My bug was originally a greenish blue, but was painted a yellowish green with a layer of larger metallic flakes, I bought it this color. When I first laid eyes on it, I could see that work needed to be done to it, but that it had real potential. After having it for 1 week I took it into a local body shop that had been recommended to me, and had it looked over. A week and a half later it was in another local body shop having dents pulled out, fenders being replaced, front clip replaced, a new hood, natural ripples evened out and rust damaged fully repaired.

After bodywork was completed, I had it painted "Starburst Blue Metallic." I also added numerous personal accessories, such as, Neon Distributor Cap, Tachometer, Custom Upholstery and Bi-Color Rear light lenses. To see pictures of my car, before, during and after body & painting look to the right.

Once restoration was relatively complete, I was seen (and still can be seen) cruising around town. The bug is my only car and it gets all the attention.

I ended up needing to replace several things later in the engine (ie, the master cylinder), exterior (ie, the antenna) and interior (ie, the window assembly). The car is an ongoing development; it will never be "done" but is far past restoration.

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