed a clutch, brakes, tires and a tune-up. After a great mechanic worked on it, I drove it to Florida and back. In the days before the first oil crisis, the most I ever spent to fill the gas tank was $3. I spent less than $25 on gas for the entire round-trip. After the battery died later--the local gas station had a little trouble getting a six-volt battery for me--I had to push-start the car for a few days; no big deal since the car was so light. I used to store things under a blanket in the area behind the back seat, since the trunk was so small. Oh, to be 18 or 19 again . . . Best car I ever owned. . . .
@wierpkevin2 жыл бұрын
My first car in 1973 was my grandfather's 1958 Beetle. Every time I crashed it, i would go to the local salvage yard, here in Cincinnati. After I repaired the bug, I would paint it with blue rustoleum paint with a brush from a can. It had a 36 hp engine. I loved that car and all the memories it made for me as a 16 year old. Nothing will ever replace it in my mind.
@georgevprochazka5316 Жыл бұрын
MoMA = best museum I've ever seen
@ruisantos82913 жыл бұрын
I would rather have a cracked original windshield… but it’s just me! I’m a purist! The crack was so small… But I really enjoyed the video and love the fact that you have cars in your collection and truly understand the meaning and importance of these pieces of history! Keep up the good work!
@rozinant12373 жыл бұрын
Why basecoat/clearcoat? Wouldn’t the original single-stage paint be more appropriate and accurate for a museum piece?
@curtisgrindahl4468 ай бұрын
All I know is those low bumpers make the Beetle INCREDIBLY vulnerable to American cars and especially trucks. I'd just got my 58 Beetle back from the body shop where they repaired the crunched front hood and was glancing out the window of my third floor apartment when I saw the truck back into my parked Beetle and crunch the hood AGAIN. Ohhh the pain of it. Living in Minnesota with a 1958 red Beetle with a gas heater that invariably leaked gas into the small passenger compartment... it was so small that I always was able to find parking at the U of M campus. What an adventure.
@thomashall68888 ай бұрын
I think it was starting in the early 70's that U.S. cars had to have "regulation bumpers".
@crankbait093 жыл бұрын
I currently have a 63 beetle ragtop. I love watching these videos of another being restored. Absolutely beautiful.
@Call_Me_David Жыл бұрын
Why not use stripper or an acid dip for initial paint removal? Acid dip could also get rid of all the rust.
@flavioreis389 ай бұрын
Parabens, um belo trabalho de restauração. Ficou lindo.
@lmgtulsa3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wanted a Volkswagen beetle. I loved this episode. I’m actually close to being able to buy one of my own. But I want one that’s the same age as I am, a 1970s Volkswagen beetle is really my dream. Thanks for this vid.
@matthumphries3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I don't have any real interest in cars, but seeing people work on their craft is always interesting whatever the topic. These people are artists, so having some insight into their process is very cool
@GForceVRX8 ай бұрын
It’s such a timeless design.
@flaviopitanga653 жыл бұрын
Wonderful restauration
@saneman81472 ай бұрын
I blinked and missed the actual restoration. Woeful.
@happyfeet2312598 ай бұрын
1959 , is my birth year, i wish to have one!!... 😍🤩🥰
@bradfordrick13 жыл бұрын
Original and unrestored would also serve the collection, but having a nicely restored 'archetypal' representative works. Certainly the sound of the engine while shifting through the the gears is in many of our memories.
@richardhudak6853 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1960 VW in 1968 wish I still had it lots of memories
@405TubRefinishing Жыл бұрын
Thank you for recognizing God's eternal love for man using the rainbow in your logo! God bless you!
@mattheuws3 жыл бұрын
What a work of art!
@LymanSheba3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. I had a 65’ I loved.
@anthonyrivers43513 жыл бұрын
It's hard having to listen to someone that's had no appreciation for the "automobile" as a functioning work of art; referring to it as an "object" in order to maintain a distance from it's unappealing design. Good, bad and indifferent each Car that was ever produced was a labor of love in providing someone, anyone, everyone the joy of owning a work of art that served a purpose. A new car was not only a visual joy but a joy to all the senses. The smell of a new car, the feeling of the seat, the sensation of holding the steering wheel, the feeling of power and movement. And finally the feeling of pride when someone seeing you in it. Having owned a '64 Beetle in Germany, a '71SuperBeetle in CA and a '79 1st year Rabbit; I tend to be a little biased.
@danny82843 жыл бұрын
i went to go see this on display! super cool :)
@ivankuljis17806 ай бұрын
When l restored VWs in the '80s, my research lead my to Acrylic Lacquer as the nearest finish to nitros cellulose paints used in the VW Westall Factory paint shop in Australia. NO TWO PACK is my preference.... Dulux Dulon was a favourite!
@cattaraugustonawanda44263 жыл бұрын
Clear coat on a '59 VW ? My guess is that this will look good but not be representative of what it looked like when it left the factory.
@jaynareynolds36844 ай бұрын
Excellent restoration! First class! 👍❤
@linuslindgren16418 ай бұрын
Very interesting story. But why several layers of clearcote?? Original type 1 had no clearcote.
@mrodriguez5259 Жыл бұрын
Magnific restoration
@johnwade57473 ай бұрын
I fooled with VW’s all throughout the 70s, I also worked at a car lot in those years. Since I was familiar with them when we took one in on trade, I was the one that it was delegated to. The door hinges had a little rubber plug that you could pick out of and put lightweight all in because they would seize up from rust and from the right door not getting used as much as the driver store, the right ones were most likely the ones that would break out of the door post. That’s a bad thing!I love them and wish I could find another reasonable old air cold bag but that’s just a pipe dream.
@oifivguy3 жыл бұрын
The Bug is nice for sure, but let me get my hands on the black Ford 1958 Ranchero, now she's a real gem!!!
@johnwade57473 ай бұрын
I fooled with VW’s all throughout the 70s, I also worked at a car lot in those years. Since I was familiar with them when we took one in on trade, I was the one that it was delegated to. The door hinges had a little plastic plug that you could pick out of and put lightweight oil in because they would seize up from rust and from the right door not getting used as much as the drivers’ door, the right ones were most likely the ones that would break out of the door post. That’s a bad thing!I love them and wish I could find another reasonable old air cooled one,but that’s just a pipe dream.
@Cameront93 жыл бұрын
Very surprised this wasn’t a pan off restoration.
@bluebear65703 жыл бұрын
This particular color must have been the most popular one in the late 1950s and early 1960s. My dad´s bug had it!
@gr22623 жыл бұрын
This should be called "restoration of an already restored vw" lol
@anonimushbosh3 жыл бұрын
Boy, what a transformation. Hard to believe it's even the same car.
@marcoocram8152 жыл бұрын
I think you haven‘t seen a real restauration, with a lot of rust and welding? This is repainting a car in condition 2 not more😂
@alessandrobientinesi26253 жыл бұрын
Semplicemente bellissima!!!!
@billkallas17628 ай бұрын
I had a 6V, 63 VW when I was in college. It even had a gas gauge, and an air pressure windshield squirter. Black, of course.
@haroldbecherer34393 жыл бұрын
Video never explained why this particular car became the subject of restoration and display at the MOMA. Was the history of this PARTICULAR car significant? (Think the Lindbergh VW).
@californiahandball3 жыл бұрын
I have 1960, but Ragtop. I want to restore it too!
@fernandoortigozamarin9563 жыл бұрын
Hermoso,saludos desde la CD Mexico.
@abdullahbukhari75283 күн бұрын
Nice and very Informative velog
@glennalexon15308 ай бұрын
You put a Chinese windshield in a museum-grade German car? I’m crying a little inside.
@vcamps88Ай бұрын
Just finished restoring mine but didn't need to get involved with the forward firewall. Now I have squeaks and creaking noises. Any thoughts ?
@RandysFiftySevenChevy3 жыл бұрын
I would of like to have seen the condition of the pans especially by the battery area where they really take a beating.
@Stop4MotionMakr3 жыл бұрын
This green is my favourite colour and I've always called this green the American Green because I see it so often on fridges from the 60s. Didn't know it was German in origin.
@gd78744 Жыл бұрын
This green calls Reseda Green (1949) or Mignonette Green (1959). Its original from Germans VW. The code of the color is L14.
@bosse641 Жыл бұрын
Such a lovely and fun car. Dreaming of owning one
@s875833 жыл бұрын
Thankful
@Anand_KL3 жыл бұрын
Lovely video. Thank you. But no footage of the engine restoration?
@e30325ikiller8 ай бұрын
when i restored one i added some sealent around the door hinches for rainawater not getting inside the door which wasnt there from factory i think
@NVRAMboi8 ай бұрын
Everyone has a Beetle story. I'm no different. Mine was a '71 and my very first car (I proudly bought and paid for it). Parents had a '72 model, and an aunt had a very nice '66. That '66 model inspired the rest of us to join the VW club.
@filipecostapt64273 жыл бұрын
Call me purist, but IMO a car to be displayed at MOMA should be all original, especially original paint. Even if the paint is showing a little bit of age at closer inspection, the fact that it is original make it worth. And should be easy to find one all original
@kyle8952 Жыл бұрын
Finding an all original unrestored beetle in as-new condition is almost impossible.
@tombuchmann824811 ай бұрын
I need a trailer like your covered one.
@DrFaltermeier9 күн бұрын
As an objects conservator i am happy that it is labled as a restoration. I am sure conservation was considered, however that would involve costly maintenance over the years. The one thing that buggs me, that the Käfer could not be left insitu. Corrosion, cracks etc, these are signs of the history of the artefact. The crack in the glass could have been stabilised with a UV epoxy. But then again, a museums conservator is a different species to a conservator - restorer in private practice, different rules apply. Minimal intervention and reversibility the mantra of modern museum conservation was not adhered to.
@idjonjambi8 ай бұрын
Amazink
@michaelwhite80313 жыл бұрын
A thing of beauty
@jamesthompson80083 жыл бұрын
Given that this car will be an exhibit, I'm kind of suprised they wouldn't have tried an acrylic type repair to the original windshield. Being in a controlled environment provides the stability for that type of repair to live a long time. Either way, great video.
@benjamin48273 жыл бұрын
Nice resto. Pity no work shown in the blind spots and reveals. Most often, corrosion sneaks in from behind. Also, why not split body off the pan? Or, was video edited? Keen to have seen pan and what was done to it, especially that so much was hidden, during previous resto. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 GOBBLESS
@M_IkeLeBlanc Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@jorgevalbuena88363 жыл бұрын
estos carros son muy bonitos, su diseño es una obra de arte , rodante , una genialidad , proveniente de la casa Tatra
@Volks19502 жыл бұрын
I have a 1959 VW!
@andrepienaar64593 жыл бұрын
Was the engine also restored?
@guspholsap8757 Жыл бұрын
This is a cool restoration😂
@toddvanwinkle77773 жыл бұрын
Thank you for restoring her, but….those overrider grommets on the bumpers..is the first thing I saw . VW never used them.
@nonelost13 жыл бұрын
"Overrider grommets?"...I'm assuming you may be referring to the upper tier of those two-tiered bumpers of "Deluxe Sedans". Whereas the base Standard Sedans had those ugly looking single-tiered bumpers that are shown in the new car shipping footage in this video. Both types of bumpers were available in the German domestic market. But (thankfully) they were not allowed on US export models as the cars would needlessly suffer too much damage in a small accident against much larger and higher off the ground American cars. I've owned 4 early '60's bugs back in the day, which all had the identical bumpers shown in this video. I can tell you from experience that had my cars had those smaller German domestic base sedan bumpers in the low speed accidents I have been in, my bugs would have suffered much worse damage. What's sad is that now it appears those are the only bumpers available for replacement bumpers for vintage VW bug restoration. Also, the two-tiered bumpers made these cars a lot cuter to look at.
@kazimierzziezio22938 ай бұрын
Ferdinand swipe the Beetle idea from Tatra.
@gerardverweg74068 ай бұрын
Good job
@stephenmoncrieff20563 жыл бұрын
That’s a great colour on a Beetle . I love it . If it were me I would make it two tone with white sides .
@ifbridges3 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@Amtcboy8 ай бұрын
Wanted to see it driven on the road.
@dkcorderoyximenez338211 ай бұрын
I am going to remember the name of the restorer...beautiful work...
@raul65628 ай бұрын
Todo esto de conjunto y contemplando la vida desde otra perspectiva, nos lleva a una irrevocable conclusión: -- " Cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor " -- si no, ¡que se lo pregunten a Don Perignon!
@mauzim Жыл бұрын
My Dad had a 1962 one, here in Brazil. 1200 cc engine. His first car.
@rusty412519 ай бұрын
I notice restorations all have a black rubber trim between the fenders and the body. Is the original painted trim unavailable?
@danielmoose12738 ай бұрын
Don't forget to add a small woodstove for some heat 👀.
@Fusca_verde19742 ай бұрын
Aqui no Brasil 🇧🇷 tenho um VW Fusca 1974 estou restaurando ele também
@salvatoremercuri40883 жыл бұрын
E perfetta complimenti
@NaldoBeetle2 жыл бұрын
good video!
@RandysFiftySevenChevy3 жыл бұрын
Its only original once, the public loves patina that's part of the charm of the car that makes it unique. Now it looks like a million other new bugs...just saying
@qwaqwa19603 жыл бұрын
Frankly, I'm amazed this is acceptable in the restoration world. Would you replace all the green paint from a Picasso because it was showing some degradation? So much for future "paint scholarship"...
@MissLilyputt3 жыл бұрын
That’s not a very good comparison since a painting and a car aren’t subjected to the same same environments. Also, a painter like Picasso painted a particular painting, used materials and made original works of art. Who painted this car originally? No one knows. This car was painted like hundreds of others were. There’s nothing special about the paint job. There aren’t any particular brush strokes or designs that are on this car that should make it so special that you leave bubbling paint. We have the technology to replicate the paint color. Why would you leave it to worsen because of a misguided idea that somehow the original, damaged paint is superior to having a vehicle properly restored? Anyways, if no one told you the paint job was new and not original then you’d never really know it (as long as they did a good job).
@calbob7503 жыл бұрын
Anybody recall ever seeing whitewall tires on a VW back in the day? Same thing with the ever present luggage rack on the roof we see now.
@jorgesilva66753 жыл бұрын
Hello Moma. They could have bought a windshield made in Brazil. More than 3,300,000 of these remarkable cars have been produced here (since January 3, 1959). It is part of the history not only of the car, but of Brazil and its creators.
@SuperOrbiter2 ай бұрын
14:50min. The windshield manufactory "FUYAO" is a Brazilian which had never shipped his Products to Wolfsburg in Germany !
@ernestescamilla15573 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that loves that song???
@Laguna2013 Жыл бұрын
it looks like the most perfect bug I have ever seen before they started....but wouldn't you want to see an 'original' car in MoMa?
@Curiousjinbiggetsfan8 ай бұрын
Took it in the shorts, not even close to oe, I liked the guy with the clip board taking notes, you know the guy had an unlimited budget
@budmangt2 Жыл бұрын
At first, looking at the car it looks pristine, like wow why are they talking about restoring it?
@busterstravels15343 ай бұрын
What is the color code of the 59 please. Ty
@mybugmy64bug313 жыл бұрын
Im a classic VW beetle enthusiast and spent 18 months restoring my early '64. Mine is numbers matching, but "All original" practically doesnt exist. Yes mine is all original. they are original VW parts, but not the same to the car when it rolled off the assembly line. stuff happens to the car throughout its life and parts gets replaced. great looking resto job, but one thing that im torn about is the paint. 4 coats of base plus 3 coats of clear on top of epoxy primer?? Man! The classic VW Beetle NEVER had a paint job that looked that beautiful. These cars were intended to be cheap. Single stage, one coat. later years had primer, base, clear- thats it. Preserve it for what it is, an automotive piece of history - its a sort of time capsule. Wish they would have said why that particular one became an exhibit.
@danieltouton69608 ай бұрын
I'd be interested to know how much $$$ the restoration costs itemized
@michetti963 жыл бұрын
surely having replaced the original bumpers with reproduced bumpers was not the right choice.
@coastallad10102 жыл бұрын
A lot different to the Beetles we were buying in Australia in 1958 ( pop out blinkers from side pillars,no over riders on bumper bars etc)
@reybeloart3 жыл бұрын
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@67daltonknox8 ай бұрын
I drove a '59 Beetle for 3 years around 1970. I can't for the life of me think why anyone would spend their time trying to restore one.
@tuanle-z6s9b6 ай бұрын
❤
@pfink708 ай бұрын
0:16 - The Beetle is beautiful but I'll take that Porsche on the lift, thank you very much (912?)
@james66872 Жыл бұрын
We were all played
@TheM102 Жыл бұрын
Sadly the work doesn't meet german requirements. The chrome lines don't match at all...tolerances above 0,039 inch mean: Do it again. And VW still offers windshields for the Model 1959. To choose a windshield made by FUYAO wasn't a good decision, either. But the paintwork itself seems to be brilliant...
8 ай бұрын
My dad had the exact same car ,same color and everything, it brought 4 yr old me to Vancouver from Calgary in 1966 i always hated riding in the hot stinky rumble seat.......😢
@FPivodaII8 ай бұрын
I'd have been more impressed to see the original paint technology used.
@nonelost13 жыл бұрын
Wow, restoring this ancient cutie insect that seems to already be restored really seemed to be fanatical anal perfectionism on maximum overdrive, UNTIL I heard what was said about the danger of corrosion if left undone.