1968 68 Volkswagen Beetle Vw Rat Rod Hot Radical Chopped Top Custom One Of Kind on 2040-cars
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
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For sale is a 1968 Volkswagen beetle. First of all the car's name is Chubby Betty! This car is a highly radical chopped top beast. has a 1600CC engine from a 1973 gia. or at least that is what I think the engine block serial number came out being. engine has a one barrel carb but is suppose to be a 2bbl. never got around to changing it. engine is a dual port!!!!. plenty of power for this volksrod. exhaust has baffles inside. all lights, brakes, turn signals headlights work. some are led and some are just regular bulb. cant remember which ones are which. headlights are aftermarket model a type. alternator is new. clutch was just installed today because old one was weak. engine is a little hard to start because of the smaller carb. suspension sits just about 2inches off the ground in front with no one in it. so when you drive it....hahahahah its fun. it will scrape at some point. brakes are all good. steering is rack and pinion from some GM car I robbed the steering rack from. cant remember model. front end was stretched out 8inches and dropped around 8. radical. on the body....most of its a beetle. the top is parts and pieces of a beetle and a 1938 chevy coupe. all of it cut and welded together to what you see now. the rear deckled is a 74ish super beetle hood that was cut in the middle and made wider to fit the body. when you open the rear deckled you access a new trunk area and the engine. there are two 90# shocks that hold this deckled open to place your groceries or whatever. the front deck lid opens from inside the car from a hood release knob. the front trunk area gains access to a gas tank which is a early model tank from a 59 or older beetle. the inside of the area is carpeted. this is a panel under the carpet which gains access to the fuse panel box and the main chunk of the new electrical. all electrical is new on the car. has new fuse block. the front visor is a mystery visor. picked it up at a swap meet and even the prior owner had no clue what it was from. I took a chance and cut it in half and made fit the car. everything works on car except gas gauge. I dunno what's wrong. never had much luck with gas gauges. today I went driving the car and it started raining. wipers stopped working. I think it blew a fuse. not sure. I haven't had chance to look at it. just enjoying the ride. passenger side door glass is cracked...I forgot to removed an extension cord building the car one day and shut the door with the cord going thru the jamb. cracked the new door glass. at first I hated it but its funny how something will grow on you. it adds character to the car. this is my version of a RAT ROD. it does not have to be perfect. kids can climb all over it and I don't have to worry. on the inside....diamond plated polished floors. 99 clavier seats....fits really good and feels good. shifter is a old beer tap. horn is a geo metro beep beep. from my 98 geo metro I totaled out. fits well to the car. kinda cartoony. the steering wheel is from my old 67 mustang but I think its an aftermarket grant steering wheel. there's a bottle opener on the glove box. new cd player. headliner is aesthetic horse skin. looks killer! the rear deckled sports the cars name. Chubby Betty. Also she is sitting on the hood!!! Car is currently licensed on the road. I have owned the car for almost a year. bought as a shell and got it going. chopped and welded the hell out of it. I drive it to as many car shows as possible. always draws a crowd. I also been using it to advertise my welding business. wheels have painted white walls. I have driven the car about 200-300 miles with the paint on them and have been going pretty good I think. they have cracks and chips but like it. goes with the car. I am sure I am forgetting something because hell this is one heck of a car here. hard to remember it all. On Aug-31-14 at 09:03:12 PDT, seller added the following information: Update!!!! here is a video of me driving it today. 8-31-2014 I drove the car 35miles today in the rain no problems. had fun making roaster tails! video shows tons of detail that pictures do not. On Aug-31-14 at 09:37:47 PDT, seller added the following information: just remembered....car had new starter installed around march. On Sep-01-14 at 04:23:36 PDT, seller added the following information: Please feel free if you have any questions to call or text me. Sometimes phone calls will go straight to voice mail or get dropped because I live out in the country. 270 734 0643. thanks chris |
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