The interior is pretty nasty as is. There is a good bit of mold on the head liner and there is a smell in the car. It is kind of musty with a mix of funk and auto fluids. Sure the car has been sitting for a year but you can tell that the car probably did not smell all that great when it was still on the road. I was pretty happy when I had the car in the garage and found out that there was nothing living in it.... well nothing big, a few spiders and some ants I can deal with. I guess I was expecting something out of Christmas Vacation when the rodent comes flying Christmas tree. Dont ask, for some reason it is what I had in mind.
Hopefully you can see that there is a "I Heart New Kids" button attached to the headliner. What can I saw about this car and what it must have seen in its life? At least it will not have to suffer such indignities while I own it...
You can tell from this photo that the interior has indeed seen better days. Anyone interested in a tape deck??? Not that I really considered a stereo when I wanted to venture into restoring this car.... just one more thing I guess.
One little side note on this photo... you can see my GTI through the cracked windshield, what a fun car she is, I really hope this Bug turns out to be a fun car to drive.
The odometer is showing 58+K so we are are most of the way to 200K miles. The steering wheel is showing some serious signs of age as well. Ahhh... yet another thing that is going to have to be replaced. This is where you have to have two types of feelings.
1, This is exactly what I want to do and it does not matter how long it is going to take this is what I want to do. Kind of like that old man in the dinosaur movie, "we spared no expense!"
2, What the hell have I gotten myself into? Wouldn't I be better off going to dealer and getting a new car?
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Go Go Go Go. So far so good. I cant wait to see the progression. Thanks for creating a blog, dedicated to a VW Bug restoration.
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