I finally pulled the trigger and tore into the top. I’m sick of only driving in fair weather. I got 2nd place in this year’s Bug-In for the 2nd time, and so the thinking is if I finally finish the top and interior I might get a 1st place next year, and therefore I can [...]
Sarah and I used the three-day weekend as the perfect excuse to go on the baby-moon vacation we’ve been waiting for (last chance to get away before baby #2 arrives). The weatherman gave a favorable forecast, so we even got to take the bug. The top is still undone, so only a fair-weather car. We [...]
Here’s the second post on the convertible project, which should sum up everything that has happened up to now. The car was shipped off to my friend Jeff in S.D. for the bodywork, since I have yet to learn how to do that kind of work. I traded a fried out ’67 bus (sorry Hai) [...]
I don’t know where to start with the story of Old Yeller, my ’70 bug convertible. This project was a long time coming, the car has been in the family since birth, 1970. My parents traded in their ’69 Charger for it new. Our family drove it from Bremerton Washington to Minnesota in 1980, when [...]
Name: Josef Murphy
Status: Founding Member
Occupation: Accountant
Garage Skills: s
Current Cars List: ’70 Bug Convertible, ’07 Yaris (Neuter-Commuter), ’04 Matrix (Family Truckster)
Current Motorcycle List: ’74 Yamaha RD350, ’71 Yamaha CS3B, ’66 Yamaha YL-1 “Twinjet”
Want List: Ducati 851, Saab 96 two-stroke, Yamaha TD-3 or TZ350, Trans-Van
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