Hello, Old Friend...

I've spent the last couple of hours reacquainting myself with this book:

It's been a long, long time since I passed my original copy on; when I got rid of my third Bug around the the same time that a good friend bought his first.

I had never forgotten what a great read this is, but it's nice to go back and fill in some of the gaps in my memory. There is so much wisdom in here that it should be required reading for anyone who ever intends to pick up a wrench, regardless of whether or not they have any intention of owning a Volkswagen.

"Come to kindly terms with your Ass for it bears you."

I found this to be a great VW site:

http://www.vw-resource.com/index.html

helped me a ton as a noobie to bugs

I stole that from my dad some years back... we prob got it when we lived in germany and he was given an old non running bug (I think the free mercedes took it's place in the garage and the bug went gone)... sad looking back as it would have been fun to have riding around in the old bug as a childhood memory... anyway yes the book is a fun read...

on a side note... also have an auto repair book that dad was given as a kid... was from the 40's I belive... covers all the basics.... fuel pump plunger, and the basics of a flat-head lol... I love that book :)

I have that one as well as the Rabbit one and a Nissan one by the same artist. Awesome.

Still have my copy from when I owned a Beetle many years ago. It was a good book.

I also have the early Civic version. I never gave that one away.

Mine has been around for a while (like 35 years) - a little worse for wear but I still go back to it from time to time, mostly for nostalgia.

ooooo, patina.

I bought that book in the late 90s as a fledgling ACVW-diehard teenager... Never did get the Super I wanted, but I'm fairly certain it's what sparked my interest in working on cars.

Damn, now I have to go find where it's stashed.

Still the book I recommend to anyone who asks: "What's a good book to read to learn how a car works?"

My dad has kept the repair manuals for all of the cars he owned and they are fun and useful to browse through. One in particular covers just about any car made in the 60s.

I have two copies of the How to keep your Aircooled alive, a vintage copy I was given when I aquirred my 67 bug and a much newer (read usable) copy as a random gift several years ago at Christmas. Great book, a far departure from your standard Chilton or Haynes manual.