Thats great !!!   If you do anything other than what it is suppose to be including the engine, You will be shot on sight and I will be the trigger man. I hope you know what you are getting.

And I'm joking about modifications. The only reason I would switch the tranny and engine is because as I understand it they are near impossible to find parts for.I'll get em built over time but they will stay in a crate when done. The car is originally black and will stay that way. The interior is pretty much turned to dust but my friend says whats left of it looks red? I didn't think red was an option for that year?But again I'm already having trouble figuring out what is and isnt stansard for it.

I beleive it to have trim so..deluxe? It's not  aproject that will get done over night I want to insure that everything is perfect and as detailed as possible.The most it will get driven is maybe a cruise in.

If David's pulling the trigger, and Zen's feeding him the ammo, the only course of action left for me is...to make the run to the store for more ammo!
Granted, I am guilty of rather HEAVILY modifying my '67.  I will defend this by saying that my '67 is a rusty pile of turds...loosely held together by fiberglass, filler, and some more rust.   There are a lot of really nice, straight cars out there that are worthy of a much better fate.  I have the best of both worlds.  A '67 bug that was rough on the eyes (and became worse the deeper i dug into it), but the perfect base for a custom job (every panel to be modified was rusted or beat up anyway... Then I have my '64.  The pans and rockers were a little rusty, so I'll replace those.  The hood was replaced when the original owner, who I bought the car from,  drove the little fella into his workbench in his garage the first winter he had the car.  Other than that, the car was completely original, is not missing the first thing, straight, has shiny paint under ever interior panel and carpet, was running with the original 6 volt 40-horse engine, and every electrical item on the car works....The stereo kicks ass... all AM and all one speaker of it.  That car has been apart for 8 years, and sits on jack stands in the garage.  I'll finish it, but don't rush me...I won't listen.  The '67 had more twist-style electrical connectors in it than a 30-year old government housing complex....That car won't be the factory colors, inside or out, sits now only a few inches off the ground, and will be finished off in true "Rat Rod" style...what can I say, I'm just not into the Ford or Chevy thing.
A '52 is a much more rare bird than either of my two toys.  I'm glad to hear that the intentions are noble and, for the record, Scott, I really think he's serious about that one...David might very well kill you if you deviate from this...
I must admit, I'm a purist first and foremost when it comes to the old stuff.  When I pick up an old issue of Hot VWs, flip to the middle of the book, and see a split window beetle with a chopped roof and Cragar mag wheels in the mandatory 5-bolt Chevy bolt pattern poking out from the fender lines, I cringe.  I keep having to tell myself "It's ok...they thought that there was no such thing as too much polyester,too...especially if it's 1.) green and 2.) in the form of a leisure suit....
We can save the 24 inch rims for my '84 GTI....or maybe the Dasher, Yeah, now THAT would rock.
Just kidding, we're not putting those damned things on anything I own...No it would not be a funny Halloween prank, either.
Can you say "Hey, Xzibit, PIMP MY RIDE"

You're probably right...besides, I couldn't afford the rims anyhow.  Not to mention the mandatory24 flatscreen televisions you're supposed to mount in every awkward location on the vehicle.
Come to think of it...Where would you put one that wouldn't be awkward on a beetle?
Oh,well.
Going to bed now, Really.
Yep, too much coffee today.

I agree on all points but one....
I think the more appropriate theme for the return to the ride episode should be in the form of a Vo-Tech instructional video that demonstrates what happens when you use that much Bondo on any car.
I do kind of feel bad for Boyd Coddington, in a way.  If you watch the background of Chip Foose's "A-Team", several of those talented young lads came from the Coddington crew, which is now almost non-existant.

I guess I should clarify...what I meant was to say that I feel sorry for him in the manner of the man has got to realize his people can't stand him.  I firmly believe that if the man showed a bit of respect towards his workers, he wouldn't be in the constant bind he seems to be in.  It is easier to build custom cars if you can actually maintain an employee base.  Also, I find the instances where he tries to help and ends up screwing something up or just in the way to be rather amusing.
And you do bring up a really good point....What IS up with those godforsaken Tropical print shirts?  I think they're leftovers from The Beachboys Tour collection.
You speak of that big name "celebrity" encounter.  I used to be a sales rep. for Mac tools.  While attending the big annual tool fairs for new products, I got to meet a lot of big names from the racing world.  John Force, who is every bit as obnoxious in person as he is on TV, Richard Petty, the mild mannered, soft-spoken knig of NASCAR,  Doug Kalitta, who reminds me of Molly Shannon's character "Mary Catherine Gallagher" from SNL.  He's real twitchy and nervous.  Ray Evernham, Joe Gibbs were nice, Robert Yates acted like he'd rather be at the dentist office, his son, Doug Yates was pretty cool.  The coolest one by far was Don "The Snake" Prudehome (sp?)  He'd just be standing around, talking to anyone, signing an autograph, posing for a picture.  I really like the guys who don't forget that without these folks, they would not be Famous.  I believe Boyd has forgotten.  It is hard to root for the guy just because of his name...especially since he doesn't have anything to do with the actual consruction of the cars anymore.