Hi everyone, I bought this 1962 beetle from a garage sale in my home town of Natimuk on sunday. My plans are to get the beetle on the road and then get back on to my bay window camper.
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Looks like a cool find.

I spent some time in Natimuk climbing at Arapiles recently. Fantastic place.

looks good

Gota ask....How much????

I paid $350.
Cheers Rusty

looks like it is in pretty good condition, look forward to seeing updates

Looks excellent x Enjoy putting her on the road x

Hi Rusty
Did you go to the Dimboola swap meet???

I'll give you $400

Sorry mate, not for sale.
Rusty

Here is a few more pics.
Gave it a wash.


I put a running board, a spat and my wheel trims on for some mock pics.

Rusty.

A few more...
Guards are off and windows are out.


Gave my rear bumper a clean and painted the inner silver and the brakets black.


Rusty.

Looking good so far. I'm contemplating spats for mine, but I'm not sure.

I want your shed!!

awesome job you are doing mate

what are the plans for it?

i want spats too! where are yours from man?
Awesome find, looks excellent, wish i never saw the price though haha

DieSchnelleKafer, My dad and I installed 2 and 1/2 inch drop spindles today to get it sitting how I want it.

If it looks like this at the end of my resto I will be happy, but with the wheel trims shown in the photo above


AndrewB, I borrowed the spats from my uncle to see what it would look like.

Cheers Rusty.

This is what I have been doing over the school holidays, as well as a trip to Bendigo Volksclub's Easter Extravaganza. Pulled the front beam out of the beetle. Prep'd and painted, here are a few pics....




Cheers Rusty.

Looks like a..........lot of work! Goodluck

great barn find! they are still out there, just got to keep looking.

love the white and red flash look, that was my fathers 58 bug back in the mid 60's.......

looks awesome man! looking forward to more progress pics

A little more progress, but not much.... I have sanded most of the blue off and it is back to the original white.
Rusty.

Nice work man.

sweet shed!!!!!

Awesome find!!! thats so cool get into it! looks like fun. Want your shed

Nice find, I paid $300 for my first beetle.

Bit of an update... have been sanding doors and bonnet and have given the floor pan a clean. Left hand side door has had repairs previously but isn't in bad condition.
Right hand side door is quite good and doesn't have any evidence of repairs. The bonnet has previously had one repair but overall is quite good. Floor pan is nearly clean and coming up well.
Hopefully shouldn't be long and I should be getting some body panels in primer.

left hand door..


Right hand door mostly sanded back..

and now..


bonnet..


floor pan before..

and now..


Rusty.

keep it up mate, gotta love a barn find. Can't wait to see it finished.