We're now the owners of two classic automobiles, a 1966 Ford F-100 Pickup,
and a 1978 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible.

The Truck

The truck is a 1966 Ford F100 pickup. It belonged to Lisa's grandfather in South Dakota,
and for some insane reason, both Lisa's dad and I thought it would be a great idea to keep it and not sell it.

He brought it back on a trailer from South Dakota, and after getting the brakes and carburator fixed,
turned it over to me.

I titled the truck and ordered collector plates and started work.
It took me about four months, working between 20 and 40 hours a week in the garage.
I replaced the fenders, radiator, shocks, rear bumper, hoses, rear cab corners, front cab mounts, floorpans, tires and tailgate.
I sprayed the underside with Zero-Rust paint and painted the engine. I found a set of original wheel
covers on ebay and I added a seat cover and carpet.

Lisa's dad had it painted and a spray in bedliner added and that completed the project! This was easily the
single most difficult thing I've ever taken on. I can't say I'd do it again, but now that it's
done, I'm really happy with the results!

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The Bug

After having some expensive repairs to Lisa's car, we decided it might be
a good idea to get a car that would be inexpensive to work on, and that
I could work on myself for the most part. We started looking at old VW Beetles,
and stumbled upon this one at Yesterday's Auto in Uptown.

It's a 1978 VW Super Beetle Convertible that's only had one owner and is in beautiful
shape. The car is a lot of fun, and because it's built on the Super Beetle platform,
it handles better and drives better than standard Bugs.

We'll be driving it as a daily driver in the summer, but will need to get a winter beater
to avoid getting the VW full of salt. I've always wanted a Beetle as my dad had three when I was growing
up. They're just really cool cars.

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