She Bought it New in 1966! Meet "Linda" his Volkswagen Beetle!

Today is the 3rd Saturday of the Month and we talk to Alan about "Linda" the 1966 Beetle he rescued after being parked for 15 years.
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[@christianwernher9559]

Wow Alan is real nice guy. Hope he takes the old owner to the meet in his city.

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah!

[@VWPrince53]

Last year in June we bought a 64 beetle that was featured in the VW Trends magazine in 1997 and we have the magazine with the car in it. Then it was left outside for 15 or 20 years. We been working on it for a year bringing it back to life and now it runs and we been driving it. We’re keeping it original as possible and we hope to take it to shows hopefully soon and bring it back to way it was back in the days. Great Video and Great Story! 👍

[@davebrewer9279]

You can’t just dangle bait like that and then just reel it back in!!!! KZbin video ASAP! 😂

[@VWLifeVW]

that is awesome! post a picture of it on our facebook page - facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

[@DrakkiiTheLittleDragon]

Really loved the story about Linda really made me smile

[@VWLifeVW]

Yeah pretty neat

[@michelecrown2426]

Love the 66 Linda story. Kudos for him trying to keep it as original as possible. But it did bring me back to when my husband and I divorced. He got the special edition 70 Beetle we had. Then he went and traded it in on a used Opal! That didn't turn out so well. Had I known, I would have bought the Beetle from him.

[@VWLifeVW]

Oh wow! lol yeah that beetle would have still be on the road

[@bitterchild7133]

VW stories are so cool... I have a 67 bug and sometimes I'm walking by the car I wonder who the first owner was and where are they now and do they know their car is still alive

[@VWLifeVW]

would be cool to know that info, guess it's a mystery :)

[@scotwheeler5789]

Great interview on Linda. I love the stories too. I really hope he can let Linda the original owner drive it again and get that on video!

[@VWLifeVW]

Me too! we'll try to coordinate it. would love to follow up with Linda

[@robertlambert5299]

Looks like fun. I wish we had places like this where I live. And that many VW guys to share the fun

[@VWLifeVW]

you can start a meetup where you live!

[@robertlambert5299]

@@VWLifeVW yup I guess I should! Love the vids. You guys have a good time together.

[@matthewneiman]

Loved learning about Linda! Whit and Alan will have to give me a ride in her next time I'm in town!

[@VWLifeVW]

You should!

[@charleslawrence7194]

Great story and really appreciate the video. My old bus has no story because I think the previous owners are deceased. I tried to find them but no luck. It was last registered in 96 and and sat in a field over 10 years.

[@VWLifeVW]

ah interesting, same with Hegla :)

[@jerryl4940]

I found my 68 VW Beetle here in Florida under a carport for 35 years

[@VWLifeVW]

wow that's cool!

[@erosroyarocho7273]

Funny coincidence with “Linda’s “ story. My first car back in 1974 was a 1970 Opel Kadett sedan, which I traded straight across in spring of 1975 for a 1966 bug Java green as well.

[@VWLifeVW]

Wow!

[@matthewchilders5263]

Awesome! Can't wait till that video about story of people's VW's.😎

[@VWLifeVW]

going to be a few more weeks, a lot of work.

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

Java Green!!! One of my favorite colors!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Ours to!

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

@@VWLifeVW My favorite HAS to be Coral Red!!! Gorgeous

[@zimms-world]

Awesome video. It’s cool to hear all the great stories that people have

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mayinnlin1879]

Thank you so very much for sharing! I have fun and enjoy watching VW Life every time. Love all the videos. 👍❤️

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Glad you enjoy it!

[@VWBEETLEOVAL1955]

Always great to hear a story like this. Like our oval that is in our family since 1955 and sits still since 1986. Now I'm restoring the oval (phoenix) mechanically and some rust places, all the rest will be original. Looked for video's on KZbin, but didn't find a lot of them. So I started to make them my selves. And at the evening watching others there video's.

[@jimgoodfriend9966]

Love your videos. I have a 1978 VW BUS that I Love. Thanks keep up the good work.

[@VWLifeVW]

Awesome! Thank you! post a picture of it on our facebook page - facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

[@nonamegarage6721]

I love the enthusiasm in your videos. As usual another great video. Linda was cool.

[@VWLifeVW]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulsmith-wp7iv]

La,La,La Linda.Great car and great guy.Thanks VW Life.

[@VWLifeVW]

We agree Paul!

[@robj2704]

My first car was a brand new tan '68 Beetle. $1,600 + $40 for an AM radio. It was tough because I was a young hell-on-wheels. It had just enough power to not get run over by a bigger car, and not so much power that I would worry about speeding tickets.

[@VWLifeVW]

that's a good middle ground :)

[@stacycollier7134]

Vws are people magnets they bring people together going tomorrow to get some points getting my 61 bug running its misfiring the tab that opens the points wore out thanks for sharing great cars

[@VWLifeVW]

Yeah that little piece can break off. Buy an extra set as a spare

[@antoniorivera6187]

Nice video guys stay safe 👍🏻👍🏻

[@VWLifeVW]

You too!

[@hanknipper3921]

Good one Little Dude!

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks!

[@AirkooledKustoms]

good vid guys

[@VWLifeVW]

thanks!

[@calebtennison9353]

VW Notification Life! Let’s go!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah !!!

[@dog01b52]

Great story, gives me ideas for the 64 we have.

[@VWLifeVW]

Go for it!

[@straightaxledubs]

Thats a great story! Glad he got Linda back on the road

[@VWLifeVW]

indeed! same color as your car almost :)

[@straightaxledubs]

Yall may need to do an interview for SG :)

[@ronsre-creations5289]

Linda was a cool story. Great she was rescued !

[@VWLifeVW]

I think so too!

[@olive625]

Another great video...even if I always end up hungry after your visits to Top Notch.....as for original paint, you can restore it, but you erase a whole lot of history which is then lost forever....this is spot on

[@VWLifeVW]

Top Notch is so good! yeah we agree, it's got it's history preserved.

[@59vaughn]

Oughta be a song about "Linda " ....😏😜....nice showing....

[@VWLifeVW]

you should write one! :)

[@ekimp252]

Us old folks know about Linda...kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5jdiodumLiGjaM

[@vwfanatic2390]

You should have a notchback meet up there, and pick the best one to be, “Top Notch”

[@VWLifeVW]

hee hee

[@germanmetalmania7391]

Another great video! Linda sounds very similar to my 62 beetle barn find I just dragged home…. Been sitting 40 years and in very good shape…. In the process of getting it running!

[@VWLifeVW]

You can do it!

[@kevinengland8209]

Top-notch Entertainment !!!! Good Times !!!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

see what you ddi there :)

[@mgb311]

As usual, great video! Being in London, I'm learning a lot about Texas geography!

[@mgb311]

(London, UK)

[@VWLifeVW]

Glad to hear it! we hope your summer is a long one :)

[@mikedavis4959]

Way to go Alan!

[@VWLifeVW]

indeed!

[@rajiv4972]

Liked n subscribed!

[@VWLifeVW]

Welcome aboard!

[@riverbluevert7814]

Keep gathering the VWs and eating burgers!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Will do!

[@TheParvTubeShow]

Awesome story!!! Just got back from Colorado and I had a lot of fun seeing the Rockies, Royal Gorge, Pikes Peak, and much more! P.S., I actually went to the Forney Transportation Museum and even some places at Colorado and even the Austin International Airport South Terminal (such as the Denver Int'l Airport & Downtown Estes Park) and from those places, I saw a '59 Beetle, a '74 Thing, and even some images and stickers of a VW bus, too! We had a great time at Colorado! And I had a lot of fun there! Parv

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I'm doing a KZbin video for my one-year anniversary! Parv

[@VWLifeVW]

nice Parv!

[@daveayres950]

I was lucky my beetle is a 2 owner car me being the second 80.000 miles original paint and all the documents and service history I love it 13.00 single port 1969

[@VWLifeVW]

nice!

[@dalewyatt1321]

Linda is a sweetie. Well done that man. And footage of a Type 3, even if it does have eyebrows.

[@VWLifeVW]

that type 3 was clean!

[@AzteCypher]

I need to go to Top Notch and Rylander's even if it's in my water cooled.

[@VWLifeVW]

do it!

[@roncooper5510]

Great story! Matt Jackson, how are you getting those cool shots up in the air while your driving? Do you have a little drone or something? Thanks for the videos! These are the highlight of my Thursday nights!

[@marcmcarthur2654]

Veggie burgers, good choice Matt Jackson.

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks!

[@shortwing]

Can’t go wrong with a 66 bug

[@VWLifeVW]

indeed!

[@newalex1970]

Would the das Fumes from the tank cost to paint to feed like that ?

[@oldtanker4860]

VW life, talk about the vinegar treatment of gas tanks in a video! What it does, how well it works and when should you think about doing it.

[@VWLifeVW]

will do!

[@uwalp]

Vinegar doesn’t remove rust. Vinegar neutralizes metal. If you have rust, this is not for you. If you just want to Cowan out and old tank with water, then you need to use something like vinegar to neutralize the effect water has on the metal.

[@oldtanker4860]

@@uwalp What is your definition of Cowan? Term unfamiliar in regards to cleaning.

[@uwalp]

@@oldtanker4860 haha. That was an autocorrect.. the word should be “clean”

[@brianchisnell1548]

66 is the peppyest bug. 50 hp plus 437 gears. Bahm.

[@VWLifeVW]

Nice

[@woodyw6891]

Im still trying to get my rat ‘65 Buggy that I drove 2500mi back to south Texas, ready for inspection. Then I’ll wander up to Austin’s famous Top Notch. I want a 2332cc so bad I can taste it.

[@VWLifeVW]

Awesome do it!

[@woodyw6891]

Can y’all hook me up with a 2332cc block?

[@woodyw6891]

@@VWLifeVW HMU If you know where I can find one. 🙋‍♂️ Thanks

[@angeldawnmorningstar]

Matt - "we're goin ta Top Notch " Gary - " I'm gettin an apple pie " ( maybe )the next day... Matt - " we're goin ta Kerbey Lane " Gary - " I'm gettin a peach cobbler " 🤣😂 fer some reason that cracked me up 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah good stuff!

[@saturnworld1840]

Gary, where did you learn all this vw stuff? Is that why you go to school? Is to learn about Volkswagen’s? And also, my bus needs to do tuning because it can barely reach 53 mph. Why timing should I do?

[@VWLifeVW]

it depends on your distributor , get the idiots guide and read the part about timing.

[@pierce4786]

where do you buy your VW vehicles, especially the VW vans?

[@VWLifeVW]

craigslist, facebook, barn finds :)

[@marcosmarcao8234]

👏👏👏👏🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 Big hug from friend Marcos Polux Brasil 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@VWLifeVW]

thanks!

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Saludos cordiales. Una pregunta, solo por ebsy se puede adquirir calcomania de usted. Se puede por paypal?, saludos cordiales desde tierra Azteca

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[@johnnieoddball]

You guys eat too much junk out there in texas ! hell why not idd have it everyday it looks gooooooooooood , keep safe keep cruising

[@VWLifeVW]

Yeah we need to eat more healthy!

[@pablopicaro7649]

what city is it at

[@VWLifeVW]

Top Notch is Austin TX. This new meetup is in Temple TX

[@hded06]

Tfti....

[@VWLifeVW]

yep

[@hded06]

I dnt think Old Volks TV likes u guys... lol! :)

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah Jason loves us! we are camping this weekend together :)

[@carsforlife8292]

I got a 66. With sunroof