Hey! You were right! It is a 1973. I don’t know why we didn’t run the VIN before. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I also have no idea why the DMV titled it as a 1972. Chalk that one up to government incompetence?

Thanks! Glad you like them. For the uninitiated, here’s a playlist of all our time-lapse engine rebuilds:

Haha. Well, you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes!

We didn’t have a choice. The old case was complete junk.

It’s a blast to drive! I relate it to driving a go-kart. Small and agile. Super fun for what it is. I got it up to 80mph the other day and it was still pulling!

Davin, our mechanic for these rebuilds, is a big Chevy guy. In fact, he pretty much dislikes all European and Japanese cars. But even he wants a Beetle after working on it and driving it around for a few days!

Movie magic is putting it lightly! 😆
That’s the beauty of time-lapse, though. We could pause in the middle of a shot, go to the parts store for a tool or part, come back and pick up where we left off! In some cases, one of those 2-3 second shots took us a whole day...

Uh... umm.... I mean, we’re professionals and it…

Glad you like it! We use Kessler Crane’s TLS and Second Shooter system. Really easy to use and lots of fun. There are a bunch of other cool 3-axis rigs out there, too. Edelkrone and Syrp make decent ones.

Honestly, we have no idea what year it is. Ha! It’s titled as a ‘72 but very well could be a ‘73. It’s had so much work done on it and so many paint jobs that it’s hard to tell!
(Note: I’m the guy at Hagerty that makes these videos.)

Wait, you want the next podcast in the feed to play AUTOMATICALLY?!?!?

I’ll admit to getting a good chuckle out of “hAlfa Romeo.” Then again, I’m a dad and I love dad jokes....

I’ve been hunting down my unicorn Previa for years. S/C All-Trac with a 5-speed manual. Someday!!

I’ll save my money for an All-Trac Toyota Previa, thank you. Still, NP for a rust-free family hauler with AWD. There are plenty of families out there in need of cheap transportation in places where there’s snow on the ground a few months out of the year.

Old All-Trac Corolla wagons are better.

I love that it says “SCHWANZ” right on tail. So good. For those of you who don’t speak German... well, just Google it...

The American flag is backwards.

C’mon now... nobody here has run out of gas in a modern car? I call BS. Gauges can be ignored. Easily. For many reasons. I, for one, think I’m pretty awesome when I manage to get to a gas station and put 17.3 gallons of gas in my 17-gallon tank. ;)