Mustie1, I had a red 1971 Super Beetle in the early 1980s that I bought from a co-worker (I learned to drive a stick with this car). I lived in Lowell at the time and was driving back from visiting family in NY when the 1600 swallowed a valve in CT. The guy I bought it from helped me drag it home and let me rebuild it in his barn in Hollis (he was areally NICE guy). I rebuilt the engine (rebuilt heads, new pistons, cylinders, etc) and it ran great. God bless Paul
When you were jacking it up, it reminded me of many many years ago, a friend bought a beetle, asked me to show him how to change a wheel as he'd got a puncture. He put the jack under ...& he started turning the handle as i watched ready to take the wheel off... But it didn't move...& the jack was at its max height... However the passenger seat was around 8 inches higher than it was.......
You are awesome to watch ... I used to love working on old anything until ALS took my hands .... I can dream about being able again by watching you ...thanks for posting you make my Sunday
I know what your saying! I have what they call "Trigger Finger" in both thumbs. ( I know, should call it trigger thumbs) I have no way to grip anything anymore... Can't pick up a glass or even tare open a bandaid wrapper (I use scissors). I had to replace all my door knobs from the round ones to the ones with the levers. Can't grip the door knob to turn the things... :-( What really sucks is when they (the thumbs) lock closed!...... I have these hard plastic glove type thing that lets me use my fingers but holds my thumbs stationary so they won't move or bend.... Retirement is a blast... LLAP
Mustie, my Wife thinks I'm just crazy for watching these videos and when I try to explain to her that it's the challenge she just walks away shaking her head. I love it because when she walks away dazed and confused that means I won. I just love this stuff!!!!!!! Great work.
Yikes, you said it was bad , I had no idea ! Stored in a climate controlled garage , I needed a shower after the intro . These vids never get old , nice work and fun vid .
Thanks again for letting me hang out with you. I had no idea you could get I pile of rust to run and drive. Tell Lilly she is a good girl and the real star of the show. Thanks again.
Craigslist ad reads: “Rare VW Super Beetle barn find. Runs and drives, good engine, transmission, brakes. Great patina, Minor rust, easy restoration. $10k”
Just fixed my first small engine thanks to your videos. Grabbed a edger for $10 and cleaned it up. Oil change and new fuel lines and cleaned the tank. Messed with the timing as well. All said and done it cost me $26 with all the parts and everything! Thanks for your videos
Did you notice the body looked like it was bowing in the door area. I guess those extra braces convertabels get being rusted to nothing may cause that. I am glad I live in the south and the only thing that really rusts on a VW is the battery tray most of the time
I was kinda hoping Mustie would make up a t-shirt with that on it.. Titled "Evicted, You're out!" Picture of a mouse with a suitcase and holding onto his hat as he is fired from the exhaust. Cheers,
Increasingly... I’m clicking on Mustie 1 vids as a result of the online background noise and hysteria. The total apolitical calm manner while wrenching (except for mice nests) is strangely soothing... A great time out..
I shouldn’t be amazed that you got it running and driving that quick... that was an impressive amount of rust. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate what you do.
wow , other than a car that been sitting in a salt water marsh for ten years , never seen a car looking like it needed the mercy of a scrap yard as this car , and you got it running ??? good for you Mustie !!!
Mustie 1 is to old rusty neglected cars what shango066 is to old rusty neglected TVs and radios! You two are just amazing! Bringing life to once was dead!
1968 vw my first new car $1777 wow what a deal! I sold it and put a down payment on a duplex apt and a house on the same lot in california. what a start in life. I got a 1973 super beetle with a big dash i had that car for 15 years It's funny as i was watching you i remembered all about the cars i maintained maybe I should buy another one for a hobby!!thank you for posting. it brought back fond memories!!!
Hey Mustie ! I had a 1970 Bug I drove during my high school years. The pans were totally rusted out and the motor finally gave up the ghost. A used car lot near by me had a pretty good baby blue 1971 Super Beetle way in the back..It didnt have a motor so I talked the guy into selling it to me for $300. I put a rebuilt 1640cc engine in it and drove it for ten years problem free.. It is such a pleasure watching your videos while you work on bugs ! It brings back alot Of Great memories of the wrenching I did on my bug . Thenks for the memories ! P.S. You really are a great mechanic and use good logic trouble shooting things , but your sense of humor makes the whole thing click.
I never would have thought you'd be bombing around the yard in that by the end of the video. Im sure the previous owners would love to see it alive again
@@Frank-Thoresen I've always liked the Super Beetles more but I'm the kind of person that likes underdog cars and to me if any VW beetle can be saved it should be.
Hey Mustie lad, impressive as always.We can tell Lilly is very special to you. I had two rescue dogs which grew up together with me for about 16 years. Sadly, a couple of years ago, one called Pebbles got sick and died, the other, Jake, died within one week, one of the worst weeks of my life as I buried both together in the same spot. Enjoy and cherish Lilly while you can. Thanks for sharing, from that old Yorkshire "Geezer" in Ireland.
great video that move right along and Lilly got some air time...i enjoy the process you employ, all those past experiences pay off allowing the process to move forward ...your videos are never too long, i can spend time enjoying your passion...i can no longer indulge in these types of projects(never at your level) but vicariously i can and thanks to youtube and the Mustie 1 Foundation for Old Dogs and Old Men i can hitch a ride...
Chip Foose gives the car an entire make over, upgrades it from below average to immaculate in one week. CHIP FOOSE is very talented in his own way and he donates the car to his customers
@@georgestone1485 Well it's not really "Donating" as he's making bank for the advertising and other goodies he's getting from the networks.... So it's not quite like "I funded this project out of my own pocket....'... But I do like his show! It's worlds better then A&& Monkey Garage.
just wanted to randomly say that I love your videos mustie. youre in depth but to the point. I never get bored of watching you try to start and resurrect the small engines you find and personally it has sparked my love for small motors that I forgot I had. I've already bought multiple old motors in the last few weeks to try and fiddle with them :D just thought I'd put that out there keep up the awesome stuff :) I will always be a supporter :)
The Bug is barely in one piece, he gets the brakes loosened, puts on tires that hold air, and in the end he gives it the hammer :D I was waiting for the car to end up in two pieces :) But i admire the effort you put in to get it going !
I used to have to start my old Ford truck with a screwdriver too! LOL That was funny as heck when the frame fell on the ground and Mustie cut it off with a sawsall.
Amazing. Just amazing. When you backed up to your garage I thought you would immediately start taking the lights off and putting them in rubber "stash" tubs.
Sometimes I wish I lived in an area that gets snow listed of Phoenix, then I get under my 20 yo Tacoma to change the oil and look at the factory muffler and no rust. Then I say "nah"
I live in Alaska, and all I’ve got on my 95’ F-150 is surface rust. They don’t use salt up here, unless your in a parking lot. However they do use gravel, thus the term “Alaskan windshield” was born.
What a resurrection feat! Can't beat those old VW bugs. I once floated one in a flash flood. A wall of water came out of nowhere and washed me into the middle of an intersection, bobbing around like a rubber duck. A guy nearby saw my predicament, swam out and towed me to dry land. Turned the key and it started right up. The only casualties were the "cocoa mats,'' which smelled like moldy carpet, and the two tailpipes that rusted out. So yes, they did float.
This is the first of your VW Beetle videos I've watched, and it brings back so many great memories - my family's car through my childhood was a 1972 VW Beetle 1302S (also the year I was born). It was the car I started learning to drive in, until my dad finally sold it in 1989. I was also taught basic car mechanics on it by my dad. Great stuff!
@@CasiodorusRex Crusty the Single Cab would be more reliable in an Apocalypse and you can scrounge air cooled VW parts in almost every town in America. Crusty will run on crap fuel too. Any reasonable mixtures of gasoline / kerosene / Diesel / Coleman gas / mineral spirits, etc.
Use to know a conspiracy theory person they always told me people who can build and repair stuff like musti1 would be the first targets in a civil war ....
Dan Tyson there has never been any love for the 1302 and 1303 by The purists but with the price of the early ones getting into big numbers it’s only a matter of time, just like classic mini’s 15-20 years ago you could get a runner for £50-200 now days )1000-2000 gets you ‘project’
@@Mrflash222006 Yeah. Back in the early 2000s' the '60s' models had a pretty fair market value, but that's gone by the way. Probably selling for a lot less nowadays.
Another terrific episode bringing scrapper fodder back to life to help resurrect another VW. I’ve recommended you to my buddy who’s wanting to explore the world of air cooled. Keep the good stuff coming!
Like the voice over. There's always value in parts, as they help move other projects along. Still really really liking your videos Chris Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
That thing ran pretty good for being out of commission for so long. Good Motor and Transaxle combo. The body panels for the red one? Cant wait to see what you're going to put the motor into is that going to be a video idea?? I just love the way you can get things running. Keep doing great videos and teaching people they can do things like this also. Faithful subscriber of Mustie 1 forever.
i got my first car, a 61 beetle with that slide sunroof going after extended storage in 1973 and it wasnt in much better shape than this. drove it to highskool for a couple years. thanks for the fun video
Sad but true. 1986/1987 British assembled Fords started rusting away 5 mins after leaving the factory. Usually resembled a pile of rust shavings after 3 or 4 years.
That you got that running and driveable, is nothing short of stupendous. And the lights work! You have a headlight out. The videos just keep getting better and better.
WHEN EVER ME AND MY FATHER DONE COMPLETE OIL CHANGES WE USED TO PUT DIESEL IN FIRST AND TURNED THE ENGINE OVER FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40 SECONDS THEN DRAIN IT AND YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH GUNK IT REMOVES . THEN PUT YOUR NEW OIL IN . I HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH HELPS YOU WHEN RESTORING OLD ENGINES . LOVE THE VIDEOS
This reminds me of that Woody Allen movie "Sleeper" he woke up from a coma sleep 200 years in the future, and find a 1968 VW Beetle in a cave.. with the keys in it, and it starts right up... 200 years in the future... lol
I have loved Beetles since I was a kid in Chicago. In the early 80s was when I fell in love. I used to like all of them though I knew very little. Two stand out very vivdly though. One was a 1975 because of the odd rims they had for that year model and also because this one was orange. A neighbor a block over from our house, owned it and it had a bad engine and it sounded bad, it was loud too. The engine eventually caught fire and was never fixed. The other was a 1973 yellow one that my father had for a very short time. The axle was locked up and it was never fixed either. As I got older I learned more about them and I finally got to drive one a few times which made me so happy. I've always loved the sound of those engines running right with the distinct chirping sound that when I was a kid, didn't know it was the muffler making that sound. The only ones I grew to not like is the Super Beetle and the 1973 and up regular Beetle or as I now call them the fat Beetle which are the less desirable ones. I had hoped to own one by now, but I haven't been so lucky because of how RIDICULOUSLY expensive the good ones are and how bad of condition or how much work I can't afford to do, the cheap ones are. I don't know how to do major work on cars, I don't have the patience or the back or hands for it. I'm glad to see some saved and fixed, but I also get so upset a lot of the time when I see someone who owns a ton of them and or who gives them away to other people when fixed or whatever, because I've worked so hard at trying to get one and never being able to. You are SO LUCKY to have them and I really wish I was you or the other fortunate ones to own all of them. I also always wanted a Fastback and Squareback too. Before I die I really hope to have all 3. I really want anyBeetle between 62 and 66 that can be a daily driver. I don't care what the paint looks like as long as it runs, drives and is reliable. Too bad I can't do a fund raiser to get one or be lucky enough to be given one. Oh well. Thanks for all your Beetle and other VW videos. I will also say this too, it is because of watching your videos I NOW know what the engine sounds like when it has no spark or compression and there is a difference in the sound when turning it over. Also what it sounds like when valves are sticking or knocking and when some of the cylinders aren't running. And the difference between a Bus and a Beetle engine, which I never knew were different.
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Yes coffee and a Mustie1 VW video Life is good on the sunday morning!
lol you have a window in my living room
@@jomangeee9180 that sounds fucking creepy
Love my Sunday coffee with Mustie1
Sunday coffee and Mustie1 video ohh yeah!
Wake-N-bake, coffee and musie1s video😁👍👍✌✌
Daily driver, if the brakes don't stop you, something will.
My two favorite utubers!
Jonathan W, Are you going to help him with the Lamborghini?
Brakes are only optional
@@travelingtexas3274 mustie always STANDS BEHIND his bake jobs
...safety deformation zones Chevrolet Suburban placed in this car...
I was waiting for the engine to drop right out while putting it into gear
Mustie1,
I had a red 1971 Super Beetle in the early 1980s that I bought from a co-worker (I learned to drive a stick with this car). I lived in Lowell at the time and was driving back from visiting family in NY when the 1600 swallowed a valve in CT. The guy I bought it from helped me drag it home and let me rebuild it in his barn in Hollis (he was areally NICE guy). I rebuilt the engine (rebuilt heads, new pistons, cylinders, etc) and it ran great.
God bless
Paul
When you were jacking it up, it reminded me of many many years ago, a friend bought a beetle, asked me to show him how to change a wheel as he'd got a puncture.
He put the jack under ...& he started turning the handle as i watched ready to take the wheel off...
But it didn't move...& the jack was at its max height...
However the passenger seat was around 8 inches higher than it was.......
Had that fun with a Fiat126 some years ago...the whole side rails beyond the doors were made of bondo and paint...
8-0
Szibul
Same thing happened to a family friend's bus. Right through the floor. IIRC he still drove it home.
😄
@@horstszibulski19 one of them is my dream car. But one of the polaski fiat 126p's
When you were bouncing the clutch I half expected the whole car to split in half.
and all the nasty stufff flying outa the brake drumns
When you did slow-mo trying to break the drums free, I was expecting the back half to break off and fall off the trailer. ;)
I think everyone was holding their breath, waiting for that moment....
LOL
I was saying the same thing!
@Daver G I have seen that for real... The frame rusted and it gave way the car saged in the middle... 😁
Well if it broke in half he'd have 2 halves to make a whole or as have put it before bow and Stearns separation no problem
You are awesome to watch ... I used to love working on old anything until ALS took my hands .... I can dream about being able again by watching you ...thanks for posting you make my Sunday
Bless you man
I know what your saying! I have what they call "Trigger Finger" in both thumbs. ( I know, should call it trigger thumbs) I have no way to grip anything anymore... Can't pick up a glass or even tare open a bandaid wrapper (I use scissors). I had to replace all my door knobs from the round ones to the ones with the levers. Can't grip the door knob to turn the things... :-(
What really sucks is when they (the thumbs) lock closed!...... I have these hard plastic glove type thing that lets me use my fingers but holds my thumbs stationary so they won't move or bend.... Retirement is a blast...
LLAP
You're in my prayers bro.
Hang in there Mike.
Mike, God Bless You. I hope you can do a little wrenching again. Tell someone else how and what to do and you "over-see" the project!
@55:05 "Mum, that crazy guy is in the bushes filming our horses again!"
"Don't worry honey, he's just looking for more horsepower."
Mustie, my Wife thinks I'm just crazy for watching these videos and when I try to explain to her that it's the challenge she just walks away shaking her head. I love it because when she walks away dazed and confused that means I won. I just love this stuff!!!!!!! Great work.
My wife asked me why I was rubbing my head this morning. I told her Mustie hit me with a wrench!
hahahahaha
That flying wrench was deadly!
That's to funny
caught me right between the eyes
Amazing!
Poor old beetle god i love VW's my dad wanted to restore a 66 with me and i didn't want to biggest mistake i ever made 😔 miss you dad 😭
I know how you feel. I had many of those "Dad" opportunities that I didn't take advantage of. And of course, now its too late!
Yikes, you said it was bad , I had no idea ! Stored in a climate controlled garage , I needed a shower after the intro . These vids never get old , nice work and fun vid .
I was confident that you would make it run, but I did not expect to see the car drive. You are amazing.
Had it been me I would have taken the motor out first and scrapped the rest of it. Then on his stand I would have worked to the motor.
It never fails to amaze me that these engines run after all those years of sitting...I love the utter simplicity !
oh yes, these old machines were built to last forever similar to the old Mercedes Diesel (like the old German Taxis from 60s to 90s)
I'm sure this has been said, but I love the laugh when something works.
That laugh is my favorite part of Mustie videos!
The Yankee Eureka!
"I love it when a plan comes together" Col. J. "Hannibal" Smith
Don't forget the infamous, "Well, that was easy." (not) LOL.
Thanks again for letting me hang out with you. I had no idea you could get I pile of rust to run and drive. Tell Lilly she is a good girl and the real star of the show. Thanks again.
Always fun to hang out and watch one come back from the dead... Even if its just for a few days!
Craigslist ad reads: “Rare VW Super Beetle barn find. Runs and drives, good engine, transmission, brakes. Great patina, Minor rust, easy restoration. $10k”
@@wadewilson6628 "Needs $5.00 part from Autozone."
"I saw it on Barrett Jackson."
"There's one on eBay going for twice as much."
Hahaha. Facts
"No tire kickers"
@@MrUbiquitousTech hahaha I'm dead. Hilarious.
Just fixed my first small engine thanks to your videos. Grabbed a edger for $10 and cleaned it up. Oil change and new fuel lines and cleaned the tank. Messed with the timing as well. All said and done it cost me $26 with all the parts and everything! Thanks for your videos
'm glad I'm not the only one who acts like a kid with a new toy when I get something going. It must be part of who we are.
That's pretty good to get her to run without touching the carb.
31 year old gas, the good stuff, it it was run in the last five years the carby would be rotten.
Brilliant work as always. Really enjoyed that. Lilly is a beautiful soul. She reminds me so much of the Lab I had many years ago. 👍👍👍👍👍
Lmao, when you was trying to unstick the wheels using the engine, I thought the engine was going to eject itself.
Did you notice the body looked like it was bowing in the door area. I guess those extra braces convertabels get being rusted to nothing may cause that. I am glad I live in the south and the only thing that really rusts on a VW is the battery tray most of the time
You make everything look so easy. And I know from experience it's not. You are truly a motor whisperer.
That was awesome you were able to drive it off the trailer. After sitting so long. Better than ANY TV show!
I was expecting to see flaming mice being shot out of the exhaust on first start up.
Yeah. Probably be a good idea to pull the fan shroud and check for foreign bodies and their bedding before the engine is run for too long.
Flaming mice......
I was kinda hoping Mustie would make up a t-shirt with that on it..
Titled "Evicted, You're out!"
Picture of a mouse with a suitcase and holding onto his hat as he is fired from the exhaust.
Cheers,
LOL!!
Flaming Mice is a great name for a garage band.
Increasingly... I’m clicking on Mustie 1 vids as a result of the online background noise and hysteria.
The total apolitical calm manner while wrenching (except for mice nests) is strangely soothing...
A great time out..
Same here hooked on him he can get anything running if its even bad shape
Mustie, all I can say, is that you are incredible! Man o Man , if you lived in the South you would be the total package
I shouldn’t be amazed that you got it running and driving that quick... that was an impressive amount of rust. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate what you do.
VW Super Beetle, "rag top", daily driver, garage stored, rust in usual places, great patena paint....
$341k SUBS, obo
wow , other than a car that been sitting in a salt water marsh for ten years , never seen a car looking like it needed the mercy of a scrap yard as this car , and you got it running ??? good for you Mustie !!!
My dad had one in the 70's that would sag if you opened both doors at the same time, and it was not a convertible lol
@@colin8532 Heater channels needed replacing. Pretty common thing with them
My old "Lilly" went on to check the trail ahead back in 85`.
I`m crying like a baby at the moment and not afraid to admit it!
Mustie 1 is to old rusty neglected cars what shango066 is to old rusty neglected TVs and radios! You two are just amazing! Bringing life to once was dead!
1968 vw my first new car $1777 wow what a deal! I sold it and put a down payment on a duplex apt and a house on the same lot in california. what a start in life. I got a 1973 super beetle with a big dash i had that car for 15 years It's funny as i was watching you i remembered all about the cars i maintained maybe I should buy another one for a hobby!!thank you for posting. it brought back fond memories!!!
Always enjoy your videos! Hi to Lilly. I have 16 year old sheltie. Old dogs are great!
awwwwwww..................old dogs horses and the end of reel make the ep
NH DOT called and wants the 50 lbs of salt and dirt back. Just in case it’s a snowy winter.
That first cloud of rust from the rear hub, man. That’s just cinematic.
any other youtuber hits camera with something "oh no my camera" Mustie hits camera with a wrench "did yah duck!!" too funny
I duck and said WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What time did he do that?
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I'm very glad you got it running,because up till then I thought you were a necrophiliac
Lazarus also comes to mind --Great stuff Darren.
We went from a Lamborghini to a super Beatle. What parallel universe am I in?
Wait it’s mustiest garage. I’m ok now!😜
David Helmuth That was just a Lamborghini shaped object, not a Lamborghini... This IS an authentic Volkswagen.
@@jenniferwhitewolf3784 This is true.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to upload this video. Appreciated.
There is more car on the trailer than there is on the car XD
It should move better now, doesn't weigh as much... :D
@@BrucesWorldofStuff hey, half the job is done of body removal making this a DUNE BUGGY project by MUSTIE long term and old school........
@@gertraba4484 lkkkkii
Hey Mustie ! I had a 1970 Bug I drove during my high school years.
The pans were totally rusted out and the motor finally gave up the ghost. A used car lot near by me had a pretty good baby blue 1971 Super Beetle way in the back..It didnt have a motor so I talked the guy into selling it to me for $300.
I put a rebuilt 1640cc engine in it and drove it for ten years problem free.. It is such a pleasure watching your videos while you work on bugs ! It brings back alot
Of Great memories of the wrenching I did on my bug . Thenks for the memories !
P.S. You really are a great mechanic and use good logic
trouble shooting things , but your
sense of humor makes the whole thing click.
I never would have thought you'd be bombing around the yard in that by the end of the video. Im sure the previous owners would love to see it alive again
Only 31 years since she last run, no problem!
im 31 and that car runs and look better than me
@Stanley Burgess Mustie said Super Beetle is not worth much. It has a good drive train and engine for another car project though.
@@Frank-Thoresen I've always liked the Super Beetles more but I'm the kind of person that likes underdog cars and to me if any VW beetle can be saved it should be.
You’re like a kid with a new toy. Just Love It. Keep it up and keep us intertained🤩
considering the condition of the vehicle, that engine purrs like a kitten, asthmatic kitten but kitten nontheless
Gotta love the air cooled engines, they're tanks!!
Only a mechanic would think that smoke was beautiful. Great work sir. Put it into the inventory.
Hey Mustie lad, impressive as always.We can tell Lilly is very special to you. I had two rescue dogs which grew up together with me for about 16 years. Sadly, a couple of years ago, one called Pebbles got sick and died, the other, Jake, died within one week, one of the worst weeks of my life as I buried both together in the same spot. Enjoy and cherish Lilly while you can. Thanks for sharing, from that old Yorkshire "Geezer" in Ireland.
And I worry about leaving my beetle three months without running it !!! Great video 🇬🇧
great video that move right along and Lilly got some air time...i enjoy the process you employ, all those past experiences pay off allowing the process to move forward ...your videos are never too long, i can spend time enjoying your passion...i can no longer indulge in these types of projects(never at your level) but vicariously i can and thanks to youtube and the Mustie 1 Foundation for Old Dogs and Old Men i can hitch a ride...
Can't wait until next Sunday when the car gets detailed!
M1 wood make a terrible CAR THEIF!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your vidio's.....They sure don't build them like that any more. 35yrs of Rusting Away and brought her back from the dead! Awesome 👌
Mustie1 you make it look easy. Great "Will it run?" video. Sweeping up all the rust and weigh to see how much the bug lost.
Perfect entertainment for Sunday break time. Have a good one, pat for Lilly
Chip Foose needs an entire A-team and a week to get old rusty cars running again, Mustie does it in under one hour.
Chip Foose gives the car an entire make over, upgrades it from below average to immaculate in one week.
CHIP FOOSE is very talented in his own way and he donates the car to his customers
@@georgestone1485 Well it's not really "Donating" as he's making bank for the advertising and other goodies he's getting from the networks.... So it's not quite like "I funded this project out of my own pocket....'... But I do like his show! It's worlds better then A&& Monkey Garage.
just wanted to randomly say that I love your videos mustie. youre in depth but to the point. I never get bored of watching you try to start and resurrect the small engines you find and personally it has sparked my love for small motors that I forgot I had. I've already bought multiple old motors in the last few weeks to try and fiddle with them :D just thought I'd put that out there keep up the awesome stuff :) I will always be a supporter :)
Fantastic video as always, Darren. You are an inspiration
Watching you work on Vee-Wees just never gets old. Thank you!!!
Love to watch you have so much fun! Makes me wanna go in my garage and tinker on my '72 snapper push mower I got off the side of the road.
You are amazing Mustie bringing that bug back to life.
I think you could get the Titanic running again after that one.
nature nerd but first get it back on surface i think 3 cars like this is much easyer
It never ceases to amaze me how you can resurrect these VW engines after decades of sitting. You are the VW whisperer.
So cool! I have a 74 super beetle as my daily driver, these little cars really are something else.
I did not duck! Got me right in the face with that wrench :D Also, you missed one important thing - does the radio work?
Yeah, if you like the Beatles.
Curious minds must know the answer to this
THANK YOU...for sharing. Simply amazing.
Craigslist: "Volkswagen for sale, low miles, always garaged"
👍😂
Never Raced!
'ran when parked'
Featured on TH-cam...
Some Rust!
That was amazing! 😳👍 you got that hunk of rust down off the trailer Under It’s Own Power!😀👌 And drove it around!
I had the first super beetle which was my last beetle. You are the sharpest mechanic I know.
The Bug is barely in one piece, he gets the brakes loosened, puts on tires that hold air, and in the end he gives it the hammer :D I was waiting for the car to end up in two pieces :) But i admire the effort you put in to get it going !
Good acceleration in the end of the video, tuning and services and I'll think you have a winner engine. 😊👍
Great video as always Mustie1. 😊😊
A nice parts car in certain places! I chuckled at the slow motion trying to break loose the drums...the rear end seems a little loose!!
I used to have to start my old Ford truck with a screwdriver too! LOL
That was funny as heck when the frame fell on the ground and Mustie cut it off with a sawsall.
Amazing. Just amazing. When you backed up to your garage I thought you would immediately start taking the lights off and putting them in rubber "stash" tubs.
I was amazed that the engine didn't remove itself!
It sure tried.
Sometimes I wish I lived in an area that gets snow listed of Phoenix, then I get under my 20 yo Tacoma to change the oil and look at the factory muffler and no rust. Then I say "nah"
I live in Alaska, and all I’ve got on my 95’ F-150 is surface rust. They don’t use salt up here, unless your in a parking lot. However they do use gravel, thus the term “Alaskan windshield” was born.
I love Lilly, she's such a sweety!
What a resurrection feat! Can't beat those old VW bugs. I once floated one in a flash flood. A wall of water came out of nowhere and washed me into the middle of an intersection, bobbing around like a rubber duck. A guy nearby saw my predicament, swam out and towed me to dry land. Turned the key and it started right up. The only casualties were the "cocoa mats,'' which smelled like moldy carpet, and the two tailpipes that rusted out. So yes, they did float.
This is the first of your VW Beetle videos I've watched, and it brings back so many great memories - my family's car through my childhood was a 1972 VW Beetle 1302S (also the year I was born). It was the car I started learning to drive in, until my dad finally sold it in 1989. I was also taught basic car mechanics on it by my dad. Great stuff!
When the zombies uprise from the dead I’m going to Musties house for protection.
He's gotta a Lamborghini in his garage. Just hope he has it running by the time the zombies come.
@@CasiodorusRex Crusty the Single Cab would be more reliable in an Apocalypse and you can scrounge air cooled VW parts in almost every town in America. Crusty will run on crap fuel too. Any reasonable mixtures of gasoline / kerosene / Diesel / Coleman gas / mineral spirits, etc.
Use to know a conspiracy theory person they always told me people who can build and repair stuff like musti1 would be the first targets in a civil war ....
@@80f250 They'd also be the ones who survive the longest.
@@scdevon they also run on vegetable oil pretty good
It amazes me how you can get a car in such a bad shape to run its just 🤯
Volkswagon does it, again !
Makes me want to go searching for my next car in old garages! 🤯
Mustie1, the Master of VW land.
Its easy when you know what you're doing
I suppose it's only the engine itself that makes it run. But impressive
I like the superbug. No idea why they are poo pooed, I think they're pretty and I wish I had one.
Dan Tyson there has never been any love for the 1302 and 1303 by The purists but with the price of the early ones getting into big numbers it’s only a matter of time, just like classic mini’s 15-20 years ago you could get a runner for £50-200 now days )1000-2000 gets you ‘project’
I believe the supers developed a problem with the front suspension that is not repairable, or would be very expensive.
@@ssmit80 the struts are not supported very well, big issues with strut mounts.
I have a 1973 Super for sale. Fully restored.
@@Mrflash222006 Yeah. Back in the early 2000s' the '60s' models had a pretty fair market value, but that's gone by the way. Probably selling for a lot less nowadays.
I was looking for 60-70 convertible. Great, after watching this now I am looking for a Super Beetle with the engine hood up. Great job Sir.
Another terrific episode bringing scrapper fodder back to life to help resurrect another VW. I’ve recommended you to my buddy who’s wanting to explore the world of air cooled. Keep the good stuff coming!
Like the voice over. There's always value in parts, as they help move other projects along. Still really really liking your videos
Chris
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Hey, I'm not alone in Quebec watching him :)
@@disarm2k10 nope.
That thing ran pretty good for being out of commission for so long. Good Motor and Transaxle combo. The body panels for the red one? Cant wait to see what you're going to put the motor into is that going to be a video idea?? I just love the way you can get things running. Keep doing great videos and teaching people they can do things like this also. Faithful subscriber of Mustie 1 forever.
Wow that was amazing ...thank you for sharing
i got my first car, a 61 beetle with that slide sunroof going after extended storage in 1973 and it wasnt in much better shape than this.
drove it to highskool for a couple years. thanks for the fun video
Call this one Lazarus.. it's a miracle you got that one going.great videos.cheers
In Top Gear voice
On today’s show, a VW Beatle
A car that gets angry 😠
And a man ask it who is your Daddy 🤣
The British Ford Anglia could attain that level of rust in two years from new.
gotta love that British quality !!!
Sad but true. 1986/1987 British assembled Fords started rusting away 5 mins after leaving the factory. Usually resembled a pile of rust shavings after 3 or 4 years.
that crumbling noise as he jacks it up
edit: then he starts peeling pieces of it off like the hulk
That you got that running and driveable, is nothing short of stupendous. And the lights work! You have a headlight out. The videos just keep getting better and better.
WHEN EVER ME AND MY FATHER DONE COMPLETE OIL CHANGES WE USED TO PUT DIESEL IN FIRST AND TURNED THE ENGINE OVER FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40 SECONDS THEN DRAIN IT AND YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH GUNK IT REMOVES . THEN PUT YOUR NEW OIL IN . I HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH HELPS YOU WHEN RESTORING OLD ENGINES . LOVE THE VIDEOS
This reminds me of that Woody Allen movie "Sleeper" he woke up from a coma sleep 200 years in the future, and find a 1968 VW Beetle in a cave.. with the keys in it, and it starts right up... 200 years in the future... lol
Ah now you've ruined the friendship.🤨.. Don't you just hate Woody Allen movies 🤮
I was thinking of the same thing! Loved that movie.
Man that bug nearly folded up when you sat in it whilst up on stands,gotta love those engines though 👍
Wow amazing job getting it running!
......and drove it!!
This brings nostalgic memories from 1971 when I bought my beetle with a 1.2L engine, vintage 1970.
I have loved Beetles since I was a kid in Chicago. In the early 80s was when I fell in love. I used to like all of them though I knew very little. Two stand out very vivdly though. One was a 1975 because of the odd rims they had for that year model and also because this one was orange. A neighbor a block over from our house, owned it and it had a bad engine and it sounded bad, it was loud too. The engine eventually caught fire and was never fixed. The other was a 1973 yellow one that my father had for a very short time. The axle was locked up and it was never fixed either. As I got older I learned more about them and I finally got to drive one a few times which made me so happy. I've always loved the sound of those engines running right with the distinct chirping sound that when I was a kid, didn't know it was the muffler making that sound. The only ones I grew to not like is the Super Beetle and the 1973 and up regular Beetle or as I now call them the fat Beetle which are the less desirable ones. I had hoped to own one by now, but I haven't been so lucky because of how RIDICULOUSLY expensive the good ones are and how bad of condition or how much work I can't afford to do, the cheap ones are. I don't know how to do major work on cars, I don't have the patience or the back or hands for it. I'm glad to see some saved and fixed, but I also get so upset a lot of the time when I see someone who owns a ton of them and or who gives them away to other people when fixed or whatever, because I've worked so hard at trying to get one and never being able to. You are SO LUCKY to have them and I really wish I was you or the other fortunate ones to own all of them. I also always wanted a Fastback and Squareback too. Before I die I really hope to have all 3. I really want anyBeetle between 62 and 66 that can be a daily driver. I don't care what the paint looks like as long as it runs, drives and is reliable. Too bad I can't do a fund raiser to get one or be lucky enough to be given one. Oh well. Thanks for all your Beetle and other VW videos. I will also say this too, it is because of watching your videos I NOW know what the engine sounds like when it has no spark or compression and there is a difference in the sound when turning it over. Also what it sounds like when valves are sticking or knocking and when some of the cylinders aren't running. And the difference between a Bus and a Beetle engine, which I never knew were different.