1973 VW Bug - EMPI GTV with great patina! Classic Volkswagen beetle

This Auction is for a 1973 Volkswagen Bug with EMPI GTV equipment. This an awesome little car that gets compliments everywhere I go! I hate to use the term "Barn find" but when I bought this car. it had been sitting in a garage untouched for many years and I have taken great care to preserve the originality of the car while at the same time making it into a fun. safe. reliable driver. The paint is largely original and it was professionally polished to a high shine. In addition to the original paint and EMPI C-stripes. the exterior of the car features front and rear gravel guards. a fuel door trim. bumper guards and of course. the EMPI Sprint Star wheels - hard to find 4. 5" front with 135/15 tires and 5. 5" out back with 165/15 tires. I also installed. genuine Hella taillight assemblies. nbsp;a new windshield and seal as well as new seals for the 1/4 windows and rear window. The interior was in pretty sad shape so I installed new door panels. headliner. carpet and sun visors. as well as reupholstering the front and rear seats. The dash only has couple cracks. so I left it alone. It also has wooden dash panels. knobs and window cranks. The original AM/FM radio is still there and works pretty well too. The last thing I put inside the car was a set of new EMPI logo floor mats to spice it up a little. The front and rear seatbelts are still intact too. I lowered the car up front with a 2" narrowed adjustable beam with new ball joints. 2. 5" lowering spindles and a 1 spline drop out back. It has disc front and drum rear brakes with new hoses all around new rear wheel cylinders. shoes and new master cylinder too. The engine is a 1600 Dual port that I had rebuilt a few years ago and previously had installed in a Karmann Ghia. I just gave it a complete tune up and valve adjust as well as installing a new carburetor and Bosch 009 distributor. I would estimate the mileage on the engine to be around 20k. As far as I know the EMPI GTV bugs were a dealer installed accessory package and there were four trim levels available. Unfortunately they didn't keep records on them so there is no way to tell what each car had when it was delivered. I do know that they are fairly rare cars and do not come up for sale very often so when I had the chance to buy this thing. I jumped on it. I've enjoyed having it but another project has come up so I'm going to let it go. Don't miss the opportunity to by this car and be the hit of every VW show you attend or just have a ball cruising it around like I have. I am sure that I have missed some things that I have put on the car. The goal with this car was to have a comfortable driver with the classic patina. With that said the body is not perfect and shows its age being a 42 year old car. There are scratches and dents. but don’t judge this book by its cover. The drive train and suspension is all top notch. This car drives great down the road and is very comfortable with the new interior.