Welcome!

Welcome to what I hope will be a history of an awesome father-son project: restoring a 1971 VW Type 3 Squareback. I am betting this is going to be a learning experience for both me and my son, Ian. Hopefully, we'll learn a lot and not bludgeon each other with heavy tools along the way.

Judging by Ian's smile, I'd say we are off to a good start!

The Squareback

Love the stance of the Squareback. This specimen came pre-lowered, which was something we planned to do anyway. Body-wise, she's pretty solid. Some damage to the drivers door and rear quarter panel. Floors are pretty OK. Typical air-cooled rust (battery area, spotty passenger side floor). To my surprise, the heater channels look to be in good shape as does the frame head (a problem area for type 3s).