No More Punch Buggy After 2019

No idea to long ago. I just remember floating down a stream in it after one of Dad's birthday parties, and a month later walking home after the engine fell out.

 

In High School our band director had a bug. There were two phone poles just spaced far enough to get one in. You know the rest.

 

My dad owns 3, a 1965, a 1972 and a 1977 convertible. All are pretty much immaculate as he and I restored the 65 pretty much from the ground up, the 72 we did some light work to and the 77 he worked on for the most part as I was a truck driver by that time.

 

It's probably a good thing.
I'm tired of seeing "men" driving around in bright yellow VW bugs with a waving flower on the dashboard.

Buy a truck.. or something, Sister Man

 

Girls if your boyfriend is driving anything front wheel drive (bug, Prius, Corolla, Cooper Mini [especially the mini])with pretty stickers. You have a girlfriend.

 

I had a friend with a bug back in the '70's - about the only better vehicle in a deep snow was my parents 60-something Ford Bronco in "grandma". I forgot the part about climbing a hill - living in the mountains it was just one of those things if you came up behind one on a 2-lane uphill climb. No road rage back in those days...you just followed along behind knowing there was nothing they could do and that they'd be flying on the downhill.

The first car I ever bought brand new was a Dodge Colt - 1977 model if I remember correctly - manual 5 speed. Fuel economy was a real issue back at that time. I remember a period of rationing where you could only buy fuel on certain days depending on the last number on your license plate.

Well anyway, loved everything about that car except for one little nagging problem. It would leave you stranded on a moments notice. It only happened in the winter, usually when the air temp was anywhere in the 30's or lower, but you'd just be rolling along when it would cough a time or two and you knew you only had a mile or so to find a place to get off the road. Funny thing, it would idle and keep you warm till you ran out of fuel, but put it in gear - nope, not gonna happen.

Probably every mechanic in 3 counties (which would be about 5 of them) tried to figure out what was wrong. Drained every line, replaced numerous parts - left all of them scratching their heads. Finally had to trade it away. And to this day, it remains the Colt of Mystery.

 

The kids and mine summer hot rod

 

Yes they're magnesium. But they can be rebuilt just like any other engine. They rank up there with the small block chev for aftermarket parts availability and hot rod ability. Except for the part that 100 hp is a strong running street volks!