Here's a good story - it's all happened quickly and within the last week or so. So far, it's just in the first few chapters, most of which involve Wade and without him none of this would be possible right now, and we (myself and Beth) are very grateful to have him as a friend and accomplice in this adventure, plus all the other VW adventures over the years.
So, it all starts like this...my in-laws live in Boyd and there was an auction where my MIL spotted a '62 Bus (we saw a post earlier about it) and she mentioned it one night when they we chatting. Of course, I had to go find the auction, and we decided we had a decent chance of getting it, so we would bid on it, but figured it would quickly spiral into way too much $$ for us, which it ultimately did. But there was also a '65 Beetle (listed as a '66), and we held firm on the high bid, and eventually won. All of that took place last Monday.
From there, I had to figure out how the heck to get it from GF where the estate auction took place to one of our family members houses. I was really hoping Wade could help, and graciously, he was able to pick it up this weekend, so he headed up there and snagged it yesterday.
I couldn’t make it out to help Wade pick it up, but I am coming home this next weekend to visit and work on it a bit. I have a few boxes of parts coming in to get it running (hopefully) and get it to a state that we can at least trailer it home or ship it to our house in SATX.
I left out the condition of the engine and body, which I can speak to later. That’s it so far, here’s a few pictures so y'all can see for yourselves.
Parts have been shipped, and will arrive for the fun on October 7-8.
Goals:
- Get it to roll
- Get it to stop
- Get it to run!
Pictures:
