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[Tom K.]

This thread may go on forever. Do other years get their own thread too? Anyway, here is my 1970 Convertible. Owned since 2003. Wanted a convertible but not a super beetle.

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'91 Vanagon Westfalia
'70 Beetle Convertible
'71 Super Beetle Semi-Automatic: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=714131&highlight=
'65 Ghia: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=762478&highlight=

[madworks]

For the record, here's my wife's '70 as it's being driven today.

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madwork's 1970 Baja http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=668092&highlight=
Madworks 1970 Classic Sedan http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=668073&highlight=
Madworks 1980 Vanagon Westy
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672496&highlight=

[Huabtais]

Here's my guy, 1970 std Beetle. Been working on him since I got him last Feb. as a Valentines gift from my wife. Was my daily driver through the summer and currently having the engine rebuilt with a little more zip. Should be done by spring.

[Danpa]

What are the "Firefly" badges all about?

Dan
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67 Beetle (gone)
68 Bay Window Double Cab (gone) sob, sob!
64 Beetle (gone)
77 Scirocco (gone)
73 Squareback (scrapped)
70 Beetle (current, in pieces)

[Cusser]

Here's my 1970; I've had it since Nov. 1972, my "newest" vehicle ever, at 2 years (no, the VW was 2, I was 19 then). Only has about 260K on it though. I wonder if I've owned a 1970 longer than anyone else here ????

Pinstripes (tape) and Formula Vee decal were on it when I bought it.

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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[gingergypsy]

so this is the 70 ive been rocking for the past few months
her name is Elizabeth Bathory, and i got a pretty sweet deal, 3,000!
im completely new to VW and working on cars in general...so its been a massive learning experience but i am really determined to learn.
so sorry in advanced for any future dumb questions...i try to read the books and search the forums before i ask though

and before i get any crap i know to re-route the fuel filter. I appear to be getting a leak from the main seal, so i will be doing these things as well as go through the ratwell list of things to do when i pull the motor.

also I want to get it back to more stock so at the Pomona swap meet I will be looking for a stock distributor, and possibly a german carb.
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Royal Red 1970 Beetle "Elizabeth Bathory"

Currently residing in yosemite valley with Elizabeth, if you are in the park come say hi!

[Skootnasty]

My 1970 Auto Stick taken yesterday after playing in the snow.

Skoot

[Cusser]

[gingergypsy]

[Huabtais]

[Mavans]

[vamram]

[wcfvw69]

[gingergypsy]

[Tim Donahoe]

Now I have to google Elizabeth Bathory .

Gypsy, contact Volkzbitz for a nice German Solex carburetor. They don't come any better.

And I call my bug "the bug". It's the only one I have, so the name presents no confusion. If I were like Vamram, and had two bugs, I'd have to go ahead and colorize them, I guess. But I don't think I can handle more than one.

Tim
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Let's do the Time Warp again!

Richard O'Brien

[gingergypsy]

[Cusser]

Actually, we do have a "named" vehicle.

In 2004 we bought a used 1998 Frontier for the kids to learn to drive stick with, and to use, just called that "The Frontier". Well by 2012 the kids had their own vehicles, and "The Frontier" was returned to us. But in late 2011 I bought a 2004 Frontier as a future replacement for my '88 Mazda truck, so that was called "Berea's truck" as its previous owner was co-worker Berea.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[mjtracy]

My 1970 Beetle. Stock except converted to dual-port with a 34-pict. My second Beetle.

[Dan Hiebert]

We bought mine this past summer for a daily driver that needs tinkering - my favorite kind . Used it daily once we put new rubber on it, now put up for winter. (Where this car is sitting, there is now 3 feet of snow.) Currently up on stands to pull the tranny for rebuild, pops out of first on a regular basis, and its not the clutch. Q: I notice many of your '70s have the 72 and later four columns of vents on the deck lid instead of the two. Mine has the four columns from the PO, but I'm curious if there was a cooling problem with the two column deck lids? I imagine increasing the vents within two years was done for a reason. I'm not a purist, but I would prefer to have the original type deck lid, which I bet is hard to find since they were used for only two years. But if four is better, I'll stick with it.

[jlex]

Re the vents: if you have the single port engine as was the build in '70, the two rows of vents were seen as adequate even though it's a 1600 cc. When they went to a dual port engine also 1600cc I guess they thought it needed more cooling, so the additional vents were added. If the '70 received a dual port transplant later, the PO may have gone to a 4 vent system for additional cooling. My original SP engine has just the two rows of vents in addition to the rain tray and doesn't have any cooling problems.
Also, I don't normally name my cars, but my '70 is named Elsie as a tribute to the first owner whose name we found out was Elsie.

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jlex.
'70 std. "Elsie"
'88 Carrera