My Bug has finally Landed

rokemester · Post by **rokemester** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:01 pm

A few months ago I joined this great forum and said that I had a 66 VW but I needed to bring it home from outside Chicago. Well, my bug has landed this past weekend. His name is Murray. My Uncle and I share the same middle name, and he gave the Bug to me for safe keeping. I thought it was fitting to name the car after him...and me.

Post by **jmartini** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:16 am

Congrats! Make sure you come back to the post when you get a chance and attach a few pictures of Murray!

rokemester · Post by **rokemester** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:19 pm

It looks like I'm limited to three. I'll send more later.

rokemester · Post by **rokemester** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:37 pm

Here are a few more details. Murray is on jack stands because I'm getting the wheels blasted and powder coated. The brakes definitely need attention as only a few move freely. Generous doses of rust breaker PB.

Post by **jmartini** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:41 am

Wow you got pretty lucky with a car from Chicago - Murray looks to be real solid. Murray must have been well protected from the salty roads in the winter.

rokemester · Post by **rokemester** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:24 pm

He was actually from Iowa, but I'm surprised that he didn't have more salt damage. The car has been repainted but I'm trying to figure out if the pan was resprayed at one time. The fenders and pan have undercoating material with clean paint underneath.