Rescuing a 1963 beetle that’s been Parked for 20 Years!

Join us today as we go on adventure to rescue another Volkswagen. This time it's a 1963 VW Beetle that is in great shape and it's been in storage for 20 years!
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[@straightaxledubs]

VW Life, What a great way to wind down my 16th birthday. Great job Matt Jackson!

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks axel happy birthday!

[@anthonylawlor9130]

My first bug was a 1961, I was 16 years old. Miss that old girl, tons of memories.

[@christianwernher9559]

Locked away for 20 years! So happy she sees light again.

[@jamesschramm4739]

There's nothing better then the smell of an old Volkswagen.........................

[@VWLifeVW]

it's so good!

[@vayabroder729]

It’s that coconut fiber they used inside the seats.

[@VWLifeVW]

@@vayabroder729 yes called "horse hair" commonly

[@VochoTalacha]

That bug is gorgeous!!! wow!!

[@VWLifeVW]

it's so nice!

[@Happyhoot04]

Wow that is stunning!!! That is the exact model as herbie!! Even the off white color is the exact color as herbie!!!

[@argotamauricio]

I'm feeling strange things right now.. a mix between love and love..

[@brianchisnell1548]

America's 2nd car. One in every driveway in the '60s. That's a fine one!

[@darrencoyle3290]

You Guys are living the dream rescuing a VW one at a time.. then another and again..nice looking car..does it have a name yet???

[@VWLifeVW]

Not yet!

[@TheParvTubeShow]

Another VW Rescue, baby!!! Now that is what I'm talking about, because Thursday is my favorite day to watch this! Parv

[@VWLifeVW]

Mine too!

[@VWJawbreaker]

Wow, you’re gonna put 2 entire weekends into this one? I think it deserves every minute of it!

[@BillRussellVoiceActor]

Great drone work!! Wow!! I also love the detail in filming by having lights inside the bus and the bug while towing..I just subscribed. I miss being a part of the community. I was in my 40s when I purchased my first VW, a 71 microbus from Illinois, named her Hildegarde. Drove it for 2 years and then couldn't afford to rebuild the engine. My first VW was a 76 Super Beetle convertible in high school. early 80's. The driver's side floorboard was rusted out but didn't care. Loved it.

[@VWLifeVW]

awesome Welcome aboard Bill!

[@kevinpick194]

I would so love that Bug - as I was born in 1963. Great rescue, and nice to see one that it nice and dry.

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks great year!

[@Hello_bus]

My first beetle was a 1962/63 in the same color. It was back in 1976 and I was just 14 years old. Its looks like a solid car, a garage find!😂👍🏻😍

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks for sharing

[@ethan4772]

a 63 beetle is literally my dream car. their so sick. turning 16 soon and looking for one to buy 🤞🤞🤞

[@VWLifeVW]

it's a great year!

[@badabing68]

If you know VWs... You know that smell..ahhh

[@paulgordon9648]

1st VW I ever had back in 1972 . That's a dandy .

[@VWLifeVW]

Indeed it is!

[@snupi_nut]

Just bought a 1955 that sat in a field since 97.

[@VWLifeVW]

Post a picture of it on our Facebook page! facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

[@lunabouch]

That’s a gem!

[@VWLifeVW]

yep!

[@1l.lyss.l1]

I love the beetle! It's so cute! TBH it reminds me of herbie! I'm so glad y'all got the poor thing out of there!

[@VWLifeVW]

yep! Herbie was made with a 63, so yeah you're spot on.

[@davisions5413]

Herbie was a 1963 bug , beautiful bloody cars

[@glennclark4212]

Another 1 saved 👏🏻 Bootiful 😀👍🏻

[@VWLifeVW]

Yay, thank you!

[@jrweis5174]

Another great video from VW Life. What a fantastic group of guys who love their hobby. I love your videos because they always leave me with a smile on my face and motivation to get going on my own stuff.

[@VWLifeVW]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks JR

[@gavanwhatever8196]

I'm not surprised you sealed the deal! The condition of that car is amazing!

[@gustavopadilla9176]

Nice vw rescued, I like that green bike

[@davidryan573]

Cool ‘63, it’s going to be a neat driving Bug, Oh I forgot the winch battery, Yeah Jake wasn’t with You (LOL).

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah , we need a bigger winch actually

[@Splashdown99]

I’m finally catching back up after being gone for a while. I’m excited to see the rest of the series! This year is near and dear to my heart.

[@sorenutube]

Had one just like it. Same year, same colour. 1974 it took me and my girlfriend from Copenhagen to Paris and back, without a single issue. March speed apx. 65 m/h:)

[@VWLifeVW]

Very cool thanks for sharing!

[@dougcurtis578]

Bravo, buys! Bravo!

[@davyboscart1089]

Just love it!! 63'😍 i want one!! 😅

[@VWLifeVW]

it's a great year!

[@Happyhoot04]

Beautiful bus y’all have too ✌️

[@brianbayer9746]

Ohh man if that was a sunroof car I would love it, seriously, that's a nice one, should be restored.

[@VWLifeVW]

That would be cool!

[@luischavez5572]

WOW WHAT A NICE FIND !!!!!! That car looks awesome as is !!! Turn key beauty!!!! Can’t wait to come out for the harvest !!!! Wait !! We can have the show at your house !!! You guys have a whole corral of VW’s to see !!!!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Can't wait!

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

She is GORGEOUS!!!!!! Ohhhhhh man!!! LOVE IT!! I love 40 HP too😅😅

[@VWLifeVW]

Yeah she is!

[@LiltruckerDarkspear]

Another great find to add to the big list.

[@VWLifeVW]

Yes indeed!

[@eugenebaroni1298]

Wow that's a awesome 63. Can't wait to see it drive-in down the road. Way to go guys...

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks us for too!

[@airheadvw4479]

Man that's a nice car

[@johnflynn9463]

View #2,279 at 9:02PM on 5/27/21 - NJ.... Nice work boy's

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks John!

[@pattysmith4991]

I thought you all were trying to sell vehicles??? 🥰 too funny. I love the bug and love the Schwinn bikes also (I wish I could play the Sanford and Son theme song right now)

[@charlieburrows0827]

I have always wanted to a beetle 😊

[@gorillasnacks3393]

Dang, great little beetle!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah it's nice!

[@gcahal1]

Totally agree about the smell.

[@jasonswearingen4675]

WOW! Awesome!! Congratulations!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks Jason!

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

I think we need videos on Thursdays and Mondays. I need more!

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah if only youtube paid the bills #amIright :)

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

@@VWLifeVW stupid day jobs!

[@jedschleisner8960]

You all are gettin fancy with your lighting, nice touch, great car. I just got a Ghia thats been sitting for 20years in a nice dry garage, minimal rust, so much fun!

[@VWLifeVW]

Right on! post a picture of it on our facebook page - facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

[@antoniorivera6187]

Wow nice video guys everytime I watch your videos you guys are rescuing another beautiful bug I like the VW bug 😁a lot keep up the good work finding the bugs and keep bringing them back to life 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 love your videos god bless and stay safe

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks 👍

[@kathyoneill3980]

🤗🤗 ohh my first car was a 63 bug turquoise ohh 💖love it 🇦🇺🙃

[@VWLifeVW]

very nice!!!

[@Beetle1964]

Great find again!! 😃🤙🏻

[@TheJorgSacul]

That's a great year! It's always a good day when another VW is saved!

[@Oyvind88]

Great rescue, what a great beetle😀🇳🇴

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks!

[@ahmadalanazy5551]

Thank u, great find , enjoy it.

[@VWLifeVW]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frielocity6286]

They are small,..you can collect them all! I remember lowering my first beetle at 16 years old,..pulling the front leaves...not such a good idear! Thanks for posting, keeps the VW fever going.

[@VWLifeVW]

ha ha yeah :)

[@tecate9408]

Just Amazing find!

[@VWLifeVW]

it is a cool ride indeed

[@gk77stuff51]

What a great find. Cool car and great vid as always.

[@briellecarroll4711]

This is my dream car 😍

[@terryfleming7084]

Nice save. You should have gotten those bikes for pit bike. 😁

[@VWLifeVW]

he wouldn't sell them :(

[@mayinnlin1879]

Thank you so very much for sharing guy’s. Awesome VW. Love it. 👍😍

[@VWLifeVW]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcelogroxko8721]

Wonderful car! I want a bug like this one here in Brazil!

[@Tojazzer]

Beautiful, guys. nice save. I hope you don't pimp it up but keep it like it was meant to be.

[@VWLifeVW]

It will remain very much what it looks like now

[@jmdoutdoors5729]

Great buy guys.

[@VWLifeVW]

thanks!

[@63VWBug]

Love it

[@valspannbauer3334]

LOVE the bug, & your KZbin channel!!! Keep up the good work!!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Thanks so much!!

[@csiguy6]

Looking forward to seeing this back on the road. Someday I hope to find a VW like this! I have been looking, lol! 😆

[@VWLifeVW]

Best of luck!

[@IrishRooster86]

Good find great buy!! Still waiting on a lead to call my name. Keep it up lads.

[@PApauloantonio]

Great video men! You guys made a very good work today. I'm thinking to buy a VW Beetle for 4700 dollars and sell it for 19000 dollars, rsrsr!

[@VWLifeVW]

ah okay :)

[@doginu]

Sway bars make great tow mounts..

[@VWLifeVW]

We'll try that next time 😉👍

[@jeffdurst7949]

Nice find! I'll be interested when you get ready to sell it!!!

[@VWLifeVW]

Okay sounds great

[@ramonhernandez4778]

Nice

[@FD-E-St-Fire]

Had a 63' 45yrs ago it was a great car till my dad took it to work because it was the last car in the driveway ( of the 3-4 bugs we had at the time) and it totaled by someone that pulled out into its path @ 45mph(VW brakes). That was a good car

[@VWLifeVW]

Ah sorry to hear that

[@vayabroder729]

Good that it was in storage; they could’ve at least put an indoor cover on. Spot on on the lower hp engines. They are slow but they’ll last forever. By the looks of the fan housing it might’ve had a minor engine fire.

[@ianhardin1148]

I'm only a D-wight, trailer, and 30 years of wrenching & VW knowledge away from being just like you! :)

[@crackpotts5347]

Totally a nice catch! Well done! What's the plan, it's a seller then? #VWLife !!!

[@VWLifeVW]

indeed :)

[@phillipkeeling7327]

Just subscribed to your channel so I can watch y’all get this little sweetie tuned up n running. Great find. I had a 68. Loved the thing but guy before me did bad engine overhaul and I was always wrenching on the damn thing.

[@VWLifeVW]

awesome yeah should be a fun project!

[@keithbronson9777]

Looks like it has a 2014 Texas inspection sticker.

[@VWLifeVW]

yes that was when it was moved to this storage unit, before that it was in another storage unit.

[@mcbeardface]

I loved your pronunciation of turquoise (turkus) I had to rewind the video

[@VWLifeVW]

that's what it's called :) www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=231146

[@idkutet]

They say cargo shorts are out of style 🤭 .... they must not own a VW 🤣. Keep putting them back on the road !!

[@VWLifeVW]

We don't follow fashion trends 😁😜

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

I haven't seen a late 70s end of the run Beetle mentioned in quite a while. It seems like everybody has '60s bugs. Where did the mid '70s bugs go? Sound off if you have a '78 convertible or a '77 full Beetle. Surely some have survived.

[@newalex1970]

Great 63 ! Great find !! What you guys think it will sell for when you get it ready for the road ???? Can you keep me in mind interested . Keep up the great video on KZbin!!! Big fan

[@VWLifeVW]

okay thanks!

[@ronkemp9528]

Great find. Are you sure it just the spring plats getting it that low. Mite try it on my 62

[@williamwurthmann1573]

I need, I want.

[@VWLifeVW]

Ha ha ha

[@backyardkombi5466]

You boys are accumulating Volkswagens faster than I can restore an axle beam.

[@VWLifeVW]

we've got a problem :)

[@shirleyewing7304]

Follow every lead does that mean a road trip to Nebraska in the middle of nowhere 1956 European ragtop?

[@VWLifeVW]

Sometimes it certainly does ..a 56 rag with semaphores!! ALWAYS!

[@shirleyewing7304]

When was the last time you had a 1956 European ragtop sitting in your driveway as a daily driver thanks and more. Where is it today?

[@walterbutscher8438]

Nice find. I'd love to know what you paid and what it will re sell for. I'm already over my plan on an 88 cabriolet but I'm not complaining

[@flypawels]

👍

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

The one time you don't carry 4 spare rollers you wind up pushing on flat tires.

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah the brakes were the main issue, all seized up.

[@charleslawrence7194]

Maybe Martin will sell his roof when he replaces his with his roof.

[@VWLifeVW]

that's the plan

[@bmh67wa]

You were supposed to push it into MY garage.

[@VWLifeVW]

Whoops! What's the address?

[@tylerburgess7664]

sell me some OG smoothies for mine please :)

[@nonelost1]

1:30...Actually, 40hp motors are not invincible if you neglect adjusting the valves every 6k miles, like I did on my first '62 sunroof bug. But that was back when I was young and didn't know better. 1:53...Turquoise (Ger. Türkis) was THEE most popular color for bugs (on US export versions at least) from the 1961 to 1963 model years.

[@VWLifeVW]

yes very cool!

[@ivorwm2291]

Way cool! Was this in Irving? The storage facility looks awfully familiar

[@VWLifeVW]

no sir in our area

[@ivorwm2291]

@@VWLifeVW I need to get out more

[@sinistercharger]

Terkus. .😂

[@VWLifeVW]

yep

[@dalewyatt1321]

Best you ring Tom Cotter and tell him to add another one to the list.

[@VWLifeVW]

yeah, need to keep him updated :)

[@charleslawrence7194]

Really neat find. Trailering can be a wild experience. You guys must have done this prior to the monsoon season. And how far did you have to go? I need a roof replacement. Any suggestions?

[@VWLifeVW]

you need a roof replaced on what?

[@charleslawrence7194]

My communication skills are bad. I have a 69 bay window that suffered damage due to a fallen tree.

[@VWLifeVW]

@@charleslawrence7194 i know they sell Split window roofs now, but not sure if bay's are different. you might want to find one in a junk yard, or fix what you have classicsteelbody.com/collections/bus-roof-sheet-metal/products/roof-panel-1955-67-t1-solid

[@thegreatvwgimmickrally2552]

I’d like to ask a few questions on the June bug rally. I’m doing a rally here as a memorial to my Dad. Would love any pointers.

[@VWLifeVW]

What do you have want to know?

[@thegreatvwgimmickrally2552]

@@VWLifeVW I was wondering how you built your score sheets and did your scoring ? I’ve watched the June bug videos and it gave me great ideas. The sheets you used and how you get the top 3 would really help!!!

[@thegreatvwgimmickrally2552]

…and thank you so much for the quick reply

[@billforrest8564]

Is the 63 for sale? Hit me up. Love that year.

[@VWLifeVW]

It will be. We are going to to put some work into it but we could sell it now if the price is right. Email us at [e-mail]

[@jensers11]

Why do all Volkswagens smell the same? Have we pinned it down to one thing? Vinyl? Horsehair? What is it?

[@robertparks7657]

Has it been sold yet ? Thanks

[@VWLifeVW]

Yes

[@davisions5413]

You got a rare car , 1963 beetle , I know Herbie was 1963 beetle , renew the whole car

[@oldtanker4860]

Looks like no real rust on it.

[@VWLifeVW]

not really, a little under the brake master

[@allanwhorrall5142]

When will you get the 1963 VW Beetle safe for the road and what is the selling price ?

[@VWLifeVW]

1 month $8500

[@zmonster721]

When will it be for sale? I could use a ‘63 bug to match my ‘63 bus

[@VWLifeVW]

Hopefully July