My name is Cristie. My four year old daughter and myself recently purchased a baby blue 73' Beetle :-) !!  His name is Vincent and he is already a big part of our family.  We look forward to becoming a part of the VW community and meeting new people!

Welcome!!

Hi all, Here is a pic of Vincent!!!!

Nice Antenna Delete Plug.
Is the radio hole in your dash pad still covered up?
& welcome by the way!
KC

Thank you! !! Yes KC, the radio hole is covered still another cool thing I haven't seen before is the windshield fluid pressure is controlled by the air in the spare tire! !

 

Ah yes, the old "we'll just use all the air in the spare tire before you need it" trick that VW played on everyone. It usually left you with a flat spare when you needed it most!!!

They had a spring loaded check valve that was supposed to stop the air pressure in the tire from going too low . . . and remember, back in the day, these little critters ran bias-ply tires, not radials.  The sidewalls of even the cheapest tires were pretty stiff if you compare them to a modern radial.  15 pounds of pressure would get you off the side of the road and to the next service station.  15 pounds in a radial and it's still flat.  The main reason bias-ply tires went the way of the dodo bird is that tread life sucked.