squarebackrider

So I have been very busy trying to get my baby on track. I just replaced the plugs, generator ( I figured it out), coil, points, etc…etc…. The only thing that has giving me grief is the damn condenser. That little cylinder thing on the side of the distributor. I finally tracked the right one (I hope). The next step after this is to fix my rear hatch, which the parts are on their way, and then I can drive it to work. I can’t wait to get her ready for the Summer!!!

So it has been raining in San Diego for the last couple days. WTF….I left Sacramento because I hated rainy days. We’ll the Squareback is still hibernating. Can’t wait for summer to come by….then it will awake and turn heads as I cruise down the sunny beach streets.

So I bought a 1969 Squareback a couple of month’s ago. It’s in decent shape, except for a ding on the passenger headlight (easy fix). I drove it home and the drive changed my life. This car is great…I noticed the difference immediately. I also notice something else. As I was driving around my neighborhood on a lovely Sunday morning there were other VW’s in the area. Every one I met trough the streets showed mutual respect. I passed a bus and the driver tipped his hat…..as if I was part of a new society. Then I realized that I’m a VW driver now. Unfortunately one day it didn’t start and I have tried to make it work again, but with no avail.  One day it will be back on the road and I only wish it would be today…so I could be driving instead of writing.