Finding Information

As a first time old car owners we've found it to be crucial to find information to get the restoration done correctly. Easier said than done but luckily we live in the age of World Wide Web. The best place for us has been TheSamba.com which has lots and lots of old brochures and technical information. Highly recommended!

There are also quite many related books available. One good source to search litterature is Amazon and here in South Africa Kalahari.com. We ended up purchasing Haynes Repair Manual for Beetle & Karman Ghia from a local book store. The manual provides good basic information how to repair the bug but unfortunately we've not fount it to fulfil our expectations to be as detailed as we would have needed it to be.

The best source however is always the other Beetle enthusiasts. They've seen it, done it and got the T-shirt; they know the best places to go, can answer the questions that puzzle you and if not, they know who to turn to. So go to Volkswagen meetings and old car events and get together with the other fellow old car enthusiasts. They've all faced the same problems and challenges that you are going through and most of them are more than pleased to share their knowledge.