The first car I bought, was a Beige 1969 VW Bug. I was in the 10th grade in High School. It was advertised in the Sun Press, a local neighborhood newspaper, for $800. My Father took me to look at it that evening, test drove it, liked it, but the registration had expired. The owner deducted the price of new registration from the sale price, so $775. The next morning, a schoolday no less, my Father took me back to purchase it! Driving back home, in that car, was indescribable! One of the best days of my life!

@jessesenko

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, nice! Thanks for sharing. They're such magic when you get behind the wheel! I got my first one when i was too young to drive. It was a chopped up farm car that had been sitting for a bunch of years... started right up with a little pull and drove that around the farm for years.

Being frantically waved at from oncoming classic Volkswagens is one of the great experiences that come with owning any old VW. It's like family! :-)

Man! Those first shots literally looked like Skyfall

@davidpesekmuller3883

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Deakins prob had nothing better to do that day 😃

When you make tempered safety glass, you have to crash the temperature from hot to cool (the tempering part of tempered safety glass) relatively quickly so that a matrix of internal stresses will A) Make it Stronger and B) Create Smaller (safer) Shards when it breaks, which is the safety part of tempered safety glass. This has the side effect of creating patterns of polarization across the sheet which is a result of those internal stresses. If you are using a polarized filter, you can see this in tempered glass and you can see the lack of it in non tempered glass (like the laminated (not tempered) safety glass of the windscreen). Sliding glass doors, yes. Regular house windows, no. I'm surprised the audio inside the car was useable. At all. :) Love your work.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Christopher, Thanks! This is by far my favourite comment on my channel so far :) I really love understand why things are happening. Definitely helps me avoid problems on real jobs. So, thanks a lot for sharing. I wasn't using an actual polarizer, but had figured it was caused by my variable ND. I'm surprised I haven't seen it before... probably because i'm usually shooting through windshields. I'll have to do some tests when i have the camera out again.

the beginning gave me the biggest smile iv'e had in a while, the aesthetic is to die for, spectacular work :3

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! And thanks for watching!

@blu5266

3 жыл бұрын

Okay, please nobody fall for that stuff

71 Beetle owner, had it for 8 years. It gets me everywhere!

I bought my first car-a 1969 Beetle that looked like it came from the showroom. I was 15, second owner and it had only 16,000 miles. I still regret selling it. I bought a 1967 Bug after and it was immaculate too. Later, a 1955 with semiphores, a 1974 wreck I cut in half (I was a body man and painter since 1975), and a 1969 VW van. It was the ‘69 I wish I still had. That feeling was pure joy driving out of the sales parking lot. “Joy To The World” was playing on the radio.

@jessesenko

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thanks for sharing, Bruce! I have a 57 a farmer gave me, but the roof, front, and back were chopped off. I think there’s a pic of me in it in the video. Wish I had body work skills. Will maybe have to wait for retirement!

"They are practically lawnmowers" ... This is my favorite line in the vlog.

68-69 were about the best years . Vw had sorted the crap out and came up with a good car. I own a 57 and it is tractor like

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s pretty fun to drive. I have a ‘57 that I got when I was around 13 from a neighbour farmer. Roof was chopped off/doors welded shut. That one def felt more like a tractor... a very bouncy tractor

That beginning was incredible...so well put together! I can't believe you only have 1k subs.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

🤷‍♂️ thanks for watching!!!

I too have a '69 Bug. Its the fourth air-cooled VW I have owned - I have owned two '68 Type 3's (Squarebacks), a '74 Bug, and a '77 pop-top camper. I agree with all of your "pro's" of ownership and many of your "con's." For me the biggest "con" has been the expense of maintaining it (including putting a new engine in it). The largest "pro" by far has been discovering the huge air-cooled VW community out there - they are some of the nicest, warmest, most generous, friendly people one could ever hope to meet. Whenever I feel like I should just sell the car and save myself a few dollars in costs, I think about cutting ties to that community and what a hole that would leave in my life.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I have a ‘75 camper too that I’m dying to restore. So glad you’ve found community. That’s what it’s all about, not $$$

A lot of smiles per mile

I’m 69’ beetle owner as well loved this video! I can relate with all of this. Especially everyone talking to you everywhere. Need to learn to fix it myself.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, start small with the fixes and before you know it, the engine will be on your kitchen table! Thanks for watching!

As a film lover/student and owner of a ‘69 Autostick Beetle, awesome video! Camera work is impeccable dude.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew!

That window colouration is the stress on the plastic layer - polarizing the light.

I Love vintage stuff in general 😍

Jesse, I could watch your vlogs all day every day. They are so very compelling.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks Kenny!

i watched this video quite a while ago and found it again today. i have bought my own beetle at the age of 17 in the meantime (i'm now 18) and i love it. i love people's reactions on the car, especially kids and elderly people. love it when people stop for a talk and i like how they always look twice to see who's driving it (since i'm quite a young beetle owner). i barely see any cons towards owning a beetle. lovely video, have fun in it!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

That’s great. I need to learn to value that human connection more and be less grumpy, lol. They’re definitely cars that make people happy! Glad you got one young! I didn’t want to wait until I was retired or something.

@Djuztin

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko i love making people happy in general. yesterday these people walked up to me. one man asked to take some pictures, he got married in a beetle many, many years ago and had not seen one in a while. they loved it! and then at a traffic light, a little boy was waving out the window with the biggest smile ever on his face. i love little moments like these. just making people happy by only just driving my car around :) i got one so young, because i was thinking: at this age i have the money to buy it, i can make memories with friends that will last forever, i am still able to drive a car. who knows, maybe I'll lose my leg next year. at least i have experienced driving my beautiful bug now :)

Beautiful images in this video, and I love your color grading. Plus, you're a good guy for setting your friend up with the hops.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Matthew! And hey, I’m just excited when people are into the same stuff I am, whether it’s VWs or brewing!

My first car was a '69 Bug in 1979. That started me down the bottomless pit that is classic car ownership/hobby/collecting. That last one I'm trying to avoid- I have 2 1960's cars; at one time I had 4.

Love it Jesse! I bet you are using a polarizer. That's what most car windows look like through a polarized lens.

So good man. You put so much work in your videos. It's always really nice to watch, and always with a twist of weird :)

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Keeps me making them!

I had a 69 back in the day. Just like that except Savannah beige with chocolate interior. I loved that car. This brings me back. I also had an experience (not my first) in the back, which is actually quite the feat.

@jessesenko

2 ай бұрын

lol. I’m 6’6” so would be an Apollo 13 level engineering problem!

6:22 For a true classic car enthusiast, "a lot of work" is a Pro not a Con. The joy of owning and maintaining a classic car is using one's mechanical skills to keep it running and in good order.

@xxflyingwafflexx1802

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why ima sell my 2010 Honda for a 69 beetle I wanna work on it do a engine swap new air intake cooler direct fans to the battery so it won’t get hot it’s dope to build really looking for my dream car too 🔥💯

great cinematography

this is so well made, keep it up!

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love it man, I love your work. I am learning from a real filmmaker. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏼

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, Mostafa!

Your videos are a breath of fresh air in the KZread Universe. Also: 5 stars for your one with the Mamiya C220. There’s drama and a story in your videos. Very nice. Thanks, eh! (Victoria, BC).

@jessesenko

7 ай бұрын

Hey Larry, greetings from Ontario, and thanks for the kind words! Not quite sure what I’m doing sometimes, but comments like yours keep me pushing!

I was playing mafia 2 pc game for like 4years because i love vw and now am going to buy one

Jesse, keep that bug! I had no idea 4 years later after dropping out of College I’d end up being a frame tech and painter. I realized way later seeing only few different Beetles running around Maui how nostalgic they’d be. It’s too bad that ‘57 you mentioned is not complete. However, you still have that ‘69!

@jessesenko

2 жыл бұрын

yup! Will hold on to it... have a couple other restorable ones sitting around too that I'll try to find the time to resurrect!

Fantastic shots, nice vid

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicholas!

Really nice job on this video... awesome footage and put together really well! Nice car too! I love my beetle

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it. Almost time for another Beetle video now that spring is here!

@JMKGarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko I look forward to seeing it! Subscribed

Your intro shots are nearly identical to a vision I have to start a film. Well done!

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Do it! Thanks for watching!

I've been obsessing over this car for the last month (whether to buy one or not) and i still couldn't get the answer to the question "can you do it at the back?" and this video finally did. Thank you

@jessesenko

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. That would be quite the test drive. 😳

I had a 69 Beetle in 84 it got me from Massachusetts to Florida with no serious issues cool old cars as long as the rust hasn't taken over the floors

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Mine’s still in nice shape. I figure someone redid it in the early 2000s. Not gonna go for a long trip in it any time soon though!

loved it! My mom had one exactly like that when I was a kid back in Bolivia!

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I remember, when I was a teenager, researching how to import a new one from Mexico. Was always jealous how many there were in Central/South America.

@PlanetPrince

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko I know!! I don't think we have as many as we had 15-20 years ago anymore. But we had a popular game to play with family and friends while driving from point A to point B. You gotta find as many beetles or "petas" (as we call them) as you can! It was so fun! You arrived to destination with a final score of 10-8 or something like that! hahaha

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a game we had called “punch buggy”. A little more violent than just counting.

@PlanetPrince

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko I haven't heard about that one! 😆💥

I had this exact year/model. I had to sell it when we moved a few years ago. I still miss it every day like it was my best friend:(

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Some days I think about selling, but then I get scared of how much I’d miss it!

Yo just bought a 1971 bug super excited to take it to shows and events

Cool looking.. I want one.

I currently own 2 vintage VWs, and love them! The worse thing about them is the lack of heat in the winter.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Totally, James. I’m scared of the fresh air circulating around the rusty exhaust, and terrified of a gasoline furnace running right beside the gas tank. So mine’s a 3 season car!

@thomasgary1219

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 59 bug, I drive it all the time and the heat works great especially when your cruising down the highway at 65 70 mph, if your heat doesnt work very well, something is wrong.

Awesome camera work at the start. Also I just bought a '69. (Insert half hour convo)

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe, and congrats on the new/old car!

window lamination....love that car...I owned a new 72.

'Oh you're still here??' lol 😃 Beautifuly used car. Watching this in prep for putting together my own, certainly not discouraged 👌

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Haha... like, putting together your own Beetle? Thanks for watching!

@davidpesekmuller3883

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko yea, so far got the main body shell from 71', the classic, not the Super beatle 👌 will be fun..

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I have a ‘70 I took apart as a teen. That’s how far it progressed 😬 Good luck with the build!

@davidpesekmuller3883

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko Uuu got anything from it left? 😏

Well I dont know about dream car but it was my first car. great editing. camera angles that is lots of work there.

NICE...I LIKE IT

Funny! great video! I have the same problem with my Kymco scooter, people always wanna know ever y thing about it, drives me crazy!! Bugs are the best and easiest to work on.

Nice video. I dug it. I too own a ‘69 Beetle (also a long time dream of mine). I had to sink heaps of time, money, blood, sweat, tears, f-bombs into it to get it back on the road. I now have a root beer colour slammed beetle that me and my kids LOVE. Personally, I hate it at the same time because, as you said, you always have to stay up on it and repair, but, as much as I hate it, I love it WAY more. Hahaha You nailed it in your video. Cheers man. A true love/hate relationship that I wouldn’t change for a second. The car is dear to me.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you’ve put a lot of work into yours. That’s dedication! This one I’m driving had been restored in the 90s, I guess, so didn’t need much work. But things are getting pretty out of whack on it. Going to need lots of work this summer. But you just have to take it for a spin to remember why you have it!

@surlycrosscheck1

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Senko 100%

When I was a kid, one of my friends had a '65 (last year of the 6-volt electrical system). My uncle had a '69. I loved driving them. If I had the time and money, I'd love to have one. Or, maybe a Squareback...

@jessesenko

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh square backs are so cool! If it persuades you at all, the classic car insurance is under $200 a year and I only run a tank or two of gas through it a summer. If anything, appreciation covers those expenses. But no pressure, lol. Thanks for sharing!

Love the beetle image in the dandelion field

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sam!

@samsephton5788

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko Congrats that you've got your dream car! My Dad used to gave a beetle and now a T2 VW campervan.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and cool! I have a camper too in storage. Waiting for restoration... eventually. Hoping to electrify it!

@samsephton5788

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Senko Wow that be amazing. Can’t wait for the videos!

Nice car! That window thing is just the polarizers in the variable ND playing up with the glass or tint. You might notice the same thing with polarized sunglasses if you tilt your head.

@jessesenko

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Got my first polarized glasses after I filmed this. Now it’s all I see on the highway, lol

I've had my 69 beetle for a month now and I can tell you instead of being a chick magnet, I seem to attract have a lot of men in their 60's and 70's who wants to tell me about the beetle they once had in their younger years etc etc. Also the part you said when you pass another bug. They'll wave at you. Happened to me this summer. In Norway we have SEVERAL websites that sells parts for all Beetle models, but the one and only part I need is the one I have yet to find, and it's the speaker grill with chrome trimmings. It's so darn hard to find. The previous owner installed a couple of 8" headlights and drilled a hole in the grill for the switch. I might just cover it with a sticker and don't let it bother me so much.

So true . Bug 🐜 on my friend.

Great Video Jesse! I'm betting you had a Polarizing filter on lens, hence window....

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! My ND!

I noticed the Picard's bag- must be a fellow Golden Horseshoer!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Chip Nuts 4 Life!!!

Nice saw your stuff on Sam Holland Justnow..Good Stuff! :)

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

@QippysChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Senko 👍😊

this video made me subscribe a while ago, and ive been watching it al least twice a month, please I need a tutorial on how to mount the camera to get those shots, youre great !!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Rich! If I remember correctly, everything up front is just on a tripod, but I added a short extension tube on my lens so I could get closer. And for driving vloggy part, I put my tripod head on a double headed spigot in a mafer clamp, clamped onto an old glass-moving suction cup I found at a thrift store.

@rrich2709

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jessesenko Thanks for your reply, Im a big fan of the amount of effort you put to your videos

More VW videos please!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It’s packed away for the Canadian winter, but want to make it my cohost in the spring!

*_WOW_*

Mine too

I’m just now getting help restoring my dads bug he got before he passed a month ago And it looks exactitude like this one I just hope I’ll be able to finish is as my final promise to him

@jessesenko

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, but I hope it turns into a great tribute.

IRS transforms the handling and makes it more like any other car in suspension technology.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Looking into it now!

This looked like a trailer when i just clicked on it

the thing on your window is probably the polarization, some sunglasses make it look like that too.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Just got my first pair of polarized sunglasses and it all makes sense now... thanks for watching!

Polarization is what you see on the glass

Just got my first car and he's a 69 beetle🥰🥰 hoping to learn a bit about him.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

You’re going to learn a lot for sure! But it’s all good. All good relationships have their ups and downs, but the ups are always worth it 😀

another con is, once you are hooked, you can't live without one it's relatively cheap in my part of the world

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

100%!

My first new car was a 1969 Volkswagen GT. It was red and loved that thing. Paid 2,200 for it. Had three more after that.

@jessesenko

11 ай бұрын

What’s the GT? I googled it but it showed me a Ferrari kit car

@miichaelneri4687

11 ай бұрын

@@jessesenko it was a special option that was done at the dealership with the permission of the Volkswagen Company. It came with a wooden steering wheel, a wooden shift knob, along with some simulated wood on the dash, WIRE wheel hubcaps a pair of flared pipes, some racing stripes running along the the sides down by the running boards. I believe it also came with the bumper guards. They only aloud so many for each dealership. If I remember right it was about 500 over the price of a regular bug, but that was quite a bit of money back then.

@jessesenko

11 ай бұрын

Oh cool. I’ll look it up in my old VW books, thanks for sharing!

👍

Would it be a good first car? I like the fact parts (where I stay) are affordable and relatively easy to get, the car is easy to work on and it's a car you'd be able to keep forever (it's also my dream car😬) The main reason why I don't want a modern car as a first car like a new beetle is because they aren't as easy to work on and electrics can be a nightmare to fix as well as very expensive. I would drive about 5km a day

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

I would say it's a great car if you can fix it yourself, otherwise any old car is a money pit. That being said, in 8 years I've only replaced the steering damper... but it's not my main car and I only drive it about once a week from May-November. I do need to fix the timing and work on the transmission, so next year it'll need some work. Also, I'm in Canada, so I don't drive it after it snows. It's hard to heat and the salt they put on the roads here would rot it out in one winter. Thanks for watching!

@cameron4907

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko from what I heard Beetles are somewhat reliable compared to some other classics. Great video!👍

When he was digging and the vw was in the back ground it remained me of ted bundy

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I had no idea about Ted Bundy’s car. Hopefully it’s just the car and not me that gives off Ted Bundy vibes!

@snugbug5067

2 жыл бұрын

😄

😁👌🏽 i love my bug

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

I have a question for you. So HYPOTHETICALLY, if the driver of an oncoming New Beetle waves as they pass me, should I: a. wave back b. pretend I didn't see them Asking for a friend.

@firemaxo

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you should wave back since you're part of the club hahaha

@fmfdocbotl4358

3 жыл бұрын

Oops I was changing the radio station didnt see them lol

@iraforleiter7954

3 жыл бұрын

a. Wave Back! Be nice!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

@@iraforleiter7954 haha. You’re right! Kindness ftw!

@snugbug5067

2 жыл бұрын

U can honk your horn or sometimes I blink my lights like winking. My horn recently stopped working.

If you can compare,the economy in gas, those volkswagens, are very economical gasoline wise, you can fix it yourself ,change the belt, & some other parts, compared to how much you would spend on another car, they probably charge by the hour the hour,$$$$$, then the parts,$$$$$, if you like doing your own mechanic work, and saving $$$$$, perfect, plus parts are readily. available all over, as being a previous owner of a 1973 Super Beetle, that car is awesome, sorry I ever sold it and this was 15 years ago, the person who bought was going to finish fixing it body wise, I had changed the transmission changed due to the one the car had, would pop out of gear, ,so I also decided also to rebuild the stock engine for what I paid at the time, I got it out,plus some, the person, was going to fully restore the car, at least it went to a loving home👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! They're fun, and I find it's less about the investment and more about the experience and having fun. I figure if I sell mine, I'll break even... maybe I'll electrify it though! that's something I think about a lot.

Check out Sara -n- tuned !!

@jessesenko

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Your window looks the same as when I wear my polarized sunglasses. Do you have a polarizing filter on your camera?

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert. No polarizer, but I had my variable ND on my camera and figure that’s what it was. Was thinking my polarizer would help, but maybe not! I’ll have to do some tests today

@chris_sparrows

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko I could be wrong, but I think a variable nd uses some sort of polarization to function, similar to a circular polarizer, but with two opposing pieces of glass.

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

@@chris_sparrows Yes, makes sense. I could see it in the reflection on my vari ND while recording, so figured it was some bit of weirdness. Another Chris above commented and gave some pretty cool insight. Physics!

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

On further thought, you’re totally right - two opposing polarizers, right? I guess I should google it :)

I don’t think ppl understand how long that first 45 seconds actually took it film

Video idea : Pros and Cons of having a Vintage Dad(Grandpa)

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

lol... i would, but i'm scared to as i see myself slowly getting there!

Heres the thing!! If you have one keep it!! They want never be that type of car again!! Vintage!!

It looks just like my '69 beetle.....I grow hops, too.

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Do you brew??? Thanks for watching

@michaelrobinson1945

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessesenko Yes, I've been home brewing for decades.

Idk why but this whole video has like J Leno or Jerry Springer vibes

At least look to buy a 1966 or older Bug, forget that 69 Beetle stuff....66 was the last year of the "euro-lens" glass over the headlamps...

You forgot to blur out the license plate in the beginning... 🙂

@andersinperson

4 жыл бұрын

... and at the end. Maybe instead I should ask; why did you blur the license plat at 00:57 ? 🤓

@jessesenko

4 жыл бұрын

Because it’s my real one :)

Plz pray for me to find one of those!

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

Older than thirty?.........check!

Mainly cons.

Its always broken! Thats a big con

@jessesenko

3 жыл бұрын

But isn’t everything always a little broken?