Project · 1972 VW Super Beetle

VW Beetle ‘PUE’

PUE was a 1972 VW Super Beetle, a 1303S in NATO grey. He came in running and riding, so the fun was in the fettling.

Cold starts, plenty of spannering and a Weber carburettor conversion. PUE has since moved on.

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Car1972 VW Super Beetle (1303S)
EngineAir-cooled flat-four
HighlightWeber carburettor conversion
On camera4 videos
StatusMoved on

The moments

April 2021. Off with the old carb, on with a Weber.

January 2021. One minute, one cold engine.

The story

  1. July 2020PUE arrives: a 1972 Super Beetle 1303S in NATO grey, running and riding.
  2. January 2021Starts first time on a minus 1°C morning.
  3. April 2021Off with the old carb, on with a Weber.
  4. 2021Doubles as the workshop log barrow, and Flash, the estate cat, claims the bonnet.
  5. SinceMoved on.

Photos

PUE parked up outside the workshop, patina and all.
PUE parked up outside the workshop, patina and all.
From the back, wearing her Rusty Love sticker.
From the back, wearing her Rusty Love sticker.
PUE the Super Beetle on a ramp in a garage, a giant adjustable spanner in the foreground.
PUE in the garage for some spannering.
PUE the 1972 Super Beetle with its front boot full of logs.
PUE made a good log barrow.
Summer 2020, just arrived.
Summer 2020, just arrived.
PUE and the Ford Pop together.
PUE and the Ford Pop together.
Flash, the estate cat, on PUE's bonnet.
Flash, the estate cat, claiming PUE’s bonnet. Wild, but very affectionate.
Parked up with Big Red behind, 2023.
Parked up with Big Red behind, 2023.
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