1972 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE BAJA

1972 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE BAJA1300
THIS BAJA HAS JUST UNDER GONE A FULL BODY OFF RESTORATION. NOTHING HAS BEEN LEFT. I MADE THIS FOR MYSELF. AS I HAD EVERY INTENTION OF KEEPING IT HOWEVER CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED AND I JUST CANT JUSTIFY THE MONEY IVE SPENT ON IT. I WOULD SAY THAT ABOUT 90% OFF THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WHAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED HAS BEEN REFURBISHED. SO IT WANTS FOR NOTHING. ITS 100% RUST FREE.  WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD HAD ABOUT £4000 WORTH OF WELDING DONE ON IT BY A SO CALLED BEETLE SPECIALIST WITH RECEIPTS AND PHOTOS TO PROVE. BUT THE QUALITY OF THE WELDING WAS FAR FROM MY STANDARDS. SO THE VERY FIRST THING I DID WAS CUT EVERY REPLACEMENT PANEL OUT AND CHANGE THEM FOR A DECENT GAUGE SO WITH THAT IN MIND ITS HAD ALL NEW FLOOR PANS. HEATER CHANELS. INNER ARCHES. COMPLETE SIDES. ETC ETC. ALL REPLACEMENT PANELS WERE STRIPPED. GALVANISE PAINTED AND ETCH PRIMED INSIDE AND OUT PRIOR TO BEING REPAINTED IN 2K ACYLIC. THE UNDERNEATH OF THE FLOOR PANS HAVE HAD A RUST PROOF COATING APPLIED OVER THIS JUST TO ADD A LITTLE EXTRA PROTECTION. ALL SUSPENSION PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ADJUSTABLE COIL OVERS HAVE BEEN FITTED FRONT AND REARALL BRAKE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED INCLUDING ALL NEW CYLINDERS AND HOSES AS WELL AS ALL NEW BRAKE PIPESTHE ENGINE WAS SUPPLIED AS HAVING JUST BEEN REBUILT. BUT THERE WAS NO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. SO IT WAS STRIPPED AND INSPECTED AND IT DOES INDEED LOOK AS THOUGH THE HEADS. BARRELS AND PISTONS HAD BEEN REPLACED VERY RECENTLY AND DIDNT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF REALLY HAVING BEEN USED MUCH IF AT ALL. SO AS YOU WOULD EXPECT THE ENGINE RUNS EXTREMELY WELL AND HAS VERY GOOD COMPRESSION AND OIL PRESSURE. IT ALSO HAS NO END FLOAT. THE GEARBOX WAS REPLACED WITH A REFURBISHED 1300 UNIT AND THE CAR HAS A NEW CLUTCH FITTED AS WELL AS HAVING A NEW RELEASE BEARING FITTED AS WELL AS FORK AND SPRING. THE CARS WIRING WAS IN A TERRIBLE STATE AND HAS NOW HAD A CUSTOM REWIRE WITH EVERYTHING WORKING AS IT SHOULD ITS ALSO HAD A FEW MODERN UPGRADES SUCH AS LED HALO HEADLIGHTS (UK LEGAL) AS WELL AS AN ELECTRIC WINDOW WASHER AND THE ALL IMPORTANT ALTERNATOR UPGRADE TO MAKE SURE THE BATTERY CAN POWER THE ADDITIONAL ROOF RACK MOUNTED SPOT LIGHTS AND WORK LIGHT.
UNLIKE MOST BAJA'S ON THE MARKET I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS ALL YEAR ROUND SO WITH THAT IN MIND THE BEETLE HAS RETAINED ITS HEAT EXCHANGERS AND HEATING AND HAS A STOCK INTERIOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMOOTH DASH AND ADDED GAUGES.

THE BEETLE WILL BE SOLD WITH A FULL YEARS MOT
BAD POINTS:TO BE HONEST AS YOU WOULD EXPECT THERE REALLY ARE NOT ANY BAD POINTS. BUT IF I WAS BEING REALLY REALLY PICKY I WOULD SAY THAT AS THIS HAS NOT REALLY BEEN USED AT ALL SINCE BEING FULLY RESTORED ITS BOUND TO NEED A BIT OF FETTLING AFTER A FEW MILES ON THE ROAD. THINGS LIKE THE BRAKES WILL NEED ADJUSTING AFTER BEDDING IN AND THE HEADS WILL NEED RE TORQUING ALL THINGS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT WHICH ARE NOT BAD POINTS AT ALL REALLY BUT WORTH NOTING.
ALL THE NUMBERS MATCH ON THIS CAR AND EVEN THE WINDOWS ARE ETCHED WITH THE REG. BUT A NOTE TO BE BEAR IN MIND IS THE LOG BOOK STILL SAYS THE BEETLE IS RED. THE LOG BOOK IS IN MY NAME AND ITS CURRENTLY ON SORN. SO ITS JUST A CASE OF CHANGING THE COLOUR ONCE ITS REGISTERED IN THE NEW KEEPERS NAME. I JUST REALLY DONT WANT TO SEND OF THE LOG BOOK NOW AS IT MAY NOT BE BACK IN TIME.
I HAVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WORTH OF RECEIPTS WITH THIS. TO BE HONEST WAY MORE THAN THE BEETLE IS UP FOR. BUT SINT THAT ALWAYS THE WAY.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME ON 07932 0769184 TO DISCUSS THE BEETLE BUT PLEASE NO SILLY OFFERS OR TEXTS.
APPOLOGIES FOR SOME OF THE PHOTOS BEING THE WRONG WAY ROUND BUT NO MATTER HAOW MANY TOIMES I SEEM TO EDIT THEM I CANT SORT IT!
THE REG IS TRANSFERABLE AND VALUED AT £1500 

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