1949 Volkswagen Beetle 75 Year Old VW

Early (March) 1949 VW Beetle.75 Years Old and Still Running Strong.

[Chris-kmln]

And this my friends is how a car video should be done, no excessive talking, no stupid background music, just the sound of the car, and nothing more. Perfect!

[bobmillerick]

Outstanding sir. What a time capsule. Don't change a thing.

[robertngreen]

What an amazing, survivor car! Fantastic!

[RickGTI]

Absolutely perfect. Thanks for keeping this gem on the road, and as original as possible. RickGTI….. 🌴

[rhovas]

There were two 1949 VW's brought in to the US. In 1961 my dad bought one from the distributor and had it for maybe 6 months before selling it to the Henry Ford Museum where many years later as an adult I was able to stick my head inside and smell what it was like to be 6 again. It was unbelievably with a non synchro first gear. Maybe 25 very small ponies. Downhill.

[lancenorton]

Man, back in the early 80's I think around 1982/83 I saw a 52 for sale. Even then it was close to $5, 000. LOVE old beetles.

[martins]

Amazing car, excelent condition, it seems very original to me. What surprises me is the engine sound. Its absolutely the same. I grew up surronded by vw beetles (we call them Fusca in Brasil). My first car was a 1974.
Nice video!

[rpmdayg]

We had many rusted through cars in Columbus Ohio in the 60's. I remember watching the road going by through the 2x4 supported floorboards on the way to our grandmother's house for Christmas. Our first new family of 5 car was a 1963 Volkswagen. Always started, and always got us home through the lovely Ohio winters of ice crested roads. Fond memories of fighting for the cubby hole with my sisters. Had a wind-up sunroof and optional rubberized paint, lol. My Dad traded it in on a new 1967 Impala as we were moving west. Now it's a classic car.

[alanzamora]

Simplicity and Durability _ just a magnificent work of engineering _ everything about this car i loved _ thank you for the wonderful video shared ❤

[josephbingham]

Kool old VW. Thank you for keeping it running. I had a 1967 VW I had as a daily driver for 20 years.

[kingearl]

Wow! This thing is very original and unrestored; extremely rare!

[MadMomma-kjks]

Back in the early 70's i worked for a shop called European motor parts on Bumby avenue in Orlando florida. We serviced VW's and Corvairs, and sold accessories for the new dune buggy craze down there. We had a pile of old stripped out engine blocks in the back against the wall piled 5 feet high. All were blown motors, usually the front cylinder on the left on the drivers side. I was told it was because of bad cooling. Many had thrown rods too.... Used to strip the heads and sell to a recycle place. They came back overhauled, all welded up in the chambers. Looked crummy but they ran just great. Remember "TeePee headers"?

[donr]

Superb restoration! Lovely car. Years back I owned a 1955 Beetle.. My work buddies used to say I was the only guy they knew of who's wife was younger than his car..[My wife was born in 1957!] By the way my '55 had the VW toolkit which sat inside the spare wheel.. hard to find them nowadays..

[chipc]

Thanks for the memories. My first car back in '73 was a '64 Beetle, also black. After joyfully driving it for a couple of years, I traded it for a '70 Opel GT. Big mistake. More Beetles followed after that. Loved those cars! Subscribed. Cheers!

[doublebass]

An absolutely honest presentation of a rare, very old VW Beetle in its original condition. My father had one a few years older in the early years of my childhood. I literally have the smell of the car in my nose when I watch this video. Thank you!

[robwhite]

Love the car, the house looks interesting as well, lovely outlook and I’d imagine true to when it was built.

[namvet]

Y'all can leave that beauty in my garage, since we were both born in '49....❤❤❤

[youtoobe]

Thanks for sharing this car with the world!

[FitzArias]

Wow, it is like listening to my 71' come to life and drive.

[kelalamusic]

Thanks for showing this. Awesome to see such an older model VW running. I love the Beatle. I’ve had three of them over the years. How nice it would be if they would bring them back with the original design and not like the newer Beatle with the front engine. That model was a flop.