Vehicle Description
Concours Restoration - No Expense Spared - Stunning Color Combo -
414 Miles Since Restored (Please note: If you happen to be viewing
this Volkswagen Beetle convertible on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of this vehicle due to website limitations.
To be sure you access all the more than 130 photographs, please go
to our main website: GarageKeptMotors.) � �1966 Volkswagen Beetle
Convertible - The best Beetle of them all. � That accolade was
penned by CurbsideClassic.com writer, Paul Niedermeyer, writing
about the 1966 Volkswagen Beetle. In addition to personal nostalgia
for the car-his brother owned one-Niedermeyer also pointed to the
'66 car's power upgrade: the largest-ever power increase in the
long-lived Beetle model (+25%) for a dramatic improvement in
acceleration and a top speed of 80-82 mph. That rev-happy 1300
(1285cc) engine would be a one-year-only feature, and, with the
sloping headlights also in their final year, made the 1966 Beetle a
VW-collector favorite. � The fully restored Beetle convertible
offered here is a concours-quality-indeed, a concours
winner-example of the legendary 1966 Volkwagen. It is in every
respect a standout automobile. The lovely shade of blue is the
result of a complete, photo-documented, bare-metal re-spray. The
white fabric convertible top and cover make for an appealing
combination evoking images of a Mediterranean-beach holiday. A
combination of original and new-old-stock parts has, by way of a
rotisserie restoration, returned the car to virtually showroom-new
condition.� � Inside, multi-tone, gray fabric seat upholstery with
white piping is complemented by square-weave gray material on the
door panels and lower interior vertical surfaces. The style
statement is classic Teutonic. In the same way, the wicker parcel
shelf running below the entire dash is both simple and practical.
That same design ethic continues in the Becker AM radio that met
every audio need back in 1966, the simple rubber floor covering,
and the only-what's-necessary dashboard instrumentation. Where
American cars of that time celebrated chrome and excess, the Beetle
was a minimalist's dream. � The 1285cc engine here is original to
the car, and like everything else, is fully restored. Every
mechanical aspect of the car is completely functional including the
floor-shifted transmission, lighting, brakes, and manual
convertible-top mechanism. One look in the engine compartment is
all it takes to realize the care and attention to detail that went
into the car's three-year reincarnation. But every discriminating
collector will also want to inspect the undercarriage photographs
and the images of the front trunk, all showing condition that can
only be called factory-new.�� � A mere 414 miles appear on the
car's odometer documenting the distance it's traveled since its
three-year-long restoration was completed. It won't take much
imagining, however, for the car's new owner to picture piloting
this blue Beetle convertible out of the dealership for the first
time, maybe on an inaugural drive to the beach. Hey, it's 1966 all
over again! Be sure to check out all the photos and video on our
main website: Garage Kept Motors. Call if interested or e-mail with
any questions. Thank you for looking.
