Owners’ names: Peter and Dawn Huckstepp

Club Member since: 2002

VW’s name: Billet Bug

VW type: 1969 Beetle - sedan

Engine: 1600cc, 34 ITC Webers, hand made billet madness, 009 distributor, 1600 barrels and pistons

Built by: Peter Huckstepp

Other mods: lowered gas shocks front, lowered sway bar gas shocks rear

Wheels: Polished Rivieras

Exterior: GMH Sting Red

Interior: Honda Prelude seats, black velour trim, CD player, oil temperature, oil pressure, amp gauges and tacho, billet parts

Background: Acquired in 2000. I was looking for something cheap to drive to work and looked at this one first then lots of other rusty ones then came back to this one.

Prior History: Just rumours….

Best memory: When it was finished and driving it for the first time and seeing people’s reactions!

Horror story: Too long at the paint shop.

Shows: 1st places for engine and paint at the Flat Four Shootout, 1st for engine and 1st post ’68 Beetle at the VW Nationals, twice winner of People’s Choice at other shows, runner-up for Best of Show at Club VW Illawarra show at Bulli.

Future plans: Keep making it better i.e. more detail and more billet

Dream Car: Anything expensive!

Projects: The wife won’t let me….no not really. Recently purchased a daily driver (see below)

Other VWs owned: 1968 Beetle