Clark's 1968 Beetle

Flash back to circa 1984, suburbs of Chicago, IL. First day I brought home the 1968 bug. Bone stock, 2 owner car, originally from Denver. The guy used it to
haul firewood on the backseat. Lucky me, it even came with a 2nd engine.

Putting in new floors the poor man's way, pop rivets, galvanized panels and fiberglass. Looks ugly but held for 15 years!

Last picture before 1st paint job, I think it cost $125!

Painted, Silver is the best color for a bug! love it, moved from IL to NM soon after.

Very 1st engine rebuild. It was a major event for me.  Out went the worn out 1500cc single port, in went the 1600cc dual port,,,feel the power of 55hp!

Foreshadowing of things to come,,, head buried in an engine compartment.

Sewfine Interior, circa 1987. A major upgrade over stock. It got a little faded after 21 years, but I still liked it.

Chrome Jackman 8 spokes, circa 1989. A major upgrade over painted black stock rims. Had these a long time, they held up well. 

Circa 1998. A major upgrade to 2" wider fiberglass fenders, fiberglass hood and widened fiberglass running boards. cant find a pic right now, will update later, then I repainted it silver again. 

Circa 2005. Fast forward again, another move, this time to Ohio. Type IV into type I engine conversion, 2.0 liter type IV engine installed in my 1968 bug.
Handmade engine tin, powdercoated purple and red, just to be different.

Circa 2008. Center line rims with super low profile 165/45/R15 front tires from the Smart Car in front and stock 165/80R15 rear tires. plus 2 sets of caster shims installed.

Circa 2010. CB programable fuel injection, on the type 2 liter engine. spent a bunch of time on this, trying to get it right, had mixed feeling about it.

Circa 2010. CB programable fuel injection, on the type 2 liter engine. spent a bunch of time on this, trying to get it right, had mixed feeling about it. Ran this setup 5 years.

Circa 2011. Upgraded to SCAT Procar front seats. I really like these.

Circa 2015. Finally gave up on the CB FI and went back to 40mm webers, much happier now. powdercoated intakes green just for fun! 

Clark's 1968 VW Beetle

Flash back to circa 1984, suburbs of Chicago, IL. First day I brought home the
1968 bug. Bone stock, 2 owner car, originally from Denver. The guy used it to
haul firewood on the backseat. Lucky me, he even came with a 2nd engine sitting where the back seat should have been.