66 VW Freed from barn storage after 20 years
66 VW Freed from barn storage after 20 years
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
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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.
heres how it looks now
right after purchase from wes, i added the porta walls and the repop rack.
Re: 66 VW Freed from barn storage after 20 years
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.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
Are you by chance former Congressman Wes W. Watkins?