So here is the Burgundy Beetle headed Eastward on a car carrier from California. It's sporting some nice new wheels too! This photo was taken a year or so back during the summer. I'm thinking that about now it might be sporting a new motor... Hope it does well in the Philly weather!

In June I replaced my tired stock 1600cc engine with a new Herbie Special 1776cc engine from Quality German Auto Parts. It has dual Kadrons and the works. I'm pleased with it so far. It only took me a weekend to drop the old engine and put the new one in. It was my first time doing it and I did it by myself. I'll do a technical article on the engine drop procedure when I get a chance. I'm also planning to rebuild the old engine into possibly a turbo 1914. So hopefully I'll have some technical posts on that subject at a later date. I close on my new house Sept 30 (I can't wait). I'll finally have a 2 car garage that I can set up shop in, so I expect to be working on lot's of fun projects soon!!