My 1970 Volkswagen



What a great car this was! It really brings back good memories. I had the best time with it, and took it everywhere. I raced it a couple times, showed it a few times, but mostly just had fun driving it. Notice the diamond tuck interior? That really dates it, doesn't it. Yeah, it was the early to mid 80's. : )





The 5 pictures above are: my 1970 with an old friend's clean 1967, a picture from behind (This was one of my favorite pictures of this car), a shot from a show near Seattle back in the 80's (I lived in the Pacific Northwest prior to moving to California), another profile shot, and at a show in Portland, OR with my best friend's 1962 Baja - man that car was quick! We had some serious fun with those two cars!


To the right is a picture of a 1965 that I had. It doesn't really "fit" on this page, but there's no where else to put it. This car was bone stock. It looked OK on the outside, but the inside was cherry. I never did much with this one... didn't have time. When I owned this, I was going to college and working full time. It was my everyday transportation. At this point, I still owned the 1970, but wanted something to drive that didn't require as much care and maintenance. I ended up driving this one half way across country and back prior to getting my career going - during the Summer! Wow was it hot! The darn thing would vapor lock on me almost every time I stopped somewhere, so I'd just leave it running while I ate, or gassed up, or whatever. I had gone through the motor before my trip, so, besides that vapor locking, she was running great.(I remember it getting a couple weird looks - sitting there all by itself in the parking lot of a diner - running. I'd always keep an eye on it through a window.) I sold it in the early 90's... shouldn't have...