Australian built, June 1976 Sedan Beetle.

This car has been fully restored and re sprayed in the original acrylic paint colour CLR722 Riverina Orange # 17644. All the rust has been removed professionally and the sound deading foam has been removed to prevent any further possible rusting. All exposed areas have been fish oil treated while the headliner was out.

Mexican engine lid and bonnet seals fitted no ugly seal retainers

The engine and gearbox are stock 1600ccs and run very good achieving some 28 miles to the gallon around town, both have been regularly serviced. Early model engine mount with new rubbers fitted

All new window rubbers, and a new windscreen have been fitted, together with a new headliner, the seats and door trims are tan in colour, padded dash.

Its fitted with a late model Volkswagen cassette radio, new radio aerial, the radio has the option of a external CD stacker, the radio has 4 speaker fitted and a rear parcel shelf houses 2 x 6 x 9 speakers.

The car is fitted with stock wheels and tyres

The current registration is NSW valid until September 2008

Call Dave
Mob 0415-957-030
Work 02-8304-4109
david@clubvw.org.au

$6500.00 or ONO

and the rear view

Saw this at the Nationals ....Very Very Noice ....where are you Craig Torrens???

nice looking car

love the '76, and hard to find in this condition.

Moving on to a new project Dave ?

yeah well it was stand in car for the 12 months i was playing with the 65 smoothie and doing the Injection upgrade

so no car spaces and something has to go so i can get onto the re restoring the 56 ragtop

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Craig

how was the rust in the one you bought

there wasn't any.

my 76 hillclimb car didn't have any in it either.......until I mounted the battery in the front and it spewed acid everywhere

Good afternoon gents;
I am after a 76'er but have a question?
Which is the better car a 75L bug or the 76 in terms of overall enjoyability.
I unloaded my 75L to my 17 year old nephew yesterday.(dumb decision in hindsight).
cheers

or a car that rides smooth as

and dont have no rattly springs banging around

The kid wanted the 75L since he was 10, I was given a 59 bug when I was 18 "So what goes around comes around".
Hopefully he will add a few mods before he hands it back. A 76 (Dolphin Blue) has always been on the wish list. Thou I have fond memories of one orange bug thou.
I'll try and hook up a look at this 76Bug
cheers

Hi

Dave and I often sling of at one another, its a bit like squashing ants, he's a soft target. Dave's bug is a good car with all the hard work done.

Steve

Its a purist thing, '76 was the last evolution of the Type 1 with the original torsion bar front end. You will get good debates from each side of the fence about which is better. Take it for a drive and see if it drives different, compared with your previous L Bug.

I prefer the '76, I wish I never sold mine !

I have both...............the 76 is better.

i have neither.... go a type 3!!

I have'nt forgot u type 3 (good value) after the 75L sailed pass the blue slip last week.
76 sounds nice just add some nice empi wheels, rear opening windows, stainless exhaust and I'm cruizin in style again.
My 13 yo was really pissed his cousin snaked the 75L (asked for American Muscle car as a replacement?), but was happy again when I showed him the 76 er thou.
Is the bug near St Peters? so it can be viewed.

i can bring it to where u want

just give me notice

I work at Matraville so day time isnt a prob

more pics available if you want them

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SOLD today wish i had more space would have kept the 76


OK so now its onto a old / new update project

and my mate is very happy too.
Had a look at it today when he brought it in to work

pity it doesnt have struts.
Guess he will have to buy a kidney belt to drive it

Yeah from the G forces from superb handling.

wish i had another garage F A R K

hey Barry did u test drive you will never go back to those shitty struts LOL heheheheheeheeeeee

I got my Oval back again

Youse blokes are on crack - my Super-dupers are much nicer to drive than my beam bombs

Quote:

Originally posted by VWCOOL Youse blokes are on crack - my Super-dupers are much nicer to drive than my beam bombs

Ah, brotherly love