Lets hope they didn't sell it to a guy who is giving it to his teenager to drive to school That car is a museum piece. Never seen original paint interior, and engine condition like that in any old VW .that is totally rare and a once in a lifetime find. Probably never see one like that again. I just cant say how rare that is.
In 1961, Hurricane Carla hit Galveston. They predicted a big tidal surge and so my parents evacuated us to stay with our aunt in Ft. Worth. Which was good because we got 3 feet of water in our house in Texas City. While we were at our aunt’s, one of her girlfriends who was a teacher came by to show us her new 1961 VW Ragtop Bug which was pretty close to that color. She had taken a teaching job in Alaska and was leaving the next day to drive her new Bug to Alaska with all of her Earthly possessions to start her new job, and a new life. I was envious, even though I was only in 4th grade. The original adventure vehicle.😎
So old video, but I wanted to note that the blue plug wires are original on early cars like this. That's why in the owners manual they appear as grey. Awesome car!
UNBELIEVABLE!! What a finder's dream! Whoever gets it needs to store it as a museum piece!! I didn't know that VW built bugs with the flip out rear side widows in '63! Did I already say, Unbelievable?!!! 😂
my 63 bug i had from 16th 1975bday till dec of 1977 i was 17.5 needed heat and defroster bought 69 cougar the bug lost oil the cooler came loose in a field bumpy then upgraded to 1500cc new bearings pistons cylinders then later got cougar for heat after one cold morning i used a scraper inside and passed the will county police with a blocked windshield nneeded defrost the 69 cougar was warm inside before leaving the driveway
That’s a beautiful car. But if it’s original. Why….. Why, would you put a fool filter under the hood, and on top of all those sparky, red hot parts? It’s a curiosity. You know, it has a screen in the tank, and a screen in the FP. Right? See…..that’s what it left Wolfsburg with. I’m just curious.
I have no idea. They took it to a shop to make it road worthy so they could drive it down from Kansas. Now that it's back on the road I'll take care of all the little stuff for them.
