VW 1500 Member: Mauricio Bendana
New Owner : I've been
into Volkswagen's since I was a kid. My first Volkswagen was a 1974
Super-Beetle, which I immediately modified to look like a 1973 Sports Bug. Soon
after, I purchased a 1964 beetle which I still own, and have kept stock. I have
had many Volkswagens including 64 and 74 beetles, 72, (2) 73 and (2) 74 super
beetles, 68 and 64 squarebacks, a 2001 Golf, and a 2004 Passat. I purchased the
1964 Nutria Squareback from Corey Bloom because I'm a fan of the 64 one year
only features such as the cord interior, plus the car was too good to pass up.
The car is originally a Canadian market vehicle. The cord interior is a cloth
cord, which was only available for the Canadian market, so it's a very rare
vehicle. My plans are to keep the vehicle stock with some minor upgrades. The
motor is being dropped to have the heads rebuilt for unleaded gas, the main seal
replaced, and to have the tins powder-coated. I've already purchased several NOS
items for the car including, muffler, carb rebuild kits, brake rebuild kits, as
well as several trim pieces. I do plan on upgrading the electrical to 12 Volts
for reliability reasons. I will be using a 356 12V generator to retain the stock
appearance of the motor. In addition, the car will get a new coat of Nutria
brown over the summer, as it has several places which require attention. Future
plans also include Flat 4 bumper over-riders, Pedro roof-rack and fog-light bar,
as well as coco-mats. I would also like to find a new dash-pad as the current
one is cracked. I'm very happy with the car so far, and hope to have it for many
years. I've been a long term follower and participant of the samba in the type 1
crowd, and I'm happy to joining the Type-3 crowd. I currently own a 1964 Beetle,
a 1974 Super-Beetle, and the 1964 Squareback.
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