engine and drivetrain Wolfgang turns 42 today!

[Mike Self]

Assembled 4 Feb 1969, painted Nevada. Languished in storage until April due to a dock strike on the US East Coast. He's the 40th "second series" '69 off the assembly line.

I took delivery on 4 May '69 from Bavarian Motors in Queens NY...and have been driving him ever since. 223k miles on the original engine and drive train (except the clutch/ center support bearing); still going strong. Took me six years of on and off welding to repair the ravages of 30 Ohio winters. None since 2000.

mike

[Jim_75Sahara]

YaaY! You'll be driving Wolfgang at 99 yrs. of age. By then, you will have to explain to everyone what on earth it is!

[eurotrash]

Go Vholfie!

[02for2]

Congratulations!

This has to be one of the oldest original-owner examples on the Planet!

Well Done You!

Cheers!

[Deilke53]

Mike congrats and I'm jelous, it would be cool to be the original owner of a classic that you still enjoy.

Maybe I'm not the only one?:

Favorite part of aquiring a another car, and the first thing I usually do (aka the honeymoon) after towing it home is going through the glovebox papers to get an idea of where its been. I enjoy seeing the dates and places on old repair receipts etc...like a time capsule.

I really really like finding the original owners manual with the proud new owner's name and address neatly printed inside. I usually spend some time Googling to get a street view of the car's first home and seeing what I can find out about the person.

[eastsidebimmer]

Happy birthday to Pappy Wolfgang!

My Nevada 1600 turned 40 last week on the 28th, and we celebrated by hooking up his battery tender.

-=Ben

[Arky2002]

Was he able to blow out all the candles?

[mike472]

Happy Birthday Wolfgang!

Going on 36 years myself with a 76 I bought in Oct. 75. Believe it was built in August of 75.

Mike Katsoris

[logume1881]

Mike congrats and I'm jelous, it would be cool to be the original owner of a classic that you still enjoy.

Maybe I'm not the only one?:

Favorite part of aquiring a another car, and the first thing I usually do (aka the honeymoon) after towing it home is going through the glovebox papers to get an idea of where its been. I enjoy seeing the dates and places on old repair receipts etc...like a time capsule.

I really really like finding the original owners manual with the proud new owner's name and address neatly printed inside. I usually spend some time Googling to get a street view of the car's first home and seeing what I can find out about the person.

I couldn't agree more! We were cleaning up a 55 Chevy Bel Air a while back, and there were all sorts of love notes, hippy beads, and even a bunch of old blue chip stamps in the glove box!

[Chris_B]

No doubt a bit younger that you, compadre. My first new car was a '72 02. I have fond memories of how awesome that car was compared to contemporary cars. I have to admit that my current 02 (a '73) is so enjoyable because it is so raw and tactile compared to my other, later model BMWs.

[davidmcw]

Happy Birthday! What a great experience it must be to have had Wolfgang with you from the beginning. Thanks for all your expert help in the Forum.