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Readers’ Rides:
1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Added on April 12 by M030

This is Herbie. My parents were VW mechanics when I was a kid and they gave me this car when I was six!

I learned to drive in it at 9. I “modified” (some would say destroyed) it when I was a teenager and I’ve been dragging it around ever since.

Plans include 944 alloy rear control arms, 944 brakes, widened 912 steel wheels, and a repaint to early 1960’s Porsche ivory white (sorry, no Herbie stripes)

So far I’ve got a big pile of Porsche parts and a 71 Super Beetle parts car. Someday…

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Updates

The project has actually begun!!! April 17
Took the body off the parts car today! The next step is the new floors, …

Comments

GregTivo:: All Herbies get a +1 from me
Apr 25, 2009 10:54 p.m.
EastCoastMojo:: HERBIE!!!!! :-D
May 12, 2009 9:31 p.m.
M030:: Bought another parts car… Herbie gets 1977 Super Beetle front suspension, with rack and pinion steering and disc brakes!
May 30, 2009 8:46 a.m.
dankspeed:: Any updates on the 944 bits?
Mar 8, 2011 4:26 p.m.
M030:: Installed the 944 trailing arms & rear brakes, was a near bolt-on. Swapped over the front suspension for 1977 stuff with the later struts & rack and pinion steering, but contrary to what I've read on the interwebby, the 944 front brakes are not a straight forward swap. Looks like I either need custom struts or some really expensive spindles from Germany to make it work..
Mar 8, 2011 8:55 p.m.
VWguyBruce:: Great to see some aircooled goodness back on the road! Cool project.
Mar 12, 2011 11:40 p.m.
spydrb8:: I did the complete swap on my super beetle, using 87 944 turbo bits all the way around. I had a custom strut housing made that takes rabbit inserts but the 944 turbo spindles are stock. Good looking project so far :)
Jul 21, 2011 12:41 p.m.
SillyImportRacer:: Sounds like its going well. I'm rebuilding my 69 Baja and hope to get another Bug fairly soon,
Feb 9, 2012 3:52 p.m.