1961 Volkswagon Beetle on 2040-cars
West Jordan, Utah, United States
Your looking at a 1961 Volkswagen Beetle. It is fairly good shape given its age. It was my daily driver until about 8 yrs ago, when I parked it planning on restoring it. It was covered all that time, but life got in he way and I never got t it. I pulled it about a month ago and have been driving it around again. It is fully registered. Love the car but I have another project in mind and don't have the time to do both. As you can see from the pictures it has the normal wear for its age. The usual rust spots need attention. The metal under the spare tire is the worse and needs to be replaced, but the floor boards behind the seats are not rusted through. I put a new 6vlt battery in when I got it out, as well as flushed the gas out and did an oil change. The stereo turns on and makes noise but has a hard time locking in on any stations. The speedometer needs to be rebuilt, sounds like a gear stripped out the other day. has a new speedometer cable on it. This car is all original for the year such as the 6vlt system, and the snowflake tail lights. would be an excellent car for someone who is looking to stay original and do a full restoration or just have fun driving it until it stops. The dash has not been altered in anyway. It could use a minor tune up, i put on a new horn and new wipers for inspection, as well as a new fuel reserve valve. I have flushed out the old fuel and did an oil change when I pulled it out of storage.
On May-18-14 at 15:28:57 PDT, seller added the following information: transmission is a four speed manual and the car is rear will drive.... also added a picture of the trunk and engine i missed earlier. |
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