THE FIRST VOLKSWAGEN(CLASS 11 MISTAKE)

The first VW Buck and I bought was a $900 1974 project. The engine came with the car....In a box, and the body was in rough condition, but to us it was a perfect class 11 start....that was until we brought it home and looked up the VIN. Yup, it was a super beetle. I knew that I couldn't use a super beetle for a class 11, because everywhere I read said, stay clear of super beetles. Apparently the super beetle had a MacPherson strut(looks like a coil over shock), and was not durable enough for off-road use. So, we were back to the drawing board, we didn't know if we should cut our losses and sell it for less than we bought it for, or use it as a learning process. We decided to build it into a street driver. Instead of rebuilding the engine, we found a turn key one on craigslist for $650. Now we had a bug that could drive, and now we knew we were onto the hard stuff.

                                                                                 Just Got Home

                                                                                "Box" Engine

                                                                                B1K Bound!

                                                                           New Engine!

                                                                                 It Drives!