Kathleen Brooks showed to her beloved 1967 Volkswagen Beetle. At age 73, many things have changed throughout Brooks' life, but the red Beetle nicknamed "Annie" has been a constant since she first bought it in December 1966 in Riverside, California.
Continuously used as a daily driver, the Bug now has more than 350,000 miles on it. Volkswagen got wind of Brooks and decided to pay her commitment back with a gesture of kindness. As a measure of thanks, VW's North American Region decided to give Annie a full factory-spec restoration.
The stalwart Bug was brought down to Puebla, Mexico, the Beetle's home in North America and for the past 11 months, a team of about 60 workers recharged Annie to the fullest extent. According to VW, 357 pieces were restored, and about 40 percent of Annie's part were replaced. The project was somewhat of a resto-mod, as VW wanted to make the Beetle driveable for years to come rather than focusing on making it exactly period correct and prepped for a museum. Thus, in addition to fixing several rust and electrical issues, VW added better parts such as disc brakes, a new radio, an upgraded suspension, a rebuilt and updated engine, and upholstery.
you can enjoy the abvoe video a little more at 2x speed
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/12/11/vw-factory-restored-beetle/#slide-7484081
Talk about dedication, all I can think of is the scene where Wood Allen in the movie "Sleeper" (1973) finds an old V W bug hidden in a cave and when he fires it up he says, "Boy, they really built these things." Try to find a GIF of that scene, but no luck.
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