Wow! That car looks like it just rolled off the assembly line. Either it was in a time capsule, or it’s about the best restoration I’ve ever seen. My first car was a medium brown 57 beetle that I bought from a neighbor in 67.
Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent. And you were just showing off going under the engine to display no dripping oil😜. Engine was immaculate! But please, please lose the dishrack on top of the car. It just ruins the sleek, clean lines of this beauty. I owned several bugs, the earliest being a '67. The sound of that engine is sweet music to my ears! Love the car!
My mother had one just like that, selling it when I was 4. I still remember the wheel tipped accelerator, the tinted visor and seeing the gasoline nozzle going into the trunk. With the filler under the hood and no engine, a car like this could make a millennial service attendant seriously anxious. I also remember "running out of gas" and wondering why my parents could keep driving; only later did I learn about the reserve tank in lieu of a gauge. Nice car. VW found so many subtle ways to uglify them in the 1970s.
That the gas gauge could be on empty and the car still running mystified many kids. I remember when I was 5 my mother exasperated with my questions on the subject telling me that a car can still run for awhile on the battery after the gas has run out :)
My first car in 69' was a 57' powder blue ,with black interior VW bug, was real Pretty, 36hp.had great gas mileage, they sounded like a greyhound bus inside..✌
Perfect condition that one. Engine purring like a kitten. I have a brazilian built 1994 VW beetle 1600 (2 carbs) which i use as my daily vehicle and i'm also slowly restoring the interior (engine end mechanics are 100% complete, exterior is just misssing some minor details)
My gramma had one of these in her teenage years, and she was mad that she didn’t get the color that she wanted, she drove that poor car off a cliff into a lake that only had 6km on it, we found this out when we filed a report for the “stolen car” apparently her father and mother used a whole year worth of salary on it. And then after that she cried to them to buy her another one which they did and she totaled it the next month by letting her boyfriend “borrow” the car whenever he’d like, turns out he used the car to cheat on her as well. Man she was one spoiled brat.
Precioso, está nuevo ! … tiene un año más que yo 😅. En 1977 me saqué el permiso de conducir en España en una autoescuela que todos sus vehículos eran Volkswagen como este. A día de hoy conduzco un modesto Volkswagen Polo 1.2 tsi
very nice resto a bit to shiny in places for me but good job overall ,headliners always need attention to look right ,rear seat cover needs another looking at !!!!! very nice overall needs to be driven !!!
I love the car, the Sound is perfect. My Grand Father had ohne exactly like this one only I think it was black or maroon, I have only 1 photo of it but its black & white so i cant really remember I just remember I loved it until my Grand Dad Drove it then I feared it LOL Then I drove one & I feared it even more LOL I still love these basic cars but I would Never drive it on the highway. :D
I bought a 57 VW from the original owners in 1962. Drove it for 4years and about 200,00- miles. This car appears all original - wiper blades are not correct and it us mussing the fiber board liner in the front boot(luggage compartment ).
This beautiful edition TO the '57 lineup has made some new owner a very " happy camper".....Aren' t these "raspberry" taillights an enlarged size from the ' original " strawberry" taillights in the 40's & early 50's ?? The 'raspberry' types had a reflectorized middle lense ; where as the original 'strawberry' lights had none.
my mom and dad had a vw it was like a late 59-62 white I have always slept in the back seat when i was like 3 to about 7. We moved from georgia to california in that vw. We went to my grandmas and step grandma one time the car started to bult and jerk. Keith had to come and get us the vw has had it. We had to use his 1969 or early 1970s opel for like 4 months. Vws will run and run and run only thing they want is to be cared for simple oil checks lubed ecc
I hate to say it lol but if I owned a beetle like this, I'd think of bundy. These are cool and all, they just never really interested me alot. Favorite car I'd own is 57 chevy bel air convertible or a 56 ford crown vic...or a 58 impala or cadillac. But nice car man and good video!
Hi Jim. I took my driver test in a ’56 (same as '57) in 1959 at the age of 15. My father paid $1200 for it. I passed the road test with 71, totally failed the parallel parking test because there was no rt side mirror and the TINY rear window was useless. Had problems with 6volt battery dying. Sometimes to start it I would push it with the driver door open, get it up to 4mph, hop in and pop it into gear. It would fire up EVERY TIME! We sold it a year later (to an imported dealer) for $900. It was just too impractical for American highways at the time. Top speed on a good day(without a headwind) was about 58 mph, LOL! Would love to have one today as a city car. BTW, the engine was a 1200cc 30HP with a FULLY synchro 4-spd transmission. CHEERS!
It's either single or dual barrel 1600 cc engine. I'm a volkswagen oriented user from original type one combi with 1100 cc original with high torque transmission
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in EU :-( In Germany the Green party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one single state operated central gasstation per city or county. :-((((
I think that the old school beetles were really cool. I mean, does a person need a car that you can't afford ? No. Nowadays, it's all hi tech stuff and overrated. Back then cars were more simple to take care of and work on. Just sayin.
One of the very best restorations I've ever seen. Absolutely mint. Wow
God I wish I still had my Beetle. Best car ever built.
Me too! I miss my 1957 Beetle,
Dont simp
There is no other car that makes that particular beatiful sound , bettles look like toys thats why we loved them so much
Chevrolet Corvairs (1960-1969) sounded even better! I've owned several VWs and Corvairs, and miss them all!
They run just about forever . I had a 65, I just bought a 73 . In process of light restoration. Man do I like driving it . Thanks 😊
Wow! That car looks like it just rolled off the assembly line. Either it was in a time capsule, or it’s about the best restoration I’ve ever seen. My first car was a medium brown 57 beetle that I bought from a neighbor in 67.
My 3rd car was a '57 Beetle in early 60's. Traded it for a 1972 Gran Torino wagon when we had too many kids.
Ooooh my God
I have alot of memories with this car
My father bought one at 1982 model 1958 we went to all cities in North of iraq
Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent. And you were just showing off going under the engine to display no dripping oil😜. Engine was immaculate! But please, please lose the dishrack on top of the car. It just ruins the sleek, clean lines of this beauty. I owned several bugs, the earliest being a '67. The sound of that engine is sweet music to my ears! Love the car!
I just love how plain and uncluttered the dashboard is
My mother had one just like that, selling it when I was 4. I still remember the wheel tipped accelerator, the tinted visor and seeing the gasoline nozzle going into the trunk. With the filler under the hood and no engine, a car like this could make a millennial service attendant seriously anxious. I also remember "running out of gas" and wondering why my parents could keep driving; only later did I learn about the reserve tank in lieu of a gauge. Nice car. VW found so many subtle ways to uglify them in the 1970s.
That the gas gauge could be on empty and the car still running mystified many kids. I remember when I was 5 my mother exasperated with my questions on the subject telling me that a car can still run for awhile on the battery after the gas has run out :)
Simplemente asombroso
Yo tengo un modelo 1970 y ya me siento feliz
Con uno de esos me vuelvo loco
Saludos desde México cdmx
My first car in 69' was a 57' powder blue ,with black interior VW bug, was real Pretty, 36hp.had great gas mileage, they sounded like a greyhound bus inside..✌
My '57 powder blue with sunroof got an unbelievable gas mileage. Back then gas cost from 19.9 to 32.9.
Looks better than new, you have done a great job.
I do agree with you. Not like todays ugly slap together cheap made cars
Are you blind that interior is rough as guts
Sweet little Bug . Love the Tom Jones Music Blaring on the Old Sapphire Radio . Too Cool For Words .
Smoothest sounding VW engine I've heard.
socksumi , may ist be a little more? TH-cam: Aaron Kennison: ´Driving my Karman Ghiaˋ.
$1,800 new. They didn't hit $2,000 till 1970. Beautiful!
Perfect condition that one. Engine purring like a kitten.
I have a brazilian built 1994 VW beetle 1600 (2 carbs) which i use as my daily vehicle and i'm also slowly restoring the interior (engine end mechanics are 100% complete, exterior is just misssing some minor details)
This VW ended up in my garage. She was nice then but is so much more correct now days.
The only thing I noticed which seemed odd was that the wipers parked in the wrong place for a LHD car.
Also the alarms should flicker instead of constantly lighten...apart from that a magnificent vintage car,,,,,,ah.....and where is the flower vase?
Was dual exhaust pipes original to a 57?
@@socksumi Yes.
Great restoration! Looks brand new fresh from the factory. Imagine it's already sold?
My gramma had one of these in her teenage years, and she was mad that she didn’t get the color that she wanted, she drove that poor car off a cliff into a lake that only had 6km on it, we found this out when we filed a report for the “stolen car” apparently her father and mother used a whole year worth of salary on it. And then after that she cried to them to buy her another one which they did and she totaled it the next month by letting her boyfriend “borrow” the car whenever he’d like, turns out he used the car to cheat on her as well. Man she was one spoiled brat.
This leaves me speechless. Superb.
Very nice, thanks for sharing. We have VW Beetle 1965 here.
Un auto impecable ¡Felicitaciones!.
Beautiful restoration.
Beautiful 57 VW bug I love VW bug so much
Beautiful! I love the top rack.
Absolutely beautiful gorgeous
how much did this beautiful car end up selling for? i loved the very detailed walk around
verny nice old german car, i love it ...
5:30 "Baujahr" means Year of construction. Greetings from Volkswagen Country.
That is one beautiful bug.
Precioso, está nuevo ! … tiene un año más que yo 😅. En 1977 me saqué el permiso de conducir en España en una autoescuela que todos sus vehículos eran Volkswagen como este. A día de hoy conduzco un modesto Volkswagen Polo 1.2 tsi
very nice resto a bit to shiny in places for me but good job overall ,headliners always need attention to look right ,rear seat cover needs another looking at !!!!! very nice overall needs to be driven !!!
She is a beauty!
Beautiful condition. Would love to own one. Never git that chance
One Sharp VW!!!!!
Improvement # 2341. Tthey made the wipers lay down on the right. Beautiful car.
I love the car, the Sound is perfect. My Grand Father had ohne exactly like this one only I think it was black or maroon, I have only 1 photo of it but its black & white so i cant really remember I just remember I loved it until my Grand Dad Drove it then I feared it LOL Then I drove one & I feared it even more LOL I still love these basic cars but I would Never drive it on the highway. :D
well done, the parking lights in the bottom of the headlights NEVER work on these any more, and this one does, MPint build
Very nice thanks 😊
Back in the day nobody had those roof racks on their bugs. ✌
Bill is correct. In San Diego, just surfboard racks. Cheers!
It seems awesome.
I bought a 57 VW from the original owners in 1962. Drove it for 4years and about 200,00- miles. This car appears all original - wiper blades are not correct and it us mussing the fiber board liner in the front boot(luggage compartment ).
This beautiful edition TO the '57 lineup has made some new owner a very " happy camper".....Aren' t these "raspberry" taillights an enlarged size from the ' original " strawberry" taillights in the 40's & early 50's ?? The 'raspberry' types had a reflectorized middle lense ; where as the original 'strawberry' lights had none.
Beautiful car!
SHE WAS A BEAUTY!!!!! 36 HP AND NON SYNCHRO 1ST GEAR TRANS I GUESS?
Fantastico ed intramontabile Maggiolino.
Same taillights as my 1959 almost a led look to them
my mom and dad had a vw it was like a late 59-62 white I have always slept in the back seat when i was like 3 to about 7. We moved from georgia to california in that vw. We went to my grandmas and step grandma one time the car started to bult and jerk. Keith had to come and get us the vw has had it. We had to use his 1969 or early 1970s opel for like 4 months. Vws will run and run and run only thing they want is to be cared for simple oil checks lubed ecc
Beautiful Bug. Has it been sold?
昔の車はフェンダー、ボンネット、バンパー等、車のパーツパーツがはっきりしてていいね。とても味わい深いデザインだ。壊れかけたワーゲンのボンネットに腰掛けて♪・・・
Momomo Momomo Lindo Volks Wag em.FUSCA.POR CARLOS GALLO BRASIL.BR.
Beautiful !!
Beatful Fusca
I hate to say it lol but if I owned a beetle like this, I'd think of bundy. These are cool and all, they just never really interested me alot. Favorite car I'd own is 57 chevy bel air convertible or a 56 ford crown vic...or a 58 impala or cadillac. But nice car man and good video!
Love your taste. '64 Cadillac Coupe' De Ville.
lol not even a single scratch on it and most newer vehicles are filled with scratches and dents.
Very God video and volky
just gorgeous
Beautiful
"Water wonderland" a Dutch (?) Beetle ?
So nice.
Looking pretty
beautiful car
wow, what a beauty she was!!! I am 62 and my 1st car was a 61-- did you still have the 36 HP engine and non synchro 1st gear??
Wow Jim. I'm 61 and my 1st was a '64. Paid 500. How much did you pay? Haha
Hi Jim. I took my driver test in a ’56 (same as '57) in 1959 at the age of 15. My father paid $1200 for it. I passed the road test with 71, totally failed the parallel parking test because there was no rt side mirror and the TINY rear window was useless. Had problems with 6volt battery dying. Sometimes to start it I would push it with the driver door open, get it up to 4mph, hop in and pop it into gear. It would fire up EVERY TIME! We sold it a year later (to an imported dealer) for $900. It was just too impractical for American highways at the time. Top speed on a good day(without a headwind) was about 58 mph, LOL! Would love to have one today as a city car. BTW, the engine was a 1200cc 30HP with a FULLY synchro 4-spd transmission. CHEERS!
I always like super car by seeing this I feel next time this will be my car! Lol
Great oval bug. How much did it go for?
Que bonito está el bocho 🤙 que color será🤔😁 color caqui o 🙄😳🤙
Unreal!
I thought 57 had the big window in the back?
1958.
@@modeladenny1218 ah, thanks ^~^
Show!
I wish I could still buy a Volkswagen ORIGINAL BETTLE, king pin or ball join type 6 volts or 12volts having 90-110 amperes Alternator Type.
It's either single or dual barrel 1600 cc engine. I'm a volkswagen oriented user from original type one combi with 1100 cc original with high torque transmission
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in EU :-( In Germany the Green party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one single state operated central gasstation per city or county. :-((((
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This car has already been sold and what is the value?
Y los limpiadores apá?
Beauty!
please tel me you still have it!!!! How much you want???
That's clean
😘😘😘😘😘 GARBY
I think that the old school beetles were really cool. I mean, does a person need a car that you can't afford ? No. Nowadays, it's all hi tech stuff and overrated. Back then cars were more simple to take care of and work on. Just sayin.
lovely bug
A speedometer is all ya need in the dash.
Soooooo damn sexy! I would choose this over any dumb muscle car....any day
Love it
How much did you sell this for?
Ok, well how much......
Brand new beetle
🥰🇧🇷👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
❤
Bello auto muy lindo
What did it sell for?
Parabéns
Doesn't sound as noisy as the usual air cooled engine!
nice car！
Did you sell it?
Muito legal
Belíssimo
ขายไปรึยังครับ
looking for a convertible VW
Muito bonito
is it sold?
Sounds like a diesel!