1972 Volkswagen Beetle - Classic

Sedan

4 - Cyl.

Manual

1122865216

Gasoline

First, let me state that this is a 28 year old automobile, with all that that entails. It didn't just roll off the showroom floor, and you WILL have to do a little wrenching on it once in awhile. That, or you will need to get yourself a good mechanic or have a buddy who can help you with it from time to time. My wife and I bought this car about five years ago, and we have done a ton of work on it since then. Thus far, we have: * Gapped and re-gapped the valves * Rebuilt the carburetor * Replaced the distributor cap, points, cables, spark plugs, intake boots, etc. * Cleaned out the heat risers * Tuned and re-tuned the motor * Replaced all of those funky old rubber bushings in the front end with brand new neoprene bushings * Replaced the ball joints * Replaced the shift rod bushing * Drained and refilled the transmission * Restored the original horn circuit to OEM * Replaced the clutch and accelerator cables * Installed a new 60-month battery about a year ago * Replaced the master cylinder, all four wheel cylinders, and all the brake shoes and bled the whole system * Installed four brand new Kumho "Power Star 758" 165/80R15 tires not more than 2,000 miles ago * Removed, disassembled, cleaned, greased, painted and reinstalled the wiper motor assembly * Restored the exhaust system to OEM * Installed a nice alarm system with ignition cut-off circuit * Replaced the screwball sound system installed by a previous owner with a fairly decent Kenwood system * Etc., etc. So mechanically, this car is in pretty doggone good shape. When we first bought this car, we were never really sure which way it wanted to go. With all the slop it had in the front end, it was pretty scary, really. But, now, with the fresh bushings in the front end, and the brakes working properly, and the new tires and such, it goes down the highway really nice. This was my wife's daily driver for quite awhile, so we didn't spare any expense when it came to basic running needs. I believe this car is fairly sound and a great restoration candidate. The heater channels seem good and solid, as are the strut towers, as near as I can tell. There is a little bit of surface rust under the brake fluid reservoir, but the strut towers do look plenty solid. The original floor pans are also still solid, with the exception of a small area under the back, driver side seat that needs a little attention. Not long after we bought this car, I started worrying about a couple nickel-sized rust spots near the original crescent moon vents, and I ended up doing a little bit of quickie rust prevention by wire-brushing down to the bare metal, layering up a little fiberglass mat, smoothing with some bondo, and doing a quickie paint job. I also fiberglassed over where those rediculous moon vents were because they were the cause of that rust to begin with. Please note that I didn't fill those cavities with bondo, just glassed over where the vents used to be to keep out the rain. If you rap on those rear columns with your knuckles, they ring like a bell, so there's still plenty of good solid metal there waiting to be fixed up right. As I said earlier, my wife was using this car as her daily driver, so I didn't have the kind of time that I needed to do a legitimate semi-custom restoration, but I did manage to head off that little bit of rust before it got any worse. If I were going to keep this car, I would wire brush that stuff back off, weld in some fresh steel, weld up those horrifically ill-advised vents in the process, smooth things out, and repaint. But unfortunately, I have four automobiles right now, including a 68 Beetle that I bought just so I could fix one up the way that I wanted to, and now something has to go. Let's see, what else does this thing need? A lot of TLC, mostly: a real legitimate restoration, a new dash pad, new seat covers, a new fuel tank sending unit for the gas gauge, miscellaneous knobs and hardware, and so on. Just in the last week or so, I have started having just a little bit of trouble getting the starter Bendix to do its thing. It has been sitting for a few months, and this trouble may quite possibly work itself out with regular use. Otherwise, you may be looking at rebuilding the starter. But I really think it might work itself out with regular use. Anyway, you could drive this little Beetle as a daily driver and enjoy that 25 miles per gallon, if you like, or you could fix this classic automobile back up to showroom condition. The choice is yours. Terms and Conditions Please, serious bidders only. If you have a poor feedback rating or fewer than 10 feedbacks, and you want to bid, please contact me before bidding. Also, if you have any questions, please ask before bidding. I have tried to represent this car as best I can, and I am striving to keep my feedback at 100 percent, so if you feel that I have been less than honest, I am sure we can work things out without having to resort to negative feedback. I don't know, maybe you see something that I'm not seeing, but I am sure that we can come to some sort of reasonable resolution, if there's a problem. IMPORTANT: My family and I are moving on July 17, so I absolutely HAVE to have this car paid for -- via paypal, cash, or cashiers check -- and picked up by July 17. That should give the winning bidder about two weeks to come and get it. Good luck.