The Surviving 1967 VW Bug Registry

SteveM67 · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:13 am Post subject:

Hi Stephane,

The adjustable front beam is narrowed 2 cm per side. I run dropped spindels, and CSP disk brakes. The wheels are 67 stock rims with 145/80 Firestones.
In the rear I have lowered the car about 2 cm, the wheels are widened stock rims (5,5 x 15 ET 20) with 185/80 Vredestein tires.
Cheers...

compdrag · Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:54 am Post subject:

Thanks to the newest members:

#65 brian121599
#185 arkansas warrior
#295 SteveM67

Updated:
#283 MACAM67 updated production date

Thanks for keeping the registry alive!

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61 Type 1 Patina
61 Type 1 Convertible
68 Type 2 Rivi

BigAl 713 · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:40 am Post subject:

Just bought my 67 last week from the original owner, a little old lady!!! Been sitting either in a garage under a cover or in a carport covered as well. Been in Ct. its whole life, and owner said it was only out of Ct. once, to RI. NO rust!!!! 78k miles. Pans are perfect. Original paint. Needs to be buffed out. her husband reworked the engine to a 1641 w/ dual kadrons in the late 70's, drove it 2k miles and parked it. Been sitting since then. I have been searching for a Bug for awhile now and everything I went to see were rust buckets. Once I saw this one I knew the search was over. I've been building Muscle cars and Street rods for 30 years and and am looking forward to this car tremendously, the simplicity and low cost of parts will be very refreshing. Vin# 117351320 deluxe 10/66 L633 VW blue

compdrag · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:35 am Post subject:

Thanks to the newest members:

#76 andrewlandon67
#129 BigAl 713

Updated:

Thanks for keeping the registry alive!

Cool

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61 Type 1 Patina
61 Type 1 Convertible
68 Type 2 Rivi

freezeframevision · Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject:

hey guys! i'm really new (2 days) to the air cooled club... learning my way around, spending hours researching and studying all i can on this gem. i picked up a '67 beetle 1600dp. it's pretty much all original except for the engine obviously, only has one tiny little crease on one of the fenders. no dents, no broken glass, still original VW glass and roof rack. needs a lot of cosmetic work, though and some odds and ends, but runs great.

vin# 117331591 ruby red (which is funny, because i named her Ruby before i found out the color name)
manufactured 11/66
chattanooga, TN/north GA area
54,328 miles on the clock (not sure how right that is, or if it's 154, but yeah)

Casey's_67 · Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:30 am Post subject:

I just purchased my newest money sink--er, VW bug! I don't know the production date, nor location of make. It does say 'made in Germany' on the trunk plate, so it's something?

Chassis/plate serial number: 163436

Edit: woops, color! Lessee, I don't know the original one for a fact. I believe it use to be a seafoam greenish? Or maybe the beige? The interior is candy red, the outside deck lid is teal green, and the rest is a mix of white, Terra-cotta, and ruby red.

Lets just sum it up as red? It's most likely to end up a Ruby Red.
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Car list:
'70 Beetle--deceased.
'70 Beetle--sold
'97 Firebird--sold
'70 Firebird
'00 Beetle--for sale
'67 Beetle (Project)
'14 Beetle (Leased)

Ryanh1323 · Samba Member Joined: December 14, 2013 Posts: 18

The plate on my 67 reads something like this
Type 11
Heizg. Typ 1/255 A Prutz ... S43
Fahrgest.-Nr. 117772360
Can anyone tell me what that means? This car has been in my family since 1977 and in my possession since 1997 but I have never looked into what these numbers mean.

Carsavior · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:08 am Post subject:

67 ruby red- my grandfather bought it new in Pine Bluff Arkansas. My dad got it when grandpa died, and now it's mine. Seems a pretty normal bug except that it came new with cloth seats. When I worked on the interior years ago I was told they didn't come with cloth seats, but this one did. I saved some of the material when the seats were recovered, maybe I will find it some day.

compdrag · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:33 am Post subject:

Thanks to the newest members:

#121 freezeframevision
#283 Ryanh1323
#236 Mike
#116
#86 Chris
Updated:

Thanks for keeping the registry alive!

Sorry for the delay on adding been busy with the military. Thanks for all the adds.
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61 Type 1 Patina
61 Type 1 Convertible
68 Type 2 Rivi

magnus0328 · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:04 am Post subject:

Casey's_67 · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:29 am Post subject:

why skip over my bug?
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Car list:
'70 Beetle--deceased.
'70 Beetle--sold
'97 Firebird--sold
'70 Firebird
'00 Beetle--for sale
'67 Beetle (Project)
'14 Beetle (Leased)

54 Oval · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: What does this mean?

lotus67 · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:31 pm Post subject:

Hi, thought I would post details of my 67 beetle for the registry.
I don't know much at the minute but its a 1300sp, lotus white L282.
Needs a little work to get it back on the road and its bog standard.
I will take some picture of its current state.
chassis number:- 117 028 261

cb77305 · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:53 pm Post subject:

vw_partsguy · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:30 pm Post subject:

This is buddy. Still driven daily. -Louie

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2018 MK7.5 GTI “Pearl”
2017 MK7 GTI "Sparrow"
2000 Eurovan "Chuggs"
1997 Jetta Jazz "JJ"
2002 Jetta Variant "Jazzy"
1967 Beetle "Buddy" Deceased
1989 Golf GTI Montana green Deceased
1967 Beetle "Mr Blue" Deceased

cb77305 · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:34 am Post subject:

Somebody said earlier that the '67 Bug had no backup lights. My '67 has two backup lights wired through the backup switch on the transaxle with power coming off the #15 terminal on the coil. About a foot down the wire from the coil is a black bakelite capsule with a standard pink VW fuse. The lights and the wiring are both shown on the wiring diagram I found on this site titled: "Wiring Diagram VW 1500 Sedan and Convertible - US Version (from August 1966)" The diagram downloads as an 8-1/2 x 11 but I made a greatly enlarged copy on the big plotter at work before I retired - 24 x 35-1/4. It looks great on the wall of my home office. Next to it is a much smaller diagram of the 1965 sedan wiring - I had to rewire the directional circuitry because the "J" unit was missing. So, I knocked it back to 1965 specs using the "G" relay only and leaving out the hazard function.
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Mike
1967 Bug with fully balanced S/P1641
Restored battery pan & package tray
Handy access port through the package tray
Vac-advance distributor, oil temp gauge, voltmeter,
mechanical O/P gauge with 1/4" line.
Completed a 1600 S/P on a rollaway for tests.

54 Oval · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:09 am Post subject: Back up lights

The 67's had backup lights for sure. One of those 1 year onlies! They were mounted on the bumper supports. Great job on the wiring diagram though.

cb77305 · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Back up lights

Bugugly

These have never been used. Look nice on my 67 Beetle. Problem is today's skis are much wider than the 1960's but still look period.
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Bugugly · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:46 pm Post subject: NOS ski racks for my 1967 Beetle!

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