Wasn't the fuel pump was it? That's what always went out on my late '50s Bug. The darn pin always fell out of it. Used a screwdriver pushed through it one time to get home. Now excuse me while I have some bacon and lard.
Yep! That was it.
Stupid thing, sometimes I would get a fill up and the thing wouldn’t work. So my husband gave me a small hammer showed me where to hit it, so I would fill up and bang on the pump.
I want that car back (wish we had never sold it).