Bella the Bug
Restoration of a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle to former glory, a beige beauty.
16/05/2017
Tatton Park 6th August :)
29/04/2017
Bit of a rub down and repaint on the wheels until I have time to get them powdercoated. Also note the trim that is staying on! Hasn't pinged off and hit me again yet!
05/04/2017
The carpet is in. Horrible job!
so after a hectic few months of damaging my knee, writing a dissertation, changing jobs twice and being generally busy Bella has been re-insured and will be on the streets in the next week or so! Long time coming. Just doing the agreed valuation and regretting looking at receipts!
27/01/2017
Still need to get this in! There is also a set of reversing lamps, an electric window washer pump and new brake shoes all waiting to be installed.
29/10/2016
Then swapped this old bonnet release cable for a new one. Bloody thing was riveted in so had to take the glovebox out.
29/10/2016
For this
29/10/2016
Got a little bit of mobility back so swapped this
finally created a thread on thesamba which shows you really quickly all the changes Bella has had.
I haven't posted in a while as I was working and then dislocated my kneecap so I'm on crutches at the moment! Hoping to have everything finished by the end of October though so she can have a few drives out before the snow comes!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8223991 #8223991
05/09/2016
10 Not-So-Small Facts About the Volkswagen Beetle More than a decade after the last old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line, people are still singing the praises of the quirky little car.
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