https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yamf9i6RWso

 

ferkemall

Back in the day the VW was designed the way it was because of the autobahns and the distances traveled in Germany ,air cooled ment no pipe no radiator ,no water pump, no thermostat, or temp gauge, and one less pulley ,it was easy to repair so it would not fit in today,s Euro car laws because it would not generate enough money for the greedy EEC of today, It went the same way as the Daf air cooled engine and its belt /expanding pulley auto transmission ,it lasted to long no one was making any money out of it . Put modern ingnition system on it and it will run for ever ,points always go off or burn due to bad condensers ,you can fit after market carbs and exhaust systems ,yes they do rot in the 4 corners but a easy no rush day with a mig welder sorts that out A color tune to sort out the mixture and a timing light was about as complex as it got !

 

Stephen Brookes
I really had no idea that USA had the same affection for this car as we do in UK. I lived for many years in Mexico, and often walked past huge car pounds, full of green and white former taxis, that had been forcibly delicensed due to strict (but very necessary) emissions legislation. I often wondered if I could buy them all and ship them to UK where they would be loved.(after having the steering wheel put on the correct side). Alas the Mexican government have deemed the poor little Vochito too harmful to the air to allow them to survive. Although the now much more affluent Mexicans treasure these cars and many spend a fortune restoring and customising them. I remember my first ride in a Mexican Vocho taxi. The guy could turn the steering wheel almost a whole turn before it would actually move the front wheels. Fortunately most roads in DF are straight. I surmised that this car had hardly received any maintenance over its approximate 20 year life, yet it still went. I was not too sure it would actually stop however, so shortened my journey. I miss Mexico, Mexicans and Vochos.

 

Marshall Curtis

At 42:50, the lady mentions that she used to drive a beetle during her college days, along with everybody else who attended college in her day. When I was a young boy in Yellow Springs OH in the early 60's, there was this one street near Antioch College that a friend and I called "Volkswagen Street", because just about every car parked there was a bug!

 

by Zmajko1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw6U6sK2NhE