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air cooled
How to Rebuild Your VW
Air-cooled engines. Great
detailed engine building
instructions.175 pgs., 8"x10"
#SN04331 . . . . . . $24
.95
How to Hot Rod
VW Engines
160 pgs., 8"x10"
#SN04322. . . .. . . . . . .
$
22.
95
Baja Bugs & Buggies
"The off-road book"
160 pgs.
#SN04324. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
22.
95
Restoration
A "must" if you're doing rust
repair. Finally, someone has come
out with a complete Beetle (and
Bus) Do-It-Yourself restoration
manual. It is 328 pages, with 900
illustrations, Manual: VW Beetle
and II Restoration. Hardbound.
#SN4319. . . . . . . . .
$
49.
95
1970-1979 Beetle, Super Beetle and Karmann Ghia.
488 pgs., 720 illus., 41 pgs., electrical wiring diag.,
#SN01079 . . . . . . .
8 1/2''x11'' . . . . . . . . . .
$
43.
95
1966-1969 Beetle, and Karmann Ghia.
512 pgs., 959 illus., 4 pgs., electrical wiring diag.,
#SN01078 . . . . . . .
8 1/2''x11'' . . . . . . . . . .
$
36.
95
1961-1965 Beetle, Karmann Ghia. The Original
#SN05586 . . . . . . .
1334 pgs. Big Book! . . .
$
99.
95
1963-1967 Bus
#SN5276 . . . . . . .
1400 pgs. Big Book! . . . .
$
99.
95
1954-1979 VW Beetle-Ghia
Haynes Auto Repair Manual, 256
pgs., 676 illus., GOOD BOOK,
less expensive, great buy. (No Fuel
Injection.) All the info. the"Average
Joe" needs.
#SN04312 . . . . . .
$
23.
95
The official book with tons of info. is
Bentley!
(A little technical)
Air-Cooled
Idiot Manual
25thAnniversary Edition
of "How To Keep Your
Volkswagen Alive!" Jam
packed with information
written so everyone can
understand it!
A must for Beetle own-
ers!
#SN01074 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.
95
HAYNES SERVICE MANUALS,
Good overview of entire vehicle!
Bug `54 to `79
Beetle
"A great book for the top of the toilet"
B
eetle restoration has become somewhat
of a national craze. When we first started
into business, we did so because we were
accused of being the cheapest people around,
and drove Beetles because of reverse-snobbery.
We all knew that we were better than the rest
of the world because we could drive around in
a little Beetle with no heat, which had all kinds
of strange habits.
We will furiously defend the Beetle from
attack from all outsiders, but after a few beers,
when you analytically think about the Beetle
(like all good engineers do), you realize that
the car was very spartan, and lacked certain
amenities, which are considered necessities
today. Can you imagine a Beetle with six-way
Bose sound, heated, six-way power seats, power
antenna, power door locks, or a computerized
information system to tell you whether your
ashtray is open or closed? Nah, we didn't want
all this stuff. We would have settled for heat
-- just plain heat. Or not even real heat, just
something above freezing!
Well, we're a little older now (supposed to be
wiser); thirty pounds heavier, with a wife, two
kids and a mortgage, and we're looking for lost
youth. Ah, that's it -- that's the cause of the
Beetle craze: finding our lost youth!
There is absolutely no valid reason to restore
a Beetle. There are better things to do with your
time, and better investments. Restoring a Beetle
is great therapy, dryer than fly fishing, and with-
out the baggage of group therapy.
The Beetle may not be, at the present time, an
investment grade antique (although certain early
Beetles and convertibles are). It is certainly a
special interest car, whose price will only appre-
ciate. Recycled Jack has turned down an offer of
$14,000 for his wife's `79 convertible, and we
have heard of an early Ghia convertible offered
for $40,000, but (alas!) you can still purchase a
Beetle in need of repair for $500.
What Beetle should you restore? The most
logical answer is to restore the Beetle you have
or closest to the one you had as a "first car"..
The Beetle you have is at least a devil you
know, and anything can be fixed. You probably
have some books on the car already, but if you
don't the first book to buy is the Complete Idiot
Manual; this will give you the basics of the car.
The second is for our restoration manual, and
the third and fourth are the high-performance
books. Read these for a few days, and then take
a basketful of money, and come see us. We'll
suggest a course of action.
Once Bitten You've Got The Bug!
RESTORATION
How to renovate chassis and body work,
including the renewal of major panels, and
re-painting. How to renovate interiors, includ-
ing the recovering of seats and renewal of the
hood. How to give new life to mechanical
and electrical components, including engine
overhaul. It is an absolute MUST (along with
our Video) for anyone thinking of restoring a
Volkswagen.
It includes:
History · Buying
Specifications · Body work
Mechanics · Interior Electronics
Modifications
Finally, someone has come out with a com-
plete Beetle (and Bus) Do-It-Yourself res-
toration manual. It is 328 pages, with 900
illustrations, Manual: VW Beetle and T-2
Restoration. Hardbound.
#SN4319 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
49.
95
BENTLEY SERVICE MANUALS,
very comprehensive, a must for Beetle
owners!