Jonny finally sets about repairing his air-cooled Volkswagen first car to drive again. It had been sitting dormant since 2004 until April 2020, when Jonny made a video about firing up and running his 1967 VW Beetle 1500. In this sentimental episode proudly supported by Haynes, he and his brother Greg (who restores pre-war cars) spent almost a week going through and removing, rebuilding or replacing whatever parts were required in order to make it reliable and roadworthy again. He underestimated the time it would take take complete all the jobs, but the ending is worth it. Do you still have your first car? Tell us in the comments.

Being 1967 it is MoT and tax exempt, but Jonny wanted to ensure he didn't cut any corners on the essential stuff. A full resto is on the cards for KYC 675D in the future, but in the meantime it can hit the road for 2021 and be enjoyed for the first time by his wife and kids. Please note that before using it on the road Jonny also replaced all four tyres with new Continentals (155 front, 195 rear).

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Huge thanks to:
Heritage Parts Centre classic Volkswagen and Porsche automotive parts specialist, for supplying most of the required components. You can get 10% off Heritage Parts Centre using code LATEBRAKE online at checkout: http://bit.ly/the_late_brake_show_hpc

Thanks also to EBC Brakes for supplying the discs, pads and rebuilding the calipers.
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In this episode Jonny and his bro Greg do the following jobs:
Replace flexi and hard brake lines
New brake shoes, wheel cylinders and clean rear drum brakes
New master cylinder, new discs and pads
Rebuilt calipers
New handbrake cables
New CV boots
New gearbox oil
Rebuilt fuel pump
New fuel lines
New exhaust
New HT leads, distributor cap and rotor arm
New fan belt
New track rods
Clean and protect fuel tank.

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Jonny Smith
Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
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0:00 Intro

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Getting my classic Volkswagen first car repaired and back on the road