Theme Tuesdays: Air cooled Beetles

The ‘blame’ for this weeks Theme Tuesday can squarely be placed on the shoulders of previously featured photographer and current BC(?) resident Mike McConnell.

After spotting the Beetle that used to be his at Oktoberfest I read through the entire build thread which left me wanting more.

Since it’s been a long time since I have dedicated a Theme Tuesday to this iconic car I spent some time last night pulling a quick list together.

I still have the tabs open where I got these photos from open so don’t be surprised if this platform is featured again on a Tuesday in the not so distant future.

slammed_aircooled_19 — Pretty sure I have seen this car finished just can't recall where

slammed_aircooled_2 — Roof baskets are awesome on period correct cars

slammed_aircooled_18 — Bug/Bus lovechild?

slammed_aircooled_1 — Air coolers always add that perfect vintage touch

slammed_aircooled_17 — Simpler is often better with these cars

ICM107B — But off the wall like this Baja works well too

slammed_aircooled_5 — The rake on this one is awesome but the color match combined with the white walls steals the show

slammed_aircooled_8 — This car is to air cooled beetles what that dually throwing sparks is to lowered trucks (it is posted often)

slammed_aircooled_14 — Natural >>> Forced Patina

slammed_aircooled_11 — Some might argue these wheels are a bit big for the car but I think the fit pretty well

slammed_aircooled_12 — This shot makes them look even bigger but I still dig

slammed_aircooled_3 — Lookin' like vaders helmet

slammed_aircooled_13 — Love this car all around but bonus points for the rear blinds

10 COMMENTS

nobody Oct 25, 2011 At 2:40 pm

AWESOME!!!

go kart tyre fitment oliver Oct 25, 2011 At 5:15 pm

i know waaaay to much about air cooled VDUBs i love proper cal look and german look can be awsome when done right but i personaly think bajas should be high n wide and i HATE over stancing as for rats it can go both ways

valek Oct 25, 2011 At 5:31 pm

awesome! just fell in love with a low baja.

DaveT Oct 26, 2011 At 1:20 pm

The Baja I figured would be love hate. Makes sense 2 comments both ways lol

Murray Oct 27, 2011 At 2:30 am

Anybody else notice how high the Karmann Ghia in the 4th pic looks? Talk about making it easy to spot the lows. Lol

To add confusion to love/hate I am on the fence about the Baja. But I do love the two tone (2nd pic) which according to me is cal style but I am not clued up on Beetles so would like to know if I identified the style correctly?

Harry Oct 27, 2011 At 7:19 am

I really liked the stanced Baja.

As for the two-tone, it is indeed a Cal look, more precisely, a RestoCal. It used to be my wallpaper for some time, lol.

DaveT Oct 27, 2011 At 9:42 am

Lol the Ghia looks like an amphibious car almost!

AndyE46T Oct 28, 2011 At 11:27 am

wow, those really make me think twice about what my next project should be, that very first one has some sexy stance, and i think i really like the baja. Strange twist, but it works.

scott s Oct 29, 2011 At 5:39 pm

This thread just makes me want a VW even more

Classic VW T-shirts May 23, 2013 At 11:05 am

Second one from the top is AMAZING!!! I want mine looking just like that…anybody know what year that is 67 or 66?