Post by darkherbievamp53 on Jun 14, 2007 20:25:04 GMT -1
Hi New to the forum, my rather ratty (and non-road legal) '73 Beetle in Herbie Livery was spotted by "RudeBug72".
Im 16(17 on June 25th) Im Currently with help of a mobile Mechanic and my father fixing up my beetle in the hope of creating somthing ive never seen before, A Cal Look Herbie, obviously its my first car and want to do sumthing special. My Family and myself are prone to tinkering with anything that runs on petrol, My Father has a severe Classic British Motorcycle disorder that has been passed onto me, My Brother Tim, 21 has a Toyota MR2 for a road car and his first car a 1986 Mini with a 1275 Metro engine in, waiting for a 1275GT Transplant. Onto the most important Veichle in the Famiy, My Beetle is 1973(goin by the plate) but VIN Code wise its a December 72 beetle, sd previously mentioned it has Herbie Livery(which will be Restored to a better condition at the end of the project) it has a 1600 despite having a 1300 badge and being originally registered as a 1300. we will be changing the front seats to full Racing Seats and i am currently pondering wether or not to embark on full metal interior with removable rear seating.
My Future Hopes are: To get a 50's era Barn Door, a Ghia Low-light, and a '52 beetle (this dream is so that i can restore it to exactly how my grandfather had his 52 when he lived in Uganda and my Mother was a little girl who hated it and wanted a big heavy Mercedes hunk of junk).
Im 16(17 on June 25th) Im Currently with help of a mobile Mechanic and my father fixing up my beetle in the hope of creating somthing ive never seen before, A Cal Look Herbie, obviously its my first car and want to do sumthing special. My Family and myself are prone to tinkering with anything that runs on petrol, My Father has a severe Classic British Motorcycle disorder that has been passed onto me, My Brother Tim, 21 has a Toyota MR2 for a road car and his first car a 1986 Mini with a 1275 Metro engine in, waiting for a 1275GT Transplant. Onto the most important Veichle in the Famiy, My Beetle is 1973(goin by the plate) but VIN Code wise its a December 72 beetle, sd previously mentioned it has Herbie Livery(which will be Restored to a better condition at the end of the project) it has a 1600 despite having a 1300 badge and being originally registered as a 1300. we will be changing the front seats to full Racing Seats and i am currently pondering wether or not to embark on full metal interior with removable rear seating.
My Future Hopes are: To get a 50's era Barn Door, a Ghia Low-light, and a '52 beetle (this dream is so that i can restore it to exactly how my grandfather had his 52 when he lived in Uganda and my Mother was a little girl who hated it and wanted a big heavy Mercedes hunk of junk).
I like it and very interesting too.
