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Remember: The Old Volkswagen Beetle In a box under a box that was under a box, I found some of my dad's old books and pamphlets. One of the books was a Volkswagen Beetle repair guide. He owned a Beetle in the 1960s. Its unique shape etched in many of our minds -- a fun memory. For all of us I have included some of the pictures, and for the car buffs I have included some specs below. I remember a silly game we played as kids called "slug bug" where if a Beetle was in sight the first of us kids to spot it could slug the nearest kid while simultaneously yelling "Slug Bug". Yelling "Slug Bug" was important as it immediately indicated that the slug was in the name of the Volkswagen Beetle game, assuring your immunity from any retaliation...well, most of the time.
Here I tried to snap a photograph of a Volkswagen Beetle but some people walked in front of it at the last moment and, man, I was like really annoyed! I got even, though. I ended up selling the photo to the suckers for $20. I noticed in the picture one of them was out of step with the others and offered to take another — but they laughed and said nobody would notice anyway. Anyway, the repair guide starts with:
The Volkswagen is a precision built automobile throughout. When maintained properly, it gives excellent performance. The sedan weighs over 1600 lbs. and is quite agile with an engine less than one-third the size of the current Ford, Chevrolet or Plymouth Six. Such performance can be had only if the comparatively small engine is tuned up properly. In order to get maximum gasoline mileage and the highest performance from a Volkswagen, care and accuracy in tune-up is essential. Because the engine is an overhead valve type, the valves, distributor and carburetor are easily reached and there is very little difficulty in doing a precision job. The need for a tune-up is indicated by engine missing, loss of power, or poor gasoline mileage. In most cases a Volkswagen will give at least 10,000 miles of satisfactory operation before a tune-up job is required. However, there are some cases where it is required more frequently. The usual steps in a tune-up job are: 1. Compression, 2. Ignition, 3. Carburetion. The operations should be performed in the order listed. Never adjust the carburetor until after compression and ignition have been corrected, as it is impossible to obtain satisfactory carburetor adjustment unless compression and ignition are satisfactory. Here are the Volkswagen Beetle Specs (from this 1960 publication):
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