[higgmeister]

In the early 1980's I had a 1964 VW Beetle stolen from the parking lot behind the Atlanta Journal and Constitution building while I was working the midnight shift at Number Two Peachtree Street.   When the police officer arrived to take my statement that morning, she told me that the car was probably already in North Carolina being chopped into a Dune Buggy.   That car had been totally rebuilt in my Father-in-law's backyard, even with all new rubber fittings from J. C. Whitney all the way around. Yes, new jugs and pistons too.

[Red Badger]

Where I sit right now, there is a 74 VW Thing and totally rebuilt, from the ground up, bare chassis, and a 64 Corvair in process. My bosses brother, retired, rebuilds these old cars for a hobby. He has done several Things, Corvairs, Bugs and a 41 Chevy Panel and a 50's Jeepster...................... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys-Overland_Jeepster This is him: