66 VW Freed from barn storage after 20 years

Wes66VW · Post by **Wes66VW** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:37 pm

My Dad bought our 1966 VW sedan in 1968. I took my drivers test in it when I was 16, back in 1970. The car was put in storage in 1983, in a barn behind my Dad's house. He would start it every two or three months and occasionally drive it a few miles. When my Father passed away, Mom wanted me to have the car. I have spent many fond momemts, working with Dad's tools, using his VW manuals, over the past three years working on the car. It's now back to "daily driver" status and reliablity. I've posted pictures of the car stored in the barn and of it being set free. Wes Wadkins

Post by **jmartini** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:06 am

It's beautiful Wes - Congratulations - it looks like all your hard work really paid off! That is a sweet looking 66! I'll bet it brings back a ton of great memories everytime you drive it!

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:09 am

She is sweet,I take it this one won't be leaving the family any time soon!

seabluebug · Post by **seabluebug** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:18 am

That is a beautiful bug - I'd never let that one get away!

rroles · Post by **rroles** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:30 am

Sweet car! I'd be keeping that one forever.

bajadave66 · Post by **bajadave66** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:11 pm

Just plain Beautiful...................sweet looking VW! I just love the small white wall on the tires. I just might have to look around for that type of tire.

Blue Baron · Post by **Blue Baron** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:50 am

Coker sells it as a radial.

Super car, Wes.

TastyGarage · Post by **TastyGarage** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:17 pm

im am the new owner of this beetle. bought it from wes. he did a great job getting it going. since owning it, ive changed afew things here and there, but have kept the og 1300 goin and left the interior and exterior alone.

heres how it looks now

right after purchase from wes, i added the porta walls and the repop rack.

Bug-Eyed · Post by **Bug-Eyed** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:41 pm

Wes66VW wrote:My Dad bought our 1966 VW sedan in 1968. I took my drivers test in it when I was 16, back in 1970. The car was put in storage in 1983, in a barn behind my Dad's house. He would start it every two or three months and occasionally drive it a few miles. When my Father passed away, Mom wanted me to have the car. I have spent many fond momemts, working with Dad's tools, using his VW manuals, over the past three years working on the car. It's now back to "daily driver" status and reliablity. I've posted pictures of the car stored in the barn and of it being set free. Wes Wadkins

That's a beautiful car Wes66VW. Mine will look like that soon I hope. I would like to buy a set of beauty rings as soon as I get a set of White sidewall tires.

Are you by chance former Congressman Wes W. Watkins?

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