Make: | Volkswagen |
Model: | Beetle - Classic |
Type: | Convertible |
Doors: | 2 |
Year: | 1966 |
Mileage: | 86082 |
Color: | Black |
Engine: | 1600 |
Cylinders: | 4 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Manual |
Interior color: | Tan |
Drive side: | Left-Hand Drive |
Vehicle Title: | Clean |
The body is finished in satin black with greenpinstripe accents and features an oval rear window, a sliding fabric ragtop,and leather seats. The chassis features a lengthened wheelbase, an adjustableaxle beam, dropped spindles, drum brakes, and 15″ steel wheels with CokerClassic whitewall tires. Power comes from a replacement air-cooled 1.6Lflat-four paired with a four-speed manual transaxle. Additional details includea 12-volt electrical system, an MST billet serpentine belt conversion, dualmegaphone exhaust, an EMPI GT-style steering wheel, a RetroSound radio, andreplacement seating trimmed in tan leather. Clear Texas title is a1966Volkswagen.The wheelbase has been lengthened by welding in a section of steel andrelocating the frame head forward. The fenders have been removed from the body,which is finished in satin black with gloss accents on the hood. Furtherdetails include an oval-window-model rear window and windshield section, asliding fabric ragtop, a fiberglass convertible-style “W” decklid, Ford ModelA-style taillights, and green pinstripe accents in addition to shaved beltlinetrim, smoothed fender wells, and a removed rear apron section.Body-color 15″ steel wheels wear chrome baby moon hubcaps and trim rings andare mounted with 5.60-15 front and H78-15 rear Coker Classic whitewall tires.An adjustable front axle beam and dropped spindles have been installed up frontand the rear spring plates have been modified. Stopping power is provided bydrum brakes at all four corners.The replacement front and rear seats are trimmed in tan leather and are joinedby color-coordinated door panels and oatmeal carpeting. Interior elementsinclude a roller accelerator pedal, hand-crank windows, a power-adjustabledriver’s seat, and a RetroSound radio. The wiring harness was professionally installed,and seatbelts are installed on the rear seats.The wood-rimed EMPI GT-style three-spoke steering wheel frames a 90-mph VDOspeedometer. The 1.6L flat-four is equipped with an MST billet serpentine beltconversion, a dual megaphone exhaust with J-tubes, and a 12-volt electricalsystem. The decklid is removable by unclipping the round lock pins and slidingthem out of the hinges.Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transaxle. Thechassis number 116438110 shown above is consistent with a 1966 VolkswagenBeetle and matches the VIN listed on the title.