I've had my 1966 Beetle for 3 years now, and I love it! I used to think that either an early'60's or an early'70's was the best Beetle. Since owning my '66, I've definitely changed my mind!.
The '66 is, in my opinion, the best of both worlds. You get the older styling, while having all the good updated components.
Here's my car:
It's my daily driver.
It has no rust, and only minor damage to the front apron.
It has a1776cc dual kadron setup with a remote oil filter.
I've got some big plans for my little car. It was originally an L87 pearl white/red interior. I'm definitely putting it back to that. Also, I'm going to get all that horrible chrome out of the engine bay.
I want the car to "LOOK" completely stock.
I'm hoping to make the ultimate sleeper beetle. I'm going to go for an even larger engine, maybe a 1914 or possibly even a 2110cc! And mate that to a Porsche 5 speed transaxle. Also, I've got a friend who builds custom race fuel injections for Porsches, and he's said he could easily build a system for a flat 4. For wheels, I'm going to get some simple Mangle 5.5" steel wheels, and paint them to the stock black/white. I want to completely go through the suspension and replace with modern Bilstein units, and do a full Urethane bushing conversion.
So this car is going to be original looking on the outside, but fully modern, and seriously fast underneath.
