One of the best years for Beetles. I owned a '66 Beetle too..... built my own high performance motor in my apartment. That was the last model year before they went 12 volts... with lenses over the headlights and with the small tail lights. I converted mine to 12V during the rebuild..
Oh yeah....mine had the crank sun roof too.
Awesome vehicle, until it was stolen one day, many many yrs ago....
Do you still have it?
We had a '71 Super Beetle when we lived in Denver; when we got passed by a guy on a bicycle in the mountains, we traded it in on a '78 El Camino.
In the mean time, it was the most fun car I ever owned and I did everything and went everywhere in it.
Not to mention THE BEATLES. 1966 was a pretty good year for those guys, too.One of the best years for Beetles.
You had to learn anticipatory driving with a Bug. The you're on the highway and you see a hill up ahead yo floor it to gain speed so when you hit the hill you can get to the top at a decent speed. I spent a lot of time in 4th gear with my foot to the floor and just steering as needed.
In the Rockies, the mountains are so tall your running start dies 1/3rd of the way up.
Himself corrected me - I had a '71 Super Beetle. He said whatever engine, etc was in mine had plenty of power to climb steep hills - we drove it a number of times between FL and OH the first couple years we were married. I-77 wasn't completed yet, and we drove quite a few state routes through West VA. Meanwhile, the Datsun 200 we rented when we flew into Tampa barely made it up the entrance ramp to I-75.We had a '71 Super Beetle when we lived in Denver; when we got passed by a guy on a bicycle in the mountains, we traded it in on a '78 El Camino.
one thing good about VW's......it sure beats walkin'...