1979 VW Beetle Convertible (another Moment in Time)

While flipping through some old photo CDs I made years ago, I realized there were memories worth preserving—and sharing. Back when Toni and I were working our way through college, we didn’t have two nickels to rub together. Our chariot was a 1962 VW Bug with a 6 volt electrical system, a 25 horsepower engine, and absolutely no heat. We drove it back and forth to class, bundled in blankets, scraping frost from the inside of the windshield, and listening to that little air cooled engine rattle its way through the day. When I started working nights, we “upgraded” to a 1972 Super Beetle with a roaring 60 horsepower. Compared to the old Bug, it felt like a Ferrari. Volkswagens were cheap to run, easy to fix, and somehow full of personality. Once we graduated and landed our first real jobs, we moved on to more practical vehicles—but the Beetle never stopped calling to us. The candle melted onto the one inch dash we used as a defroster, the blankets we wrapped ourselves in for warmth, the rat a tat tat of the air-cooled engine… all of it softened into fond memories, little moments in time. So when a 1979 VW Convertible came up for sale in 1997—triple black, all original, fuel injected—we jumped at it. That car became our putt putt machine for local adventures, evening drives, picnics, and exploring back roads. There’s nothing quite like a Beetle convertible with the top down, the stereo playing, and the world rolling by at its own pace. Another moment in time, captured and kept. We still have this car, I need to replace the fuel pump. Subscribe and share in our adventure! Become part of the conversation on Facebook by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.