Jeg blev forelsket i VW Beetles i en tidlig alder. Min bedstefar havde en sort 1962 Bug. Han ville køre mig til Brooklyn til sit gamle kvarter og til baseball spil på Shea Staduim. På de meget unge alder, jeg fik min første pust af olie dampe der kommer fra varmeapparatet ventiler(som om der var varme) From that point on I was hooked with the “Luft Cooler” VeeDubs. My first VW Beetle was a 1966 in Java Green. Well to be honest I did not even know it was Java Green till I scrubed the layer of brown mold off the paint and interior. Years of sitting under a pine tree had turned it green paint into strange shade of baby poop brown. My mixture of Mr Clean,bleach and dish soap worked wonders to de-slime the paint and interior..My own words “Holy crap it’s green!!!”.. Getting it running was easier than the de-sliming but I learned a valued lesson my 19 year old mind would never forget. Never put a 12 volt battery in a 6 volt car. 1966 was the last year VW used 6 volt systems. Up and running and on the road I had plans of driving millions of miles in my VW. About a week after my VW adventure began I noticed my brakes were getting low..”Hmm maybe needs brake fluid”  Ignoring important things like any other 19 year old I just kept driving. .”Hmm these brakes are getting real low” As I approached a very busy stop sign I pushed on the brakes and the whole pedal box(including the clutch and gas pedal)went flying under the car causing a spark show the Gruccis would be proud of. I watched my young life flash before my eyes. I tried the emergency brake but the handle broke off in my hand. My only other thing to do was shut the engine down and come to a stall in the middle of the intersection. Rolling out of the car like Starsky and Hutch. I looked over at my broken Bug and all I could think was. “Oh man I missed a brown spot on the roof“