Member George Daggett is the proud owner of this lovely '52 split window beetle.  As with any 40+ year-old vehicle, it has quite a story, as described here.

• 1952 VW Standard Sedan
• Color...L90 Sand Carbon Glasurit paint
• Manufactured...July 7th 1952 Left factory on...July 16th 1952
• Destination... VW-Distributing Co., New York City., NY Hoffman Dist. Broadway at 62nd Street
  Price Std. Sedan.. .$1280 (heater included) Options...Chrome bumpers, door handles.
• Telefunken radio, parcel tray, roof rack, fog lights

• 16"wheels, mechanical brakes, 25HP engine, non-synchronized transmission, seats adjust w/wing nuts, no vent wing windows, semaphore turn signals

Present History

• Owners of car from 1952 till 1981 unknown.
• February 1981 Davis Motors VW, OH sold to Gordon Wills a mechanic at Scottford VW' in Youngstown, OH for $20
•  Sold to William Grimm, another mechanic at Scottford VW from Lisbon, OH on 2/25/81 for $10
• Sold to Dennis Hobday owner of Custom Coachworks in Fort Wayne, IN.  Body restoration done in 1989-1990.
• Sold to present owner George Daggett, Winchester, IN in 1996. This car is driven to all events Total mileage for 1997 was 3,255 miles.  (NO TRAILER QUEEN)

Well it was a long time coming, but in June of 2001 this little car finally saw the open road once again.  A seven-year odyssey had come to a new beginning.  Starting with a wrecked car and $200, five years later this fine example of German coach building was new again.  A couple years at VWoA didn't take that showroom-new condition away.  Now, driven whenever the weather is fine, this Ghia shows off to all those who ask, "Hey, what kind of car is that???"

1970 CUSTOM CAL-LOOK BUG OWNED BY BILL & NANCY CLARK                    Back to Top

This car is a 5-year project.  It is a body-off, ground up restoration. Everything nut and bolt, etc. is brand new.  We have owned the car for ten years.  Nancy drove it until it died 5 years ago. At that point Bill decided to undertake the project of complete restoration.  The body was taken completely off the pan (they have pictures the whole way through the resto), new pan halves were placed, and every nut, bolt, rubber, etc. were replaced.  It has a select-a-drop front end (5 inches of drop available but not practical for every day driving).  It was Rhino-lined (it will never rust) and has a brand new (not rebuilt, all new 1600 motor with dual Webers), a custom dash with VDO gauges, console, Scat drag-fast shifter, custom seats, new headliner, glass, window and door rubbers (everything - too numerous to mention).  As Nancy stated, "The best part of all is that my husband did everything himself (except for the Rhino-lining).  It is white in color, all de-chromed, one-piece tinted windows, with black interior, California style bumpers (turn signals no longer on the front fenders) and earlier model tail-lights. It was finished in late July, mid August 2001.  Since then I, the wife Nancy, have driven it to work very proudly on a daily basis.  Although it is still being driven daily it will soon be stored for the winter (as soon as the snow flies).  Who said VW's don't have heat???  This one will roast your buns!!!  LOL.  It is a real head turner and really awesome to drive!  I'm very proud of our car, especially since the resto was not 'farmed out'". 

1972 SUPER BEETLE OWNED BY STEVE & SANDY FARMER                               Back to Top

1968 KARMANN GHIA OWNED BY BRIAN AND LINDA REAM                                  Back to Top

Brian and Linda Ream from Mishawaka, Indiana sent in the following: “We are the second owners of a 92 point show car, a 1968 Karmann Ghia convertible.  We bought it October 15, 2001, with 31,772 miles, original tires and only it's second muffler.  It's Regatta Blue (blue/green).  Chassis number 148028672, engine number H5006332.  Linda and I belong to the Elkhart Vintage Auto Club in Elkhart, Indiana and have for eighteen years.  We first saw this Ghia at their mall auto show in the late '80's. The owners only drove it to our club outing, due to failing health.  In 1995 the owner passed away, and the widow couldn't drive a stick shift.  Since then it was driven monthly by the widow's brother, on short trips, to keep it "fresh".  In 1999 he could no longer drive it, and it sat covered and stored until October of 2001, when we bought it.

Interestingly, we bought the Ghia from them 33 years and two days to the day they had purchased it new in Elkhart, Indiana. The original owner kept all the paperwork and repair sheets until the late 80's, when the local VW dealer left town.

We bought an original Blaupunkt AM/FM radio from a fellow in Germany, but we're hesitant of drilling the fender for the antenna.

PS  We owned a 1960 Ghia coupe in 1965 when we got married.  Kids came - the car went...  Now, the kids are gone, and a Ghia is back, 36 years later... memories return.”

1968 VERT AND 1970 AUTOSTICK OWNED BY JON MARK HALL                            Back to Top

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