My 1968.5 Volkswagen Bug was my second car.  This car was my road dawg.  This car taught me everything I know about shifting AND taking turns.  This car used to break down all the time, but it was easy to fix.  I had alot of good times with this car.  It had IRS, which was only found on the later models, but it was a 1968 so it was NOT a superbeetle (superbeetles had IRS).  I also had Integra GSR seats, limo tint, 1835cc engine, superstreet tranny (for high speeds such as freeway).  

This car makes me smile!  I loved it soo much but I just did not have the time or extra money to put into it.  it need all new floor boards.  I will have another one really soon!

As everybody knows, the VW Beetle never changed it's body shaped in it's 30 plus years in production; the only thing that changed was internals.  Things like updates from 6-volt to 12-volt electrical systems, bigger brakes, and the addition of some safety features.  

One noticeable outside change was the headlights; after 1966 in the US the Beetle had headlights that were mount horizontally, right in the fender.  Prior to 1967, Beetles had what i called 'frog eye' headlights; the actual bulb was inside of a sealed glass casing, which followed the contours of the fenders.

My 68 was the exception; research after it was totaled revealed the car was a European model, never meant for US export.  This explains why it still had the early style headlights.  What it did have was a 12 volt electrical system and the first few safety features VW tried to implement, like a collapsable steering column.  The column had a small perforated section that, in a crash, would break and allow th column to crush down, rather than coming back and either spearing the driver in the chest or pinning them to the seat.

Also included on this model was something known as a Z-bar, which was an attempt to cure the 'snap oversteer' problem i mentioned in my 66's review.  It was an equalizer spring that connected the two swing axles together in an attempt to act as a sway bar.  On my 68 though, someone removed it or it was never installed, so snap oversteer was still a problem.

Other than that it's was basically the same as the 66 Beetle i have now

My dad and I rebuilt this car in two months. It has a new motor, and almost anything else you can replace on it. It's an awesome daily driver, but not so good on the freeways. I've pused it to about 80 before, but that wouldn't fly on a long haul.

60 pure german horeses pushin this beast down the road at a top speed of like 65 mph....