Guest Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 i need the speculations of a 1965 VW bug (weight,speed,airbags, power, etc). if anyone has the specs please send them. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Can any of you guys help this fellow out. I had nowhere else to put it but here. If I had left it in the Classic Car Club, we'd never hear the end of it. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_klb Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 1965 sedan?If so, the engine was 1500cc and 53hp air cooled flat four.The weight was: sedan 1609 lbs, and convertible was 1720 lbs.Transmission would have been a 4 speed manual with a floor shift. No power steering, brakes, windows, airbags or other such frivolous things were available.Wheelbase was 94.5 inches and overall length was about 160 inches.Top speed was probably around 70mph on a good day, going down hill, with a strong wind at your back.Numbers from a quick check of the Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946 - 2002, Krause publications.Opinions from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Sorry, but a '65 sedan only had a 1200 cc 40 hp engine. I agree with the rest. Speculations?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_klb Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 opps...1200 cc 40 hp engine. yup that looks like it's right.[Now what the heck was I looking at before?} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1926 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Jst made my mind up.........................Not sendin my $ in .Tired of hearing about bugs and camaros.How bout a site for old cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhner Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Sorry to hear that 1926. I have a VW and sometimes I post some topics about VWs. Not all of us have the facilities to restore a larger more desirable car, like a Stutz or a Cadilac but none the less enjoy what we have. We talk alot on this site about getting younger folks in AACA and I do believe cars like the Beetle are a great first restoration project for the person who wants to do the job themselves. The parts are for the most part inexpensive and available and the cars themselves are very drivable and dependable.My 1956 Type I was restored by me, in my two car garage, under my house, except for the paint. It recieved a Senior award in 2003 at Carlisle. I think I am a pretty good member of AACA, joined local chapter, go to all the AACA meets I can, and try to get the word out about what a great organization this is. I plan on restoring another car in the future, and unless the eary VWs come down in price most likely it will be something else. If you will be going to the Central Fall meet in Dublin Ohio, look me up I will be in class 27B I'll show you my car. Maybe change your mind, who knows, you may want a VW after you get a good look at one.greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevor ward Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Admittedly i spend most of the time checking whats going on with the BCA forum plus the AACA tech and general forums...but i cannot remember the last time i saw a posting about a VW Bug, so maybe 1926 is a bit hasty??! All the guy wants is a bit of general help with his '65 specs for crying out loud!!! Heck.... we even had an administrator divert to a more appropriate forum and if HE is ok with it????? Life is too short! But i may have chipped in 'cos i have a fully restored '68 bug of my own... Trevor...'64 Le Sabre.... out of hibernation...WITH a top hose and ready for the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Trevor, It's true that there's not a Volkswagen-only forum, but that's not the only car mark without a specialized forum. This site has any number of different car forums to interest people worldwide, so with "1926" saying that he's.... "Tired of hearing about bugs and camaros" isn't really accurate. I also think that "Drummerboy" got some good answers about his "bug". Heck, I even had one in the 70's, but they don't like running without motor oil! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Good job, guys! Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1926 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Not to p every body off,but what is a antique classic..Ill send pics of cars its not like we have tons of space,just tons of fun for old cars .vw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1926 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 all you guys amaze me .where did all the old car guys go?Its a said day when the topic is a bug.Got undys older than that .Ill post a pic ,and we,ll talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idle Swede Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Got undys older than that .Ill post a pic ,and we,ll talk </div></div>If you want to post pic's of your "undys" I suggest you start a new tread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhner Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hey I agree 25 years is not old. But you have to realize what the AACA guidelines are. So I think there is room for everyone here. Maybe the folks who own those "old" cars just arent into computers as much as us who have the newer vehicles. If you have "undies" that old, you really need to get out of the garage a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 1926, my VW is over 50 years old and my Camaro is close to 40. But my '24 DB is older than you. Get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I often think that a 25 or a 30 year old car is not an antique (or whatever). And then I rememeber that when I started driving my Pontiac in 1959 it was only 29 years old. Between then and now I have had about fifteen or sixteen cars some older and some newer but my daily driver is still my Pontiac.I think that everyone should get a parts book and a manual for any car that they own, also any books with published history of their particular car. Then I remember that it took me almost fourty years to accumulate the books that I have on my car plus all the books for the others that I have owned.I wonder sometimes how come every body today dosn't know evrything about automotive mechanics that I thought I knew 45 years ago. And then I remember that we have more than a generation of people out there that were raised with cars that were never repaired at home so how would the learn anything about them.God I'm getting old but not mellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">all you guys amaze me .where did all the old car guys go?Its a said day when the topic is a bug.Got undys older than that .Ill post a pic ,and we,ll talk </div></div>I guess this year's Hershey day will be downright depressing when, finally, <span style="font-style: italic">every last rear engined VW sold in the U.S.</span> (except for the last two years of the flat-4 Transporter) is AACA eligible. Next year, <span style="font-weight: bold">AACA Senior Chevy Citations!</span>Funny how nobody complains about old cars being too new when it's a Ferrari Boxer or a Land Rover in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Bob Hill Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 No 1926, it is a sad day when a newcomer comes and askes a question about a car that AACA defines as antique and you give him greif. THat is what is really sad. I am just glad that the majority of AACA members are not like you or I for one would have nothing to do with AACA. I could care less about the majoirty of pre-1950 cars (with the exception of the Model A Fords) but I don't criticize someone for asking a question about them.The guy asking the question has just as much right to ask about his 1965 Bug as you do your old car.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Yes I agree, this guy was poorly treated; seems like the moderator(s) might have spoken up, although what goes on behind the curtain is anyone's guess. This old car hobby can't grow by vomiting on newcomers. I had a bunch of Beetles during the sixties and really liked them. I just got out my old Floyd Clymer book and learned something I never knew or even suspected, which must prove an old adage. High gear on the Beetle transmission ratio is overdriven at .89:1. The final drive is 4.375:1. Never knew about the OD. Even with 40 horse, they delivered some semblance of acceleration with the lower rear axle yet gave thrift with the OD. Clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1926 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 I may have been hasty,but read the ft paige of home. page.antique cars.,enough said.I would have told him to find a bug site. I also had 2 bugs ,they were in the 60,s .I thought i was a member of antique car club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_klb Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought i was a member of antique car club? </div></div>I thought I joined a club that recognized cars that were 25 or more years old. (A 1965 VW meets that criteria.)That club is the AACA.Obviously not everyone in the club likes all the same cars, for whatever reason.That shouldn't preclude being helpful if one can be. Even if the question involved doesn't relate to your personal preferences in old cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 drummerboy...Welcome and please post any questions you have.BillP, klb, and, Air Cooled did a good job explaining the AACA's requirements.The AACA welcomes all cars 25 years old minimum...you certainly qualify. Come to think of it, one does not even have to own a car to belong.Hopefully, you will disregard any negative comments mentioned in responses to your thread. They certainly do not represent the 63,000+ members, guaranteed.Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Check out www.thesamba.com - a fascinating site for aircooled VWs.Moldinado1988 Vanagonformer owner (18 years) of a 1967 VW Type 2 Camperformer president of the NW VW Clubcurrent member of the Cascade Kombiscan count to 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Don't forget www.bugnaked.com too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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