Thanks for the warm welcome, definately will get a copy of the VW book and download the manual.
The surname (Gearheart) is being tied into the car, having a local machine shop (run by friend) make me a new Radiator (Gas) cap that will be a mechanical heart to replace the Bird that is on there. I’ll post a pic when it’s done.
As far as the red top goes, I’ve tried putting it on for the past two evenings, it seems about an inch too short to fit on the car. Can Vinyl shrink??! Seems I’ll need to locate a vendor to custom make a new top.