I wanted a cheap form of transport to mess around with during the "summer" months and be easy to work on should anything go wrong. I originally planned to get a road legal quad bike, very cheap to run, but the insurance premiums were very high, and well, they're not that safe!
I moved onto looking at new road legal buggies such as quadzilla's joyners etc but again, insurance was through the roof and getting high quality product looked slim. Most had big issues and weren't cheap or easy to fix. That then led me to vw buggies.
Classic cars, easy to work on and cheapish to run.. Looked like a winner and the researching began.
A few months later and a lucky ebay win I ended up with my very first buggy!
It was a non-runner. Required a decent amount of rebuilding to get working but its running sweet as a nut now
Rust free (some surface rust but a quick wire brush will sort that) she was a bargain. It could do with a makeover paint and interior wise, but thats going to be saved for over winter when shes off the road and living in the garage.
It's a 1962 Short Wheel Base with a 1584cc Type 3 engine, adjustable coil over rear suspension.
Drive on the beach!
Heres a few pics of the restoration.... Still in progress!
Fred Flinstone inspired Rust removal...
Final mock up of the rear rusty bits and the plate I've made to weld into it and fix it up..
painted my first coat of hammerite yellow to the floor pans! woohoo progress!!
Topic: AP's 1962 Beach Buggy Resto - Mk5 Volksrod (Read 44361 times)
