Not sure what to do - restore 1967 or 1964?

[mainebeetleguy]

I have a 1967 and a 1964 vw beetle and together I have one car but I don't know which is the more desirable year. I have put a lot of work into the 1964 already but the body of the 1967 looks better.. the down side about the 1967 is I will have to cut out the heater channels and the front fire wall and replace those and I would have to put it on the chassis of the 1964 since I did the floors on that one already.
help Ideas???

[panicman]

Unless you are really into 67’s, I’d go with the 64. I personally prefer the earlier bugs. Also, you would wind up with a body-matches-pan, which is almost always strongly desired. Sounds like it will also reduce your time and money to stick with the 64.
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Plate of shrimp

[scottyrocks]

I prefer the smaller side windows of the '64 and older. Unless the '67 was in much better shape, I'd go with the '64.
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“If you care for a thing long enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn't it? Mending old things, preserving them, looking after them – on some level there's no rational grounds for it.”
– D. Tartt, 'The Goldfinch'

[pondoras box]

I would always keep a matching pan and body together if at all possible, in fact I generally wont buy a mismatched car unless its cheap and I get titles to both numbers. State of Pennsylvania will inspect any cars being titled coming from out of state, you must has verifiable VIN's in two locations.

67's are cool with the one year only stuff but the thick post cars will always be more desirable overall. If the 64 is a sunroof car its a one year only car as well, thick post and steel sunroof.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.

1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk

[TDCTDI]

[hitest]

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[67 Sunroof]

‘64

[Abscate]

[Sharp64]

I vote for simplicity sake to keep pan and body numbers matching.
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

[Redlines]

Not sure why the samba doesn't categorize the 67 as a later model bug. After all, it's 12 v and has the newer headlight style. Yes, it is a swing axle but so does a 68! To me it's a later model! Stick with the 64. I'm not a purist cuz both my bugs are frankensteins but I really like the earlier traditional bug look!

[Sharp64]

Most VW enthusiasts seem to categorize the 67 with earlier models, not just the Samba. Always been this way as far as I remember.
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

[Redlines]

Yes, you are correct Sir!! It's just my personal preference!

[KTPhil]