I have had this car since I was 10. And on may 22nd, 2026 I was rear ended at 40 mph and pushed into the car in front of me toltaling Herbie. And I have been rebuilding since then into a Baja.

i’m based in Australia and the UK but I frequent Sri Lanka pretty much yearly. For my birthday in september just gone I treated myself to this 1960 1200. For a car that’s lived all of its 66 years of life in a 3rd world country it’s surprisingly in alright shape. Minimal rust and corrosion, runs really well and is pretty good on fuel. All have had to do was fit new wiper arms, a brake light switch, a good tune up and a set of brand new tyres. That being said there’s a few things I want to slowly tend to. I’m going to ship over a set of brand new window seals for all the windows, fit the correct period tail lights, fit a correct period engine decklid, fit some whitewall tyre covers, potentially repaint the car back to its original black colour after I carry out some minor rust repairs and retrim the interior in red. Would also love to fit a weber carb to it and retrofit an original fuel gauge.

I immediately bought a fuel pump repair kit. Fire extinguisher is coming soon from Amazon. Having owned 6 previous VWs I know better than driving without one.

I dont think I have ever had as much fun or loved a car so much. It really has reignited my love of cars. K love the steelies I have on it but might swap them out for fuchs or maybe brms but not sure so feel free to give your opinion. That, carpet and new running boards (maybe the cream color? Idk) are my plans for this winter. Sad the driving season is over! Good luck on all your projects out there.