Herbie Rides Again!

Well, we got the "bug" again... Literally. This one is a '65. It showed up in the Super Shopper - www.supershopper.com, listed in Warminster. I made the call and found out it was located at Durham Road 23 (Lakeridge Road) and Highway 7. I've been passing this bug on my way to work every day for over a year!!!

I made arrangements to see the bug and quickly knew that we had to have it. It is a California car, never registered in Ontario and it is obvious. It is wearing almost all original paint. The heater channels and lower body extremities are absolutely solid. It has typical battery rot in the passenger side floor but is otherwise perfectly solid. It also has a crank back sunroof, pop-out windows, and the original 6V Sapphire radio. These options alone are worth more than I paid for the bug!

Our plan is to keep this one original - patched where necessary and stabilized - but original, as you see it. We also want to give it the "junkyard Herbie look" - something like you see in the last photo above.

Stay tuned for updates!