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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:51 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Vintage pic. Plates are nice in Virginia.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:47 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
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Super nice. What size tires and any idea on what suspension setup it has? Looks killer!


Thanks! The tires are 205/65/15 in the rear, 185/55/15 up front on 5.5" wide wheels. Rear suspension is saggy old original stock height, up front is lowered by 2.5 or 3" or so with Topline struts (I think, it was 30 years ago so the memory is a little foggy)

While the rake looks good, the handling is less than ideal. It feels a little twitchy at highway speeds, I'm guessing because of the caster. On a non-Super they make shims you'd put between the lower torsion tube and frame head to correct for this, buuuut this is a Super so I don't know how you'd fix it. If I ever get new tires for it I'd go with something lower profile in the back to bring it down a bit.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Super nice. What size tires and any idea on what suspension setup it has? Looks killer!
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2023 2:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
sweet that you got him out on the road!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:20 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Finally shuffled stuff in the garage last week so I could easily get the bug out. I did an oil change and adjusted the rear brakes and took it to Cars & Coffee Saturday morning. It's running a little rough, it didn't want to idle at stop lights so that made for an annoying trip, but we made it there and back.

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Ready to go:
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Maddel wrote:
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So last week as I was taking a walk through a park I was thinking about numbers and years as I tend to do.
Suddenly I realized that my 73 VW is now 50 years old! Half a century!! ... Time marches on.

Happy Birthday!

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Easy Bake oven Cake?
My sister had one many, many years ago. They actually make a good chocolate cake.

Happy 50th to the car!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
It doesn't look its age! Great Bug. I had one that color as a kid but you could see the ground whizzing by underneath driving along. Lots of memories triggered by that color. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:45 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
vwuberalles wrote:
So last week as I was taking a walk through a park I was thinking about numbers and years as I tend to do.
Suddenly I realized that my 73 VW is now 50 years old! Half a century!! ... Time marches on.

Happy Birthday!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:04 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
My 1970 sedan and my 1971 Convertible each had birthday parties. I've owned the 1970 since 1972, and the 1971 since 1976 !!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:28 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
So last week as I was taking a walk through a park I was thinking about numbers and years as I tend to do. Suddenly I realized that my 73 VW is now 50 years old! Half a century!! It was several years too new for antique plates when we first dragged it home.

This newfangled dashboard and panoramic windshield was brand new 50 years ago. It still seems modern to me. Shocked
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Sorry I'm just dumbfounded realizing that this car is now 50 years old.
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Time marches on.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Nice VW with a great history...I wish the 64 Sunroof that I drove to high school in the early 1990s. Good that you kept yours and that its in good condition. Also cool pics of your parents VWs!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
I love that color.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
I've had this one since I was 14 or 15 and can't bring myself to get rid of it.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
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That is entirely awesome.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:18 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Your Super has a good stance, & good looking also!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:39 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
I don't know if my uncle's had the same stripe, I'll have to look for more pics. I'm tempted to make some for mine though!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
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Here's my parent's wedding procession in 1973: Mom's green 72, my dad's blue 71, and my uncle's orange 72
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Awesome pic - three early (flat screen / 1302) Supers in a row!! Cool
Did the orange one have the "Super Bug" stripes above the running board too?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:17 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
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Our '74 Super Beetle was the car that brought my wife home from the hospital when she was born, so been in her family a looong time...


I'm second owner of my 1970, 50 years with it now. We brought our oldest home from the hospital in it back in 1988, all others in the group had new minivans....
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:39 am    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Here's my parent's wedding procession in 1973: Mom's green 72, my dad's blue 71, and my uncle's orange 72
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And here's my mom and dad with her 72 on their honeymoon road trip:

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Mr. Bean the 1973 Superbeetle that I've had since I was 12. Reply with quote
Nice color and nice wheels.
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