Category: Volkswagen

  • Recent Diecast Added To The Collection

    Just a few pics of recent diecast that’s been added to the collection. A couple of really good finds. I’ve also started on the next custom and I hope it’ll be ready in the next week or so.

  • VW Beetle Steering Wheel Button Clock

    I’ve been wanting to add a clock somewhere in the interior of Mabel forever, just couldn’t find the right looking clock and I surely didn’t want to use one of those stick on digital clocks. I did find one on Amazon (link is in the description of the video) which was suitable and I just…

  • Mabel’s Brake Warning Light

    I’ve been wanting to do this repair for a couple of years now. The only thing not working properly on Mabel was the brake warning light. This configuration is specific for the 1968 and 1969 year Beetles. So today was the day to dig into it and figure out why it wasn’t working. This project…

  • One Last Update To The Poor Man’s Swamp Cooler

    After taking a closer look at the finished product and thinking it over for a few days, I decided to paint the brace for the swamp cooler the same color as the cooler itself. If I didn’t like it, I could easily revert right back to the blue. But after it was painted, there was…

  • Updating The Poor Man’s Swamp Cooler Part II

    Finally had a warm enough day to prep and paint our vintage “looking” swamp cooler. I decided to keep it satin rather than gloss, but I can always go back and change that. I’m very pleased with the end result, it looks a lot more like a vintage swamp cooler now! As always, if you…