The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

this looks like a good deal hope someone saves it.

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/1518043844.html

thanks

we really enjoy the car alot it has been 0-12 deg. and she starts right up. my daughter wants to decorate the car with lights for the holidays, i have a small inverter for power and may turn the bug over to her to decorate.

cheers ed

my kids wanted to get this years tree with the beetle. so we loaded up and went tree shopping. ed http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb266/akedtj/the1966001-2.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb266/akedtj/the1966009-1.jpg http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb266/akedtj/the1966006-2.jpg

looks like you have your work cut out for you.

having been in several projects like this i can see that there has been several repairs done in the past. keep the pics comming i like to see other projects take shape. keeps me motivated on all of mine.

cheers ed

well i thought would up date you guys on the progress of the car. i started a thread in the new members section called greeting from alaska. to date i we have rebuilt the brakes bearings and have all tierods and balljoints to complete the front end. fuel lines replaced as well as brake lines. carb r...

well im looking for the heat riser tube or the hot air intake for the air cleaner. below is a pic of my engine and you can see to the left there is a piece of flex tube missing from the tin up the air cleaner. i have replaced the silver fresh air tubes with some original style brownish black but nee...

Great looking 66! My 66 has back up lights as well and the car is very original, just like yours. Nice find! I'd like to see some more pictures of your car and interior. Sunroof is over the top! i will post some more pics of the car when i get a few more pics of it.i rebuilt the brakes and took it ...

Nice. I'd suspect it's got a rebuilt transmission in it as well as '66 models did not have a reverse light and the trans was not plumbed for the sender. That bumper brace is also dealer option or aftermarket, but absolutely period correct. Looks like one hell of a find. Congrats! thanks the tranny ...

new to this forum but not new to aircooled. the story goes about three years ago i saw a bug sitting in a back yard under a tree. the owner was there and i asked him about the bug he told me it had a broken a ball joint about 4 years earlier and he was going to fix it and it wasent forsale. and as i...