It was Feb 2018 (when I was almost done restoring my 1963 bug) that someone told me that there is a 1961 VW Bug (Totally Rusted/gutted) near Rawal Town in Islamabad and the owner is even willing to sell it to a Kabaria 
as many potential buyers had rejected the car. Having restored a 63 Bug as a test case i was really confident that we can restore any bug in Pakistan provided we have correct panels available and a right body work ustad. Having worked with Mr Safdar from Pir wadhai i was really confident that if i provide him correct panels he can do any grafting work.
So i decided to contact the seller and bought the bug for PKR 70,000, he was more than willing to help me relocate the car as he wanted to get rid of it ASAP. Here comes Nasir Shaikh bhai to my rescue and offered me his storage for safely parking the car till i plan on starting the restoration, i cant thank him more for all his valuable suggestions and insights. Initially i wanted to just restore it to its formal glory but with the passage of time I realized that it will need alooooooooooooot of work and body panels to correctly restore it because the whole front end was rusted to core, rain gutters were gutted with holes in it, both doors were rusted and nothing was left in them, whole rear apron was deshaped and rusted.
Keeping in mind the current situation i decided to experiment with the car and decided to graft in an oval rear window and make it an Oval window Bug 
. As i started searching regarding differences between a 58-64 Bug and an Oval i came to know that it not just the rear window that was changed in 1958-1964 but many other small changes. Changes which were made on a bugs in 1958-1964 were,
- Front Window was increased in size by 17%,
- Rear window was changed from Oval to a bigger version,
- Trunk Liner area was redesigned,
- Wiper Assembly was changed,
- Icepick handles were changed to push button style in 1960, as my bug was 1961 so I needed those as well,
- Whole front end was redesigned with a new fuel tank and brake fluid reservoir area.
- Front Hood hinges were changed along with lifting mechanism (Springs were installed in 1958),
- Front apron was changed from 4 fins to 3 fins,
- Rear Apron was changed from H pattern to no pattern,
- Dashboard was changed,
These above mentioned changes are just the visual changes not to mention the mechanic changes (which were of no concern to me as i want my bug to just visually look like an Oval). So i decided to look for panels and find out the cost of sourcing them, thats a story for the next time. Till then enjoy the pictures of when i rescued the car .
