The Love Bug
Here are a few pics of my Beetle, Herbie. I've owned him for nearly three years now, though he didn't look like this when I bought him. But I loved him nonetheless, even with the flaky paint! On New Year's Day 2007, some kind driver reversed into him while he was parked on the road and drove off, leaving me with a half-smashed car. We had been talking about a restoration for a while, so decided that now was the time. What you see is the end result: respray, new interior, new floorpans, new wings, doors and a lot of welding!
We kept the Herbie spirit alive on the inside by having the red, white and blue stripes incorporated in the front seat covers to match the exterior.
I get smiles from everyone that sees me driving around in Herbie, and thought I could bring a few to the faces of your readers with his cheeky personality!
Keep up the good work with the magazine. I look forward to reading it every month.
Sarah Grimwood, Ipswich, Suffolk
