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Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:11 pm

Well I was surfing the web today and was on ebay and came across this vert.
Funny thing was this same vert use to belong to me I had sold it almost two years ago to a guy in North Carolina. The guy I sold it to had to sell it for some personel reason. The guy that I just bought it ended up bringing it back to Alabama. I couldnt believe it make it back just a hr from me.

I had to sell it for money reason when I got rid of it and had always wished I had never gotten rid of it. So I guess it ended back here for me to find it again for a reason. I was not looking to buy just window shopping but knew I could not past it up with it being so close to my house.

This car sat in a garage for more than 20 yrs when I found it. The PO had started taking it apart to restore but never started on it. The vert is supper solid and is complete. When I sold it I had never cranked the motor but the guy I purchased it from said he got it running now.

Im going to pick it up by Tuesday and it wont be leaving this time.

Pictures are from when I had it. Its still looks the same today but its running.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:23 pm

Looks good and solid bro and i remember when you had it back in the days. Good luck with it and whats the your plans for it???

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:40 pm

Thanks bro..Yes it super solid that why I hated having to get rid of it when I did. You know what a savings it is not to have to do rust repair.
Plans are to build a nice show car out of it.. Going to start collecting some nice parts for it and keep watching the Folks forum for some nice ideas and motivations for my car. :lol:

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:41 pm

Hope you got a huge bottle of aspirins cos that's what it takes to assemble a vert!

Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:06 pm

Is that the one dave payne had for sale a while ago? That's a solid car

Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:27 pm

Nope...I had this one before the one Dave had for sale..This one was in a garage in Virginia when I found it and still owned by the original owner..

Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:38 pm

I don't think there is any feeling like driving a pre-68 vert beetle 8)

Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:15 am

Great Vert - Glad you got it back!

Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:52 am

vintagevolks wrote:
Plans are to build a nice show car out of it.. Going to start collecting some nice parts for it and keep watching the Folks forum for some nice ideas and motivations for my car. :lol:

Well good luck and if there's anything we can do for you just hit me up :!: 8)

Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:04 am

Thanks bro.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:55 pm

Vert is home.. Had a trucker offer to buy it on the way home.. :lol:

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:40 pm

Nice project? when you gonna start on it?

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:42 pm

vintagevolks wrote: Plans are to build a nice show car out of it.. :lol:

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:48 pm

nice vert just don't cut this one up.

Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:18 pm

mrclean wrote: nice vert just don't cut this one up.

Thanks

Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:21 pm

Very very nice 'vert, man.

Pretty solid to me! Keep us posted!

Congrats!

Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:20 pm

I remember when you were selling this back then and I wanted to get it off you. It's funny how things come back to us. Good luck with it.

Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:07 am

Thanks..Im probably going to sale it though. Relized I dont have the time for it.

Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:00 pm

Looks like a solid ass project 8)

Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:42 pm

It is in it's new home now.

Don't expect much to get done to it real soon. I will be collecting parts while I finish the 64 hardtop for my son. Then, I will start on the vert.

Thanks Bob!!