1968 Volkswagen Beetle

Full Tweed Interior by Sewfine Interiors | Porsche 5x130mm Front Rotors and Rear Drums | Engine Professionally Built by Brothers VW Machine

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240922897

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Make:
Model:
VIN:
118966970
Lot Number:
240922897
Condition:
Used
Odometer:
12,600 miles
(Exempt / TMU)
Engine:
2.2L 4Cyl
Drive Type:
Transmission:
Manual/Standard
Exterior Color:
Burnt Orange
Interior Color:
Gray
Vinyl Wrap:
Vehicle Location:
Texas
  • Burnt Orange Exterior
  • Gray Interior
  • Original OE German Pan - Fully Restored
  • Body and pan blasted and primered in Nason and PPG epoxy primer, body and pan were rust free prior to stripping. All OE german body parts and panels.
  • Running boards recently replaced with wolfsburg west boards, and covered in OE style rubber matting
  • Basecoat / clear coat in PPG, color sanded
  • Full Tweed Interior prepared by Sewfine Interiors
  • Sewfine “Colorado” bucket seats
  • All VDO instruments, Tach, Oil press, Oil Temp, volts, clock. OE speedo restored, new speedo cable, Panel also includes Wide Band O2 meter
  • West coast metric dash pad with Vilante steering wheel
  • Retrosound radio with Bluetooth, alpine amplifier, 10” kicker sub
  • Rubber seals throughout by west coast metric and Wolfsburg west
  • OE german rear pop-out vent windows with new seals
  • Doors rebuilt with all new high end german seals and parts from west coast metric and wolfsburg west
  • Coco Matts front and rear
  • Custom modular wiring harness by painless wiring
  • New fuel tank, sender, and hoses, carter electric internally regulated to 3.5 # fuel pump
  • Clutch cable tube reinforced/welded inside tunnel at midpoint
  • Odyssey AGM battery and master disconnect
  • 3 point retro retractable seatbelts
  • Front LED headlights and rear LED stoplights
  • 2” narrowed OEM beam with adjusters
  • Front disk brakes - ghia
  • German dual circuit master cylinder with german stoplight switches
  • Porsche 5X130 mm front rotors and rear drums
  • Cosmic Wheels custom CNC cut-outs
  • Matching spare tire and wheel
  • Under bonnet detailed to include electric wash bottle, carpeting, and clean appearance
  • Wolfsburg west premium chrome bumpers, backs painted in black
  • Gene Berg short throw extra bend shifter
  • CNC solid shift coupling
  • Rancho pro-street transaxle with 3:73 super differential
  • Tranny mid-mount
  • High Torque reducted starter
  • Kennedy Stage 1 clutch and PP, german throw-out bearing, superbeetle clutch arm
  • Short spline /short axles and tubes
  • Kafer cup truss bar
  • 21800cc Engine professionally built by Brothers VW Machine in Ontario Cal.
  • 92 MM Thick Wall AA sleeves with pistons
  • Forged Ibeam rods with ARP bolts
  • Forged counterweighted crank
  • Mahle main bearings
  • Mahle rod bearings
  • Double Thrust Cam Bearings
  • BVW cam gears, helix
  • Engle FK44 cam
  • Scat lifters
  • Chromoly pushrods
  • Stainless pushrod tubes
  • 1.40 ratio Pauter Roller rockers
  • Forged Lightened Flywheel - BVW / Chromoly
  • Head Studs - Chromoly
  • Heads mini D port 42x37.5 with match ported intakes, from Brothers VW new 2022, cut for 94mm
  • Custom R.A.C.E. CNC machined valve covers
  • Custom R.A.C.E. CNC machined deep sump
  • 55 amp alternator with Jaycee pulley and welded fan
  • Weber dual 44 IDF carb (not empi) with CB performance linkage and air cleaners
  • Jaycee crank and alternator pulley
  • MSD optical distributor
  • Bosch blue coil
  • Engine bay insulated with Wolfsburg west firewall
  • External setrab oil cooler with fan, in addition to stock cooler and thermostated full flow oil system
  • A1 performance 1 5/8” sidewinder exhaust system

Overview of 1968 Volkswagen Beetle For Sale by Owner

The Volkswagen Beetle is a car which has sold in numbers greater than the population of some countries. All in all, over 21.5 million found homes, in a production run spanning from 1938 to 2003. That’s longer than some people’s lives. So, you get the point. The Beetle is an icon of motoring freedom, perseverance and personality. It’s squirmed its way into the hearts of most petrolheads, and provided countless families across the world with reliable and dependable transportation. Up for sale today is a lovely 1968 Volkswagen Beetle that’s received a thorough makeover. With a mere 12,600 miles on the clock, it’s a great catch for one lucky person. Is that you?

Exterior and Interior

This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle has got a new coat of Burnt Orange. Actually, it features a fully restored original German pan, which, along with the body, has been plastered and primered in Nason and PPG epoxy primer. The running boards were recently replaced with Wolfsburg West boards and covered in OE-style rubber matting. Then, there’s front LED headlamps plus rear LED stoplamps. Meanwhile, the whole thing rolls on a set of Cosmic Wheels custom CNC cut-outs, with a matching spare tire and wheel too. The interior of this 1968 Volkswagen Beetle is a full tweed affair courtesy of Sewfine Interiors, with Sewfine Colorado bucket seats, VDO instruments, a Band O2 meter, a Retrosound Bluetooth radio, and a 10-inch Kicker subwoofer to augment the Alpine amplifier and speakers that await your musical miscellany. Furthermore, the cabin benefits from West Coast Metric and Wolfsburg West rubber seals, front and rear Coco mats, and rebuilt doors with matching seals.

Engine

This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle packs a 2,180cc flat-four engine that’s been professionally built by Brothers VW Machine in Ontario, Cal. Then, we’ve got 92mm thick wall AA sleeves with pistons, custom R.A.C.E machined valve covers and deep sump, Chromoly head studs and pushrods, Mahle main and rod bearings, and an A1 Performance sidewinder exhaust system. A manual transmission with Kennedy Stage 1 clutch and pressure plate is present, as is a Rancho pro-street transaxle with 3.73 super differential. Braking gets a shot in the arm too, thanks to Ghia front disc brakes, Porsche 5x130mm front rotors and rear drums. There’s much more to see on this beautiful Bug, so why not give us a call to learn all about it?

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