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1973 Classic Standard Vw Beetle (custom) on 2040-cars

Year:1973 Mileage:124798 Color: Red /
 Gray
Location:

Troy, Michigan, United States

Troy, Michigan, United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Modified 1644cc
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1132087493 Year: 1973
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Beetle - Classic
Trim: Standard
Options: CD Player
Mileage: 124,798
Exterior Color: Red
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Gray
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 4
Drive Type: rear transaxle
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Paint is faded."

1973 VW Classic Standard Beetle.  CUSTOM.   


HISTORY:  The car came from NC to Michigan in the mid-1980's.  I bought it in 1986.  I used it as daily transportation for 2 years, then decided to customize it as I then had my 2-stroke SAAB for a daily driver.  The car went to an air-cooled VW specialist in Toledo.  The car was modified with:  1644cc pistons.  Shaved heads and deck.  3/4 race cam.  Weber twin choke progressive carburetor, balanced engine, lightened flywheel with double the number of dowels, external oil cooler, external oil filter (spin-on), extended oil sump, heavy duty oil pump, I retained the standard cooling tin to help keep engine cool, electric fuel pump with regulator, alternator conversion, smaller pulley with timing marks, blue coil, hi-po distributor,ANS exhaust (4-chrome tips), front disc brakes, lowered front spindles, rear torrsion bars are lowered with coil spring over rear shocks, 7/8" front anti-sway bar, offset chrome wheels with body color wire baskets (6"x15), all four fenders are fiberglass and are widened, fiberglass trunk lid, fiberglass engine cover with whale-tail spoiler, external body chrome stripped with holes welded closed prior to painting, ligherter bumpers with turn signals in front bumper, Bosch front driving lights, one-piece door windows with lighter early style doors installed. early style tail lamps, Scat front seats, small diameter steering wheel, full instruments in dash, replaced dash, CD player with 4 speakers, short shift conversion, roller pedal accelerator, gray velour door and rear side panels, Billet window crank handles, new headlining, heated rear window.  Painted in 1990 with Ford Thunderbird red paint which is now very faded and begging to peel from the trunk lid.  Heat channels and one side of floor replaced at time of rebuild.  New suspension bushings at that time.  

After all this work, I drove the car occasionally for ten years, then sporadically, then I took a new job 100 miles away and have not had time to ever return to it.  I am now approaching 60 years of age and know the car should be passed to someone younger than me.

I have not started this car in at least 6 years.  When it was driven regularly, it needed new spark plugs each Spring and it got an oil change at that time (I remember 6-8 quarts of oil with the cooler and the extended sump).  The car is lighter than stock and more powerful.  It does burn rubber if you feel the need,,,, more importantly, it handles like a Go-Cart.  

I checked last Sunday and I could turn the pulley by hand up to the point where compression stopped me,,,,,,,, so the engine is not frozen, and the valves move on the pistons coming up for compression.  I did not have a spare battery and did not try to start it.  The car cover disintegrated a couple of years ago, and the sun has faded the paint.  It needs a new paint job.  Some glass weatherstripping is drying out (not enough to be worrisome unless the car was being displayed at a show.  The tires have less than 500 miles on them, but have sat for years.  I could not find any rust on the undercarriage, but admit to not laying on my back on the driveway to look closely.  I did shoot some digital images of the undercarriage.  Looks like undercoating is peeling is some areas.  Paint is blistering in one spot on the bottom edge of the driver's door.  

I think it needs a new paint job, a battery and a full tune-up (possible check valve settings since it sat for so long).  Tires may be drying out.  I did not test brakes.

Please ask question or ask for images you may need.  I am only at the house where the car is at during weekends, though.  Weekdays I am 100 miles north.  

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