Walter's 1969 Beetle
The links below take you to individual pages detailing the restoration
project: This Beetle is actually in good condition considering its age and mileage. Walter bought the car from the original owner when it had 12,000 miles. It was a daily driver for many years and even survived three teenage drivers who inflicted a few indignities which necessitated the replacement of a body panel here and there. For the past couple of decades the Bug has been garaged and driven occasionally and has received semi-periodic maintenance. The body is nearly rust-free, and most of the mechanicals are in working order. Interestingly, this is a quite rare matching number car--it still has the original engine crackcase! Walter and Billie's Beetle is an excellent candidate for a restoration project and should yield a fine example of 1969 VW technology.
Update 9/20/09; The Beetle is now back on the road after an extensive restoration!
Walter's car is the second Beetle to come out of the Athens "factory". The '69 poses with its cousin, Sam's modified '74 Beetle.
The Beetle project is complete.
Here is the color chart for the 1968 Beetle:
Walter's car was originally Toga White with the Gala Red interior. Interestingly, the original wheels were two-tone grey-black and white.
Here is the color chart from the 1968 sales brochure.
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