will it run? 1968 vw beetle barn find.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- I picked up this vw bug along with a bunch of engines from an estate sale. it has been sitting for 5 years.
the back story is it came from california in 2006 to the east coast so it does not have the normal rust that we see on the east coast.its been painted once and had a fender replaced,
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I always love hearing an old VW coming back from hibernation!
Brother, you must have the patience of Job. I guess after so many years it's habit, but you are so methodical in your approach to these things and you appear to know what's wrong before you start, but you still go through all the steps one by one...very cool!
Mustie knows what he is doing with these old girls
That’s the only way to go about anything you’re working on really. A lot of people tend to just go in a project without a game plan but on these gasoline powered engines there’s always the 3 things you need. Fuel, spark and air. Easier when you are familiar with certain engines but same concept.
You’re that impatient, you lack the focus to do the simple steps to get a car running again? That’s pretty sad.
Great find, I'm jealous as hell. Something about the sound of a bug, especially with a good exhaust, that little whistle....tears at my heart strings. You are a lucky man. Don't forget to mount a fire extinguisher.
Saw a nice bug in a store parking lot and stopped to check it out. Looking in the back behind the back seat I had to wonder how in the heck I was small enough to crawl back in there. I remember the carpeting being a sharp pokey type that didn't make it all that fun. Thanks for the memories.
I am not even a Bug fan, but seeing how clean that old car was rust wise made me genuinely happy.
Another great video Mustie. 👍👍 I really appreciate you taking the time to record everything and put it up for everyone to watch. Nothing better than a "will it run" episode.
Very nice little car. Love that VW horn sound. Reminds me of watching Herbie rides again at the movies with my parents. Always sounds like a happy car sound to me now.
I had a 68 bug just exactly like that man that was a great car. I drove it everywhere back in the seventies. It amazing how well preserved that one is man its solid.
Wow, what a sweet little car...
Looks like it’s already a good weekend driver, but I’d say it’s a great place to start a full restoration....
That’s a fine Beetle Bug Mustie, I’m glad it’s got a good home. These bugs are just not around like they used to be. When I was growing up in the 70’s, there was a Beetle on every block.
Best sounding VW engine I have heard is quite a while. I would say she is a keeper.
Am I the only one who watches these videos because of the sound of his voice?! I can't remember how I found this channel but I sure do love seeing the old VWs come to life!
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood... Garage
You can definitely tell that the previous owner took very good care of her. Excellent candidate for a total restore. Hope to see great things for this survivor in the future. 2 thumbs up Mustie!
Another great video..!! Thank you for sharing. These old VW resurrection videos are the best..!!!
Watching this brought back VW driving experiences. First car: a '58 Cabriolet, bought in '68 for $10, unbelievably bad condition for 10 years, top rotted to shreds, 3 fenders and both lids piled in back seat, made a "safari buggy" out of it lashing passenger seat over the front. Good times.
My brother had a green '68. Once, parking in tight space in Boston, we backed into the space diagonally, lifted the front end, and carried it the rest of the way in, with barely enough room for our legs. Girlfriend had a tan '67 Ghia, fun to drive. An upstairs neighbor had a tan '66 that had been hit in the door that he'd let me use. Nice car, except for having to reach out and pull the "friction-fit" door closed on right turns. A short-term girlfriend (fleas in her waterbed) had a oxidized dark blue '68 with flower stickers. After a wonderful time with a '64 Volvo 544 (my favorite car ever), I got a yellow '72 bug that would bog down a lot unless it was timed by ear. Rolled that one when going around a 2-lane exit ramp next to a semi, only to discover that the snow plow had failed to stay in the left lane, so the plowed area narrowed to one lane. Foot-deep snow, topped by a frozen crust. Left front wheel caught in the crust, car spun around on 2 wheels, and settled backwards onto the driver's side. Others stopped, and we stood it upright quickly enough, drove to a gas station and topped off the oil. Only down a quart.
-- I loved these cars. Though I loved my '64 Volvo and '66 GTO more, that doesn't diminish my fondness for the bugs.
Nice score! After some of the nightmares you've had to work on it must come as a nice surprise to find one so clean.
A diamond in the rough,
the guy who owned that really cared for it so I am glad you got it Mustie as its future will be bright :)
That's a beauty Musty it'll sure make a nice car for any purpose you decide to go with.
wow this engine runs really well ! just a little hole when you start to push the pedal .
that's so nice to hear it run like this
I wouldn't mind having one of those old VW Beetles. They look like they'd be kind of fun and pretty easy to work on.
"Radio, who needs a radio. Mock, yeah, ing, yeah, bird, yeah, yeah, yeah,. Well kept car, thanks to the previous owner. Cheers
I love the simplicity of the old beetles. This one looks excellent for a 50 year old car. Like your videos, learn a lot and most of it very practical. Peace!
It looks like a nice bug for it's age. I had a 1963, with a 1965 engine in it, way back in 1966. They are a hoot to drive. Another good one Mustie.
Life After Work in 1969 I was driving the Chicken Delight bugs. Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight.
LOL! I remember them...
You mentioned riding in the back window of your Dad's VW beetle. My sister and I fit in that space in my Dad's first 1957 beetle. What precious memories you have rekindled with just that comment. Thanks for this video.
What a beautiful specimen. We loved that bug! The payments for $65 a month and we were paying $80 a month in gas, so we were ahead $3 with purchasing the bug
Great car! I've learned a ton watching your videos for the last few years. Thank you sir!
Wow…do’t know why this was shown in my YT feed, but this surely is a blast from the past…the old garage, creeper, etc.
Very good beetle. I love the way it started so easy. Might be a keeper.
WOW!!! What a fantastic find! VERY much unlike what we're used to seeing on your channel!
In the early 70's I worked at a small foreign car repair shop in Arkansas and most of our customers drove VWs. We always told them 3 things a bug did not need; a/c, trailer hitch or automatic transmission.
Nice solid car overall. The battery tray is easily dealt with.
Great work, Mustie. AwesomePowderCoat is making brand new bellows thermostats now that function just like the originals.
awesome car.....great video.....hope you still have.....love the beetles.....
Hey mustie great videos keep up the good work the old cars are getting hard to find now that are rust free rust is in nearly every old car here in Tasmania cheers Simon
Bought a 68 Bug in 72. Drove it for 8 years. She ended her days as a Tonka toy cruising the back roads up at the cottage. Lots of fun. I miss that Bug. Yours looks great! Make it pretty again.
Horn works, she is ready to go. Thanks for the rescue.
Thank you sir for spending the time with us that so enjoy your channel.
Chris
Gatineau, Quebec , Canada
wow.that looks like a nice well maintained vw. it should be a long term keeper.
Mustie what a great beetle reminds me of my dads old he had in 1979 he's was a 1972 we live in England so we normally have right hand drive but he loves LHD so he was offered a LHD for £300 so he brought it but he didn't tell me and I'd just been to the cinema to watch the love bug because I loved Herbie with my mum and we came out and he was sitting there waiting in the beetle and I hugged it people must of thought I was mad but I didn't care I loved it they get under your skin what a great channel 🙂👍🏻
She's a nice little bug, they all have their own personalities and This one looks like a sweetheart think she needs to be restored to her former self 😁
Nice car, My hired guy Ricky was watching with me yesterday on lunch.He said ,"I wonder what he would think if i just shipped him my car to line out the problems" He has a old VW not sure what year.I really enjoy watching your videos,and I'm confident in my ability to work on his car just from info from your videos! Thanks for making videos Mustie1,You are my favorite creator for sure!
What a great car. Really brings back memories of my younger days.
Man you gotta keep that .. too nice to let go. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for it .
Nice bug. 50 years ago is like yesterday to me. What a nice survivor.
From what I have seen you work on before, I am amazed at the condition of this bug. My cousin got a 1974 Super Beetle for his High School Grad present. I loved that car. It was fun to drive and ride in. He lived in Knoxville, Tn so we drove in the Smokies a lot.
I have it’s twin, a Diamond Blue 68 that’s been in my family since 1983. Fun to drive and tinker with.
That’s a very nice bug. The engine runs great. I think the car will make a great driver.
1968 VW Beetles were a weird year. lots of unique parts and things done this year. this was the first year of the Auto-Stick which came with a IRS, but the Manual 4speed still came as a swing axle. also there is a tube that runs along the front of the gas tank for venting, in 69 they moved this closer to the fuel filler. I had a yellow one, my first car. it had IRS and a Maunal Transaxle, someone had replaced the Autostick with a 4 speed from a 1970 Beetle, before i came to own it. I miss that car every time I see a bug. I also had a 69 in the same color as this one that DID have an auto, stick, fun and frustrating those autosticks.
It's in awesome shape! My very first car was a '61 bug I paid two bucks for on the last day of my junior year of high school. No gas gauge just a handle under the dash to flip to reserve when the main tank ran dry! Can't tell you how many times I ran out lol.
beautiful car, great find, and to know its in great hands
Great buy mustie1 ,I can't believe how solid it looks under the body. It looks like it might have had a few electronic issues in the past maybe a battery drain issue
Wow, over 3,600 views in the first hour after posting! Guess I'm not the only one sitting in front of my computer waiting for your next post Mustie1.
Never liked how the fuel line ran straight over the distributor cap. Looking for a beetle myself. Nice find :D
I had two bugs, 1965s, back in the 70s. I liked working on and maintaining those bugs. One I totaled and the other I sold to buy a 1970 GMC, 396 ci, turbo 400 truck. Still have that old truck in original condition. Cars hold up pretty good in California.
hi mustie1,wow,what a nice bug,i cant believe how solid it is.good car for going back and forth to work just the way it is.bye
I have owned 3 in my life. A 70, 71, and 74. I love these cars!
It's very interesting to see this bug and the condition it's in directly after you finished repairing the other one last week. You get a real perspective on how some cars survive better than others, especially when the come from out west.
Back when I was younger we had a few bugs and I remember sitting in the very back as we a family of six went to Florida.
That's a really nice find! Congrats on scoring this car--it's like payback for all the rust- and mouse-infested ones you've dealt with over the years!
The Memories all came back. I miss my little Bug. Looks like you have found yourself a very decent project to build on. Look forward to seeing in future vids.
Wow That bug is cleaner and more rust free than our first family bug we bought back in 1988 (it was the same color and year) that spent all it's life in GA. The floor pans were all blown out. You could watch the road while driving! Great buy!!
This should be an interesting series. It takes me back to my high school and college days when I drove a 67 bug. It would go anywhere in the snow and could overcome most mechanical failures until you could get it fixed. I drove mine with dead batteries, broken clutch cables, ejecting spark plugs, and non working heaters. I toured around with my future wife in that car, went parking and sparking in it, camped with it, and even drove it 300miles to the beach for our first vacation. What fun we had!
Great find for a car that old... Have fun with it. Summer is on it's way.
Makes you feel all warm & fuzzy when get that something that clean & solid !!!
Very nice !!!
you found a real gem there.no rust. minor damage good runner
From the way you describe it and what we see it is a sweet little number bro. Maybe a once in a blue moon find. Great video.
That's a sweet bug, solid frame & floors seems to run nice, nothing that you can't fix, put the original seats back in it, fix the floor by the battery, little stuff, compound it, get rid of that steering wheel and it's a great driver
What a great find ..congrats my friend .
Thank you for sharing
My parents bought a 71 bug in 71 and drove it from California to NY State in 72. I rode in the back of that beetle (on the shelf) till I was 5. (No car seats in those days).
I am jealous too. That might be a nice car for someone to use for local errands. You seem to find some hidden gems among the trashy ones too. Be a good beginner to the airheads.
What a great find! Looks like it's in really great shape for its age.
That's a nice VW. Wish I had it. I have a 1956 Auto Union trying to get the firing right kind of strange setup. Thanks good show.
My goodness musky that 68 from California has to be one of the best VW’s that you purchased since I’ve been tuned in.
Man i never get that lucky on Finding Bugs, and i live in Kentucky. That Bug is pretty much ready for daily driving. It does need some stuff but not much. Good find. Bet you got a sweet deal too. Gratz Mustie.
So great you are back into the beetles
Wow...that is clean(for its age). Looks like its been cared for in it's previous life
I had 1968 Beetle. Best car ever !
The good old days when gas was .25 cents per gallon.
The only issue was the lack of heat and defrost in the Central NY winters.
So glad too see you have a real good one to work with this time...WTG Mustie!
Hi Mustie Great find I am sure you will find some inspiration to personalize it. looking forward to riding along while you perform your creative magic.
Wow, what nice looking car for what it is. My dad had two of these when I was a kid! Love the VW Bug! Great video, keep the content coming!!
This is in decent state. Best one i ever found was on some weird fella's estate from North Germany. He had parked the car in 87 (i believe) over a tarp, then, pulled the ends up and tied it over the roof with a piece of wire. Except from some damage on the wheels, and pre-existing rust, the car was in near perfect condition uncovered in 2012.
aserta bug-in-a-bag?
Cool find! Looks like it won't need much to be simple, fun, driveable car. Reminds me of the '67 beetle i learned to drive on.
Super genuine original car,very few like that remaining. and really only needs minimal amount of light restoration work anything more would spoil it.regards old limey b.
Score!! I definitely would call that a win win situation, little rust and a great running little motor. That ones a keeper😁
So that's more or less what they looked like when they came from the factory. Amazing to find one so "original" at 50 years old. I'm 50, and I've had more body work than that car has, thankfully I'm still wearing the OEM colors that I left the factory with.....
I'll bet it is rare to find one in that good of shape and so little rust...that was a great score.
That is a rare find. Most of them are rust buckets. Can tell from all your vids that you like cars that BUG you. Lol ( AKA VW bug )
Excellent little bug! Great find!
That Bug Is A GREAT FIND!!! SUPER GREAT SHAPE... GREAT FIND... Lucky YOU! I would call that MINT!!
I like the "High Beam in the back window retaliation switch/ backup lights". Installed a few of those for friends in the past. (One or two for myself, as well, maybe?) Lol
This Bug made me very happy. Healthy car. 😀😀
Cute little car. Reminds me of the car I first learned how to drive a straight stick on. I was able to hold the car on hills with the parking brake. Worked for me. Taught me how to use the clutch brake pedal combination to get the job done. Hope your weather is improving.
good find mustie, very nice condition for what it is. lucky
What a nice little bug. Great find
Nice for 50 yrs always enjoy your vids
Car deserves a complete restoration.
It got one just by the next buyer. He has a youtube channel.
What’s his channel called?
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Still even has the fresh-air box in place, this is one nice bug! Looks like the glove-box was replaced, cardboard probably got damp/busted. Little TLC and it'll be a beauty!
I can’t believe how good the underneath of the car is......what a bonus !
Having recently picked up a '66 Bug that was reconditioned I'm interested in learning all about it. Great video
No pieces of rust the size of your forearm falling out and no holes you could bowl through?!? Inconceivable! lol. Beautiful little unrestored car. I owned a 72 bug back in the late 90's and I didn't like it all, but I think you may be turning me around on these things. I kinda want a karman ghia
Wow. What a great find! A little welding and some paint and good to go!