Volkswagen Käfer

1963 VW Beetle Cabriolet - Restored - in France

Engine (1,315 miles/ 2,116km today)
- freshly built mild 1776cc with 110 angle cam
- brand new Solex H40/44EIS double carburetors with 28 venturis, 0.55 idle jets, 130 main jets
- brand new 12V starter and alternator
- brand new Petronix electronic ignition with Bosch 009 distributor
- brand new Trimil 1-1/2" ceramic coated dual exhaust muffler with J-tubes (without flanges)

Transmission (1,315 miles/ 2,116km today)
- brand new RC Trans Prostreet transmission with 4.12 ring and pinion with welded 3rd and 4th gear
- Superdiff heavy-duty side cover and shift forks
- EMPI shifter

Suspension
- done by Kustom Koach Works, Grand Junction CO

Front
- 4" KCW narrowed adjustable beam with shock towers
- 2 1/2" drop spindles from CB Performance
- Doestch lowered shocks

Rear
- adjusted spring plates: one outer & one inner spline
- spring plates notched for clearance, new urethane bushings
- Doestch lowered shocks

Brakes
- brand new brake lines, hard and soft
- brand new wheel cylinders, master cylinder, and 4-wheel disc brakes

Pans
- body-off restoration, all pans were replaced, coated with Rust Bullet and undercoating
- 100% rust free

Body
- Cadillac WA800J pearl white painted in 2013 by Sin City Customs Autobody & Paint, NV
- brand new chrome moldings and rubber seals
- brand new wiper blades
- brand new bumper bar blades front and rear
- brand new Albert mirrors
- brand new rear gravel guards
- brand new wiring harness and wire cover
- brand new windshield glass

Top
- brand new perforated vinyl headliner
- brand new haarz stayfast canvas top
- brand new top rubber seals
- frame fully restored and painted with Rustoleum

Interior
- brand new carpet
- brand new two-point seat belts front and back
- brand new window and door handles
- brand new turn signal switch
- brand new glove box
- GT steering wheel
- currently has a miles/h speedometer, but can be provided with a kms/h speedometer

Wheels
- brand new front 4 1/2" Porsche Fuchs rims with 145/15
- brand new rear 6" Porsche Fuchs rims with 205/15
- Porsche hubcaps

Extra
- electric windshield washer pump

Summary
- detailed pictures of work available
- there's currently neither radio nor loudspeakers, only an antenna
- very solid restored and rare 1963 body and pan matching Karmann convertible
- starts right up and roars like a lion
- imported from the USA, today registered as a classic car in France