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1964 Tornado Red Vw Bug on 2040-cars

Year:1964 Mileage:40900
Location:

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States
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1964 VW Bug, in very good daily driver condition.  Some of its features are:

  • Brand-new Wolfsburg West multi-piece headliner
  • front and rear seat frames are correct for 1964
  • brand-new TMI seat covers front and back
  • brand-new front seat pads 
  • 3-point front seat belts
  • 13" GT sport steering wheel; original wheel may go w/the car depending on the selling price
  • brakes stop solid and are less than 2 years old
  • working heat!!
  • converted to 12V and all electric works - horn, wipers, lights, dash lights, parking lights, dome light, cigarette lighter, etc.  Wipers upgraded to 12-volt armature and work correctly.  Year-correct single-speed wipers.
  • both front king-ping carriers rebuilt last week w/new link and king pins
  • just aligned
  • tires have over 90% tread leaft.  205/60/15 Khumos in rear, 185/60/15 in front
  • 2.5" drop spindles in front with heavy duty 3/4" sway bar correct for a lowered front end;
  • Empi oil shocks for a lowered front end
  • rear shocks
  • 5-spoke Empi wheels all around (already had these when I bought it over 2 years ago)
  • Strong motor with less than 10k miles on it, if I am to believe the Previous Owner.  I have pictures of the engine out of the car for rebuild before I purchased it.  Some of the features of the motor that I've upgraded or added over the last 2 years:
    • Replaced crappy SCAT engine tin w/original and correct German tin for a 1600DP motor
    • Complete factory tin in place - doghouse, hoover bit, flaps, heat riser covers, etc.
    • installed correct and working thermostat for optimal cooling
    • New battery and alternator
    • new Dansk heat exchangers, both sides, along w/the heater cable
    • Clutch and accelarator cables
    • rebuilt Bocar 34-pict-3 carburator
    • 009 Distributor w/Pertronix electronic ignition points replacement module
    • brand new coil, plug wires, and plugs, valves adjusted, oil changed, timed
    • muffler is less than 2 years old
Other Upgrades/Improvements/maintenance:
  • new rear shock tower-to-body pads
  • new front axle beam-to body pads
  • brand new steering damper, right inner and outer tie-rod ends
  • brand new fiber wiring cover (Wolfsburg West)
  • floors cleaned and treated with Master Series Silver rust proofing, painted and undercoated
  • correct tar-boards under carpet.
  • Carpet is about 3 years old and in very good condition, same for the window rubber
  • New right-front brake drum (the old one had stripped lug nut threads)
  • cleaned, re-packed and adjusted front wheel bearings, both sides
  • transmission fluid changed and switched to synthetic oil
  • shifts gears smoothly, does not pop-out of any gear
  • anti-theft shift-lock installed
The not-so-good:
  • Rust repair bottom of the front wheel-wells was done by the Previous Owner and not professionally, could stand a re-do by a pro. But there are no open holes and structural integrity is not compromised as far as I can tell.
  • same for the base of the B-pillars on the interior.
  • it is a 50 year-old car w/a 40+ year-old engine.  No warranty is provided or otherwise implied, it is sold AS-IS.
  • paint is good for a driver but is not show quality
Car is also for sale locally and I will end the auction if the right opportunity arises.

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