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Beetlebaum Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject: Beetlebaum: The 1973 Super pulled from a Junkyard |
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OK, I figured it was about time that I post my car and his story.
So, this is my 1973 Super Beetle that I got from a junkyard in July of 2008. This is the first time I ever saw him outside of the junkyard.
He has no brakes (except for the emergency brake) and I had to refinish the bumper and reinstall it after I took it off because
the PO had somehow gotten the bumper collapsed against the body...and there was a lot of rust on it.
Naturally, one of the wheels was jammed, so the owner of the junkyard had to lift my car up and onto my trailer...
The last one looks photoshopped, but its not. Luckily, my car has no markings on it from that...
Notice the rear bumper and how it is collapsed.
That is my favorite picture of him...I got to finally drive him around the cul-de-sac. Let's hear it for a worn-out 35 year old suspension!
(I am NOT going as fast as that picture seems! It was only about 10 MPH)
He sat in the front yard for Christmas, serving as a decoration...
My most recent picture of him! Here is the back bumper, reinstalled and all prettied up. I got new brackets for it so it's back to stock specs.
What do you think? _________________ 1973 Super Beetle
2003 New Beetle
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asdfjklsemicolon Samba Member
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AMAZING
i can't wait till its legal! |
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66busman Samba Motorcyclist
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Did it come with a running engine? Did you just put gas in it and it fired up, or what? _________________ '66 SO-42
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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66busman wrote: |
Did it come with a running engine? Did you just put gas in it and it fired up, or what? |
It didn't run when I got it, but the man who owned the junkyard said that this one had run when he had first gotten it, so he felt best about this one. It needed a new coil and the timing was out 180 degrees, a fact that we took a very long time to realize! But then we got it running! We also got new spark plugs and spark plug wires. But otherwise, yes, it just basically fired up with no hesitation. _________________ 1973 Super Beetle
2003 New Beetle
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jmw1982 Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2008 Posts: 298 Location: Weymouth, MA
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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good job saving it from the crusher, my 1st ACVW was a 74 Super you will have a blast with it I'm sure! _________________ ________________________________________
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66busman Samba Motorcyclist
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Beetlebaum wrote: |
66busman wrote: |
Did it come with a running engine? Did you just put gas in it and it fired up, or what? |
It didn't run when I got it, but the man who owned the junkyard said that this one had run when he had first gotten it, so he felt best about this one. It needed a new coil and the timing was out 180 degrees, a fact that we took a very long time to realize! But then we got it running! We also got new spark plugs and spark plug wires. But otherwise, yes, it just basically fired up with no hesitation. |
Nice, that's what I like to hear. _________________ '66 SO-42
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'75 Type 181 |
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Jgowin Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2008 Posts: 289 Location: North GA
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Beetlebaum: The 1973 Super pulled from a Junkyard |
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Did you you pay him before or after he put it on your trailer? Good luck, my 1st car was a 73 super. |
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6Kabrio7 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2006 Posts: 2387 Location: California
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Beetlebaum: The 1973 Super pulled from a Junkyard |
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67dub wrote: |
Did you you pay him before or after he put it on your trailer? Good luck, my 1st car was a 73 super. |
lol i see what you mean..the super beetle front end is about to take a hit _________________ 67 Convertible July 67 Yukon Yellow
67 Sedan May 67 Zenith blue |
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Joel Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2006 Posts: 11099 Location: NSW Australia
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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getting it off the trailer would have been just fun
this guy found an interesting way of doing it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZzpXwHrwhM
best of luck with it
not enough supers get saved _________________ Quick little bug, you got a Porsche motor in that?
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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I finally got the original radio working in my car!!
My car had been sitting in the junkyard for fifteen years, and it appears the PO removed the radio and installed a new one. When he sold it to the junkyard, he put the original one back in.
Sadly, the original speaker is shot...but I have new speakers to replace them with! I'm debating whether to get a new radio with FM, CDs, and a MP3 jack...or I might stay with this one (with only AM)! Any suggestions?
Now to get the new speakers hooked up!
_________________ 1973 Super Beetle
2003 New Beetle
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Malokin Martin Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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This whole thread is great. Awesome Uncle Jesse and flatbed pic |
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Freak182 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:00 am Post subject: |
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This is a great thread, can't wait to see the progress! The Super seems to be the bastard stepchild in some circles, lots of haters in other forums but I have to wonder...what happens when someone realizes that because so many have been crushed and parted out that a 71 Super is as rare as a 57 Oval...then what?
I'm glad you are saving this one and I hope more people follow suit! |
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2008 Posts: 2181 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Thank you.
I'll be honest, before I bought my Super, I had been on the Super-hating bandwagon. Now, of course, I've been converted!
I'm glad I got a Super and I want another. This is actually my first car. I bought it myself and the decision to get a Super Beetle was my own.
I have a question about something on my dash though:
To the left of the steering wheel, there is a silver button. Do you know what that button does?
We keep joking that its nitrous or an ejection seat.
I also have to replace my floorpans... I have the new floorpans but I have never done that. _________________ 1973 Super Beetle
2003 New Beetle
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73sports Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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That button was added by a previous owner, so you'll need to follow the wires and see what they connect to, to figure out what the heck it's for. _________________ I will never lie, but sometimes the truth changes.
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The Noof Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a momentary switch:probably for the horn they couldn't figure out, or an aftermarket windshield washer. |
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Beetlebaum Samba Member
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deluxekombi67 Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2004 Posts: 940 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Beetlebaum wrote: |
Thank you.
I'll be honest, before I bought my Super, I had been on the Super-hating bandwagon. Now, of course, I've been converted!
I'm glad I got a Super and I want another. This is actually my first car. I bought it myself and the decision to get a Super Beetle was my own.
I have a question about something on my dash though:
To the left of the steering wheel, there is a silver button. Do you know what that button does?
We keep joking that its nitrous or an ejection seat.
I also have to replace my floorpans... I have the new floorpans but I have never done that. |
Great car and find. WOW in this picture it looks like you have a nice interior for a car that was in the yard for 15 years...have you washed and buffed out the outside. might turn out as nice as the inside...and paint those rims...all it will cost you is 2 cans of paint and some time...it will make a world of difference on how the whole car looks. Im not picking on your car at ALL but just thought id give you my 2 cents. when i dont have extra $$ to do big projects little ones like painting the rims or even something as liitle as steel wooling all the chrome to make it look new again or even just armor all anything black makes me happy...now have fun with her! _________________ 67 bugs are only days away from being a Fat Chick!
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OG 1973 standard with factory OG PAINT Porsche phone dial rims with hand painted crests
Hell yea i LOVE the Mullholland look and im from Florida so what? |
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Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Your car looks almost exactly like a 73 Super I parted out earlier this spring. Good job. _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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