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| Perhaps it's a sickness! I saw this '72 sitting a mere mile away from my house for about a month. I finally stopped by and found that the owner wanted $1,200. A day later (10-24-05) I had them down to $1,000 and was driving it home. The brake pedal didn't work whatsoever, but luckily the previous owner had misadjusted all four drums to the point that I could barely turn any of the wheels with the car jacked up. Essentially, just let off the gas and your the brakes were already applied! |
| The car came with a bunch of new interior parts: new carpet, new steering wheel, under-dash tray, door panels (unfortunately cut for speakers). There was also a new headliner and seat covers waiting to be installed, along with other misc. bits. A much more civilized interior when compared to the Baja Beast. |
| While I like The Beast, I'm more a fan of the stock Beetle shape than the cut Baja look. |
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| 11/07/05 - Let the games begin! I had orginally thought I was going to install the Type 4 engine and tranny from The Beast, and was preparing the way here. Afterwards, I changed my mind and decided to keep things simple with this car. I sold The Beast and began work on this car. Here it sits waiting for a new rear apron to be welded in. Yes, I was kicking myself for cutting out the original one in the first place... DOH! |