1974 VW Beetle

Dan & Kathleen Proietti


Meet "Katie Bug" and our daily driver which turns heads and reminds everyone of an era gone by. We bought it almost a year ago in Branford, Florida. It had been kept in an airplane hanger for over 25 years, a solid clean car.

It was a one owner car with matching numbers. The original engine I took apart and resealed all the oil leaks. We gave her a new headliner, carpet and door panels and reupholstered the seats. We kept everything as original as possible but of course had to update the look with new wheels and blacked out chrome. My wife and I did all the work except the paint, which the color is called Magic Red.