1974 Volkswagen Beetle - 1600cc Air Cooled Nostalgia (POV Binaural Audio)

Driving the original People's car. Welcome to the 1974 VW Beetle.

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[robertwalls]

The sound, vibration, smell and driving joy of an old Volkswagen Beetle just can't be beat!

[jagerdoorn]

I bought my first car, a '65 beetle, in high school three years ago and drive it almost every day. Everything I know about cars now came from wrenching on my bug and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Gets me where I need to go and always puts a smile on peoples faces as you drive by. Wish mine could be as nice as this one but you do what you can with a college budget.

As always love your videos and glad to finally see a beetle on here!

[saucyp]

Probably the only car in the world that can pull off a vanity plate that just reads its model name. Love it so much!

[--LZ---]

He's finally reviewing a proper Porsche



:D

[andrewgross]

As the owner of a '62 Beetle with a 1600 single port, I do NOT recommend exceeding 65 mph. Above 65, the steering becomes like submitting your computer for an IT service ticket. You may get a response, but it's more likely you won't. Great video Tedward!

[CoderMan]

Yes! The amount of work the owner put into this in the restoration is INSANE! Every little bolt and hose are period correct.

[eugenemartin]

LOVE YOUR CAR .
I AM AN EIGHTY YEARS YOUNG MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND..
BOUGHT MY FIRST BEETLE IN 1965 AND LOVED IT SO MUCH I ENDED UP WITH FOUR MORE OVER MANY YEARS OF MY YOUTH..
MY LAST ONE IN 1973 WAS AN EXACT REPLICA OF YOUR ORANGE LITTLE GEM...
CHERISED MEMORIES OF DAYS LONG AGO..
Eugene Martin.

[stevejones]

This video really took me back. When I graduated from high school, I traded in a Chevy Vega on a brand new 1973 Super Beetle. Cost me 2, 800 dollars. Drove it for 11 years. Wish I still had it today.

[davidfromamerica]

I owned a brand new 1973 orange Super Beetle. Most dependable car, never broke down on me leaving me stranded. They came with a tool kit and spare drive belt.
They need basic maintenance that is very easy for anyone to do themselves. I dove a total of 90 miles a day to and from work for 8 years in that car. It truly was a people’s car.

[thetigertard]

I have a 74 super beetle, there’s nothing like driving a car you can get every bit out of.. amazing little machines and insanely easy to fix

[raceguy]

Wow, did this ever get my attention. I bought an exact duplicate to this ‘74 Super Beetle in 1978 from the original owners, my parents’ next door neighbors. It was my second car and I can’t put into words how much enjoyment I got out of that car. My girlfriend and I drove the wheels off of it, but we pampered it. I’ve always missed that little car, and seeing this one restored makes me miss it all the more. Truly one of my favorite cars I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a bunch of them.

[carl]

Out of all the older compact cars you have showcase so far, this one is the most beautiful. The owner did a fantastic job restoring this relic.

[Affalterbach]

What a great palate cleanse, great visibility.

[atlantis]

I've been waiting for this video! I own a 1973 beetle that I got after my grandfather and I love it to death. I daily drive it, take it on many long road trips and even occasionally track it. This video made my day and made me feel very proud to own one of these. Thank you Tedward!

Love from Thailand.

[davidbee]

40 years ago, I learned to drive with a Beetle. I would guess now people learn to drive stick with a Civic. VW's were great to learn on because you had to make the car do anything. I remember when ours was replace with 1977 Rabbit 4 speed. It would go, steer and stop with heat available in the winter! I remember the days of wear gloves and a parka inside the car in winter keeping it in neutral until the gearbox warmed up and having a scraper handy to clean the inside of the windshield. But it always started and never got stuck in the snow.
I went on a trip once from Ontario to Pennsylvania up and down the hills to State College. We would be going flat out down the hills the watch the speedo dropping up the climbs 50-45-40-35...Some how we made it in one piece.

[DerpinAround]

1974 super beetle was my first car I bought in 2016 for $700. I still have drive it to this day.

[DavesRange]

I know a guy who jammed a Cummins turbo diesel into one of those things. He calls it the drag beetle, the thing's crazy.

[furrysharker]

These used to be everywhere! Memories of my childhood and my father driving us in one of these to the aquarium and Museum of Science in Boston.

[MiniOne]

Brings found memories of my old Jeans, Drove it on a daily bases for 3 years as my first car, it was awesome. Sadly was stolen on my 23rd Birthday in 2003 while we were out having a meal and she was later found 10 miles up the road burned to the ground, R.I.P Jeanie

I've never even driven a Beetle, but I've seen so much deep maintenance stuff (Even how to completely rebuild the engine) that I could take the whole thing apart and put it back together.