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Lucky Owner Gets Her 350,000-Mile Beetle Restored by VW for Free
Popular Mechanics ^
| December 15, 2018
| Brian Silvestro
Posted on 12/17/2018 6:27:48 AM PST by C19fan
Kathleen Brooks, owner of this red Beetle (nicknamed "Annie"), purchased the car new in December of 1966, and has used it to commute to work for the past 51 years. Brooks works with breast cancer patients and survivors to provide comfort and cosmetic care during treatment and recovery. She's also a three-time breast cancer survivor herself. If anyone deserves a free factory restoration for their car, it's her.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cars
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I am surprised California even let her keep the car. The Beetle harms the environment with all the dirty emissions.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:27:48 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Needs a new license plate................
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:30:16 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: C19fan
“Volkswagen took 11 months at the company's Mexico factory to fully restore Brooks’ Beetle”
Hope they checked the trunk for illegals when it came back.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:31:09 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: C19fan
IIRc, Mercedes does something similar................
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:31:39 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: V_TWIN
God bless her for her work with cancer patients.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:32:15 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
Hope they checked the trunk for illegals when it came back.
There was one, but he got chopped up by the engine fan blade.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:33:59 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: V_TWIN
...God bless her for her work with cancer patients
Ditto
To: V_TWIN
51 years and only 350k miles? Low miles for a car that old.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:34:04 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
Another VW Beetle on the freeway was very happy to see the newly restored vehicle.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:34:56 AM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: C19fan
Project manager and mechatronics engineer Augusto Zamudio said the goal wasn't to create a museum quality Beetle, but to bring the car back to a state where Brooks could drive and enjoy it for many more years to come.
As a result, the car got new, upgraded disc brakes, a modern vintage-look radio, a new wiring harness, a refreshed suspension, and a rebuilt engine and transmission.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:35:36 AM PST
by
newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: Larry Lucido
Those Germans could really build cars.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:36:10 AM PST
by
wally_bert
(We're low on dimes in fun city.)
To: C19fan
Hitler would be jealous.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:36:36 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:36:40 AM PST
by
ptsal
To: newfreep
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:37:57 AM PST
by
newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:37:58 AM PST
by
Mercat
To: Dr. Sivana
“chopped up by the engine fan blade”
Not in a beetle my friend.
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:39:52 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
To: newfreep
Wow. Wonder how much she could sell that for?
To: newfreep
To: Mercat
In California, the license plate stays with the automobile, not with the owner, as in my state. They also use front plates, like several states do. In 1966, the plates were made of iron and will rust. From the picture, it looks like the front plate is rusted all over. It could be just the angle of the camera and the light. But I suppose it could be repainted..............
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posted on
12/17/2018 6:44:39 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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