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Hi, i'm Jelle and this is the story about my 1973 Volkswagen Beetle.
I first saw the car at Cars And Coffee Antwerp (27/1/2013) completly random.
Took a few shots and fell in love with it.
Sure enough few weeks later (26/2/2013) I did a full fotoshoot of it, and could not stop looking at the car.
The day of the shoot the owner told me it was for sale.
I asked the price and onwer told me it was 6k, for me it seemed a good price.
Coming home I told my parents that I wanted that car, they told me if I would save up my money from work I could get it a few months laters, sure enough just 6 weeks later it was on the driveway.
And thats when it went downhill..
I wanted to register the car, not knowing I still had to get the car checked up for registration, and it not being in the state for it I had to put it back orginal.
Not having any parts for it I called the previous owner of the car, but he did not respond, after some days he did and I went to pick up some of the parts he still had that came with the car.
The only thing I could use was the front axle, so that was fitted that evening.
I did not all go as planned and I got pissed and let car sit in the garage for 3 months and not even looking at it and planning to sell it on again.
I went to another cars and Coffee and saw 2 nice Beetles, talked to the owners and they came over to look at my car. Few weeks later the car is pretty much ready for the big check up.
<- Thats how I left the car in the garage for 2/3 months ( I do feel really bad about it )
Here are some pics of the progress :
from here on this is what I did all on my own :
Undercoating against rust etc
Refitted original side fenders for my indicators
Refitted bumpers and yellow fog light and bolted the hood back on
This is just the beginning of whats going to happen to the car, after the check up its going away for paint and then it will be lowered again.
Should be ready before Feb 2014
I will be constantly updating this thread.
I excuse my bad grammar
I first saw the car at Cars And Coffee Antwerp (27/1/2013) completly random.
Took a few shots and fell in love with it.
Sure enough few weeks later (26/2/2013) I did a full fotoshoot of it, and could not stop looking at the car.
The day of the shoot the owner told me it was for sale.
I asked the price and onwer told me it was 6k, for me it seemed a good price.
Coming home I told my parents that I wanted that car, they told me if I would save up my money from work I could get it a few months laters, sure enough just 6 weeks later it was on the driveway.
And thats when it went downhill..
I wanted to register the car, not knowing I still had to get the car checked up for registration, and it not being in the state for it I had to put it back orginal.
Not having any parts for it I called the previous owner of the car, but he did not respond, after some days he did and I went to pick up some of the parts he still had that came with the car.
The only thing I could use was the front axle, so that was fitted that evening.
I did not all go as planned and I got pissed and let car sit in the garage for 3 months and not even looking at it and planning to sell it on again.
I went to another cars and Coffee and saw 2 nice Beetles, talked to the owners and they came over to look at my car. Few weeks later the car is pretty much ready for the big check up.
<- Thats how I left the car in the garage for 2/3 months ( I do feel really bad about it ) Here are some pics of the progress :
from here on this is what I did all on my own :
Undercoating against rust etc
Refitted original side fenders for my indicators
Refitted bumpers and yellow fog light and bolted the hood back on
This is just the beginning of whats going to happen to the car, after the check up its going away for paint and then it will be lowered again.
Should be ready before Feb 2014
I will be constantly updating this thread.
I excuse my bad grammar
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