The title of this post might be misleading. After all, the VW Beetle has reached the status of a classic, collectible car in Brazil, and therefore, it rarely ends up in a junkyard nowadays. The story of this car started when my Dad received as a gift, the race Beetle that belonged to his brother,Continue reading “1968 VW Beetle – Saved from the Crusher.”
Category Archives: VW Beetle
Classic Motor: Assembling a 1300cc VW Engine
While I spend time putting together plastic model kits, my 75-year-old dad spends his time restoring vintage VW Beetles. Recently he sent me a few short videos showing himself masterfully assembling a rebuilt, air-cooled 1300cc-VW engine. This little mill replaced an old, tired 1300cc that came with the car when Dad bought his 1968 BeetleContinue reading “Classic Motor: Assembling a 1300cc VW Engine”
Classic Story – I Fought The Law And The Law Won.
Being a poor car guy can be very frustrating. I spent a lifetime dreaming about cars that I could not afford, and chances are I never will. Perhaps, writing about those machines helps to cope with the frustration. Instead of owning memorable cars, what I have are some memorable moments driving ordinary cars. In aContinue reading “Classic Story – I Fought The Law And The Law Won.”
1978 VW Beetle
It is not easy to summarize the importance of the VW Beetle in Brazil, my home country. The car helped us to become a motorized nation, with the Beetle we learned not only how to drive, but also how to fix it, how to take care of it, and, naturally, to love it with allContinue reading “1978 VW Beetle”
VW Beetle, and how we raced it.
The year is 1985 and Brazil is facing terrible times, the mismanagement of the economy by the military government brought an imaginable inflation rate, something around 250% a year. As one can imagine, racing wasn’t exactly a priority in this kind of scenario; only those categories backed by the automakers were surviving, like the BrazilianContinue reading “VW Beetle, and how we raced it.”
The Classic Machines 