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Adam's 1972 Super Beetle

My Aunt Dean purchased this car in 1975 or 1976 after owning two Karmann Ghia's. The original color was Biscayne Blue. She had it repainted Lotus White, so she could be seen. Her last Ghia had been hit twice before. I grew up around VW's. My dad owned two, the later he gave for my twentieth birthday. I remember my sister and I spending weekends with Aunt Dean and going to the park in her Bug. I didn't care much for the Ghia's. Too small in the back seat. One afternoon I accidentally pulled the passenger seat up too far so I could get in back, and ran it off track. She was furious, but tried not to show it.

Twenty one years ago, I offered to buy the car. She flatly refused. " I'll be buried in my baby." Everyone wanted that car. She never had children, so she was very picky about her "baby". Five years ago, I tried again, still...NO. She drove the car every day until the late 1990's. She had it repainted in '95 when the engine caught fire. The fireman who arrived on the scene offered her $50.00 for it. She said, "I bet you will!" The engine is original stock, which has been rebuilt only twice. Second time was in '95 because of fire. She offered to sell the car to my wife and I in November of 2006. She only drove it once a year after she bought a car with A/C. The resto started in January 2008 and was completed in August 2008. The project was very easy, considering the excellent care she gave the car through the years.

The body was taken apart, stripped down, sanded down to bare metal. Body work and deep purple metal flake paint was done by Eddie's Paint & Body Shop. The Hammer -Tone Blue powder coating on the intake, gen stand, muffler and heater boxes and the Boysenberry color on the plate in trunk was done by Molly and the girls at MARS Powder Coating and Assembly. The detail, trim work, engine work/tin and disassembly/assembly , tires/wheels were done by Jerry at the Buggery. All the artwork was expertly done by Mike at The Air Brush Shop. I Installed the Pioneer SuperTuner 3 stereo, tach and gages. Being an electrician by trade, I installed a battery KILL switch with removable key in the engine compartment. You can see it some what on the right side of the air cleaner mounted on the firewall. The cover is airbrushed with The WW1 Flying Ace,(Snoopy) complete with doghouse and bullet holes.

I also installed a shutoff valve on the fuel line to avoid spilling fuel when changing filters. Also works with switch as antitheft device. The upholstery was done about ten years ago by Aunt Dean and her friend Earl. My wife Mary and I are truly blessed and well pleased with the care, attention to detail, and hard work everyone has done on our baby.

Adam Gray


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