This section will be the most frequently updated as it is basically a log of everything I do and have done with my car. This section of the site is presented in chronological order, with the origin of the car being first and my current project being last.

All of the newest updates will have links at the start of this page, so you can jump to what's new. Since it is all new right now, there are no such links.

Restoration

Restoration Page 1- Engine cleaning, gasket treatment, dirty work.

I am still awaiting my Ghia's birth certificate, but as soon as I get it it's going here.

This section details the origin of my obsession, finding the car, test-driving and the ride home, and the story of the car since it left the California dealership in 1961. This area includes:

• Scans of the old CA auto permit
• A pic of my first time behind the wheel of a vw (not driving, just sitting)
• My high school newspaper spread of the New Beetle I designed while in the heat of my beetle obsession. (Pre-Ghia)
• E-Mail correspondence pre-purchase. (Should I buy it?)

This area allows all a peek at my "mobile testing lab" of an audio system. How can I get a (pseudo-)pumpin' system into a 6v car with no possibility for in-dash mount?! Well, click on to see and read how. (Would it surprise you if I said that there are solar panels involved?)

When I bought the car, the thing was in "running" condition, but barely running. About two weeks after the purchase, I had to go off to work at a summer camp for six weeks. Well, my parents did me the favor of bringing it in for a tuneup. The tuneup ended up costing about $3500 and I think my parents were taken for a ride. You can take a peek at my explanation and the receipts yourself. Does anyone have the number for the Better Business Bureau?