1968 Volkswagen Beetle - Classic

Coupe

1600cc Dual Port (1971 style)

Manual

118362195

Clear

Gasoline

This is a great little VW Bug in the Kansas City area. The pictures tell most of the story, but here's a little more about it that you can't see in the photos. The car runs and drives great! I posted a couple of videos so you can hear it run and see it drive. Click the links below to check them out:http://youtu.be/ifDlgrGzFFQhttp://youtu.be/wfYUWmJBOmg The engine was rebuilt about a year and a half ago with a new crank shaft, rods, clutch, etc. The fuel tank was replaced at the same time. I've only driven it about 720 miles since then. The full receipts with date and mileage are in the photos. Since then I have replaced the front suspension trailing arm bushings (red in the photos), wiper motor, transaxle shaft boots, and various other things. The engine has '71-style dual-port heads and offset oil cooler, 009 distributor, and oil pressure and temperature sending units installed with matching VDO gauges in dash. There is also a cylinder head temp gauge in the dash, but no sending unit installed. This car has really quick acceleration, and can cruise at 70mph on the freeway. It has a Gene Berg short-shifter installed. The car is lowered with adjustable drop on the front beam (see photos) and 15 inch aluminum flower wheels with lower-profile tires. The back tires have good tread, the front are pretty low. Once while I was driving, the left rear wheel came off because the castle nut had not been torqued properly. I could not find the wheel and had to replace it, which is why that one is black. It started rusting pretty bad on the roof and around the body some, so I took the glass out and fenders off, thoroughly removed the rust, and painted the area with blue Rustoleum paint. The rest of the body has some rust, but not too bad. If you are not able to come look at it and would like more pictures, I can send you some. E-bay limited the number I could put in the listing to 24. In the process of fixing the body rust I removed much of the interior including the glove box, door panels, visors, etc. I do have those parts and will include them of course. While getting it inspected last year, the front trailing arm bushings were too loose, so I replaced those. They are red in the photos of the front end. Just a little while back I noticed a crack in the right rear trailing arm right under one of the three bolts that hold it to the drum housing, so that will probably need to be replaced. All lights and electrical are working. I have really enjoyed having this car and working on it, but with four small children now I do not have the time or money to properly restore it. Hopefully someone out there does. This care is being sold as-is. If you have any questions or would like more pictures or to schedule a time to see the car please send me a message. Local pick-up only, will meet at public location. Payment by cash at time of pick up.