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Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:12 pm

Sweet Azure Blue Pre-A Continential - completed last Wednesday.

Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:26 am

Wiggy wrote: Sweet Azure Blue Pre-A Continential - completed last Wednesday.

Nice color. Digging the turbo rings as well. Any idea where in PA it's from?

Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:11 am

Lewisberry.

Dennis Frick restored it.

Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:34 pm

mpribanic wrote: mpribanic wrote:

another GMund. I believe it was originally from Sweden and participated in the Midnight to Sun Rally...

Here's an actual pic of it participating in the rally circa 1950

As seen today:

Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:36 pm

1st 4 cam imported into the US...NY auto show car 1955

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Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:16 pm

Nice 8) So how much are these pre A going for now either restored or unrestored i think i want one..

Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:27 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: Nice 8) So how much are these pre A going for now either restored or unrestored i think i want one..

Get in line b*tch! I`m huntin one down :wink: Pre A or nothing at all.

An unrestored 53 just went on Egay for 20K,I was looking at it and going over many details that are prone only to a Pre A with a well known Pre A guru and lost out on it.

Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:58 pm

So is this a good deal ?????

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=506743

Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:28 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: So is this a good deal ?????

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=506743

I think its a fair price.

I have been looking for awhile. I almost bought a 55 Pre-A a few weeks ago and decided to pass. After driving that versus an A, I've concluded I would rather have an A.

Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:01 pm

Wiggy wrote: Rich's 50 wrote: So is this a good deal ?????

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=506743

I think its a fair price.

I have been looking for awhile. I almost bought a 55 Pre-A a few weeks ago and decided to pass. After driving that versus an A, I've concluded I would rather have an A.

Never driven a PreA...I do think the pre A's have better curves and style. If I had two comparable cars to choose from I would choose Pre A over an A.

Mark

Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:56 pm

mpribanic wrote: Wiggy wrote: Rich's 50 wrote: So is this a good deal ?????

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=506743

I think its a fair price.

I have been looking for awhile. I almost bought a 55 Pre-A a few weeks ago and decided to pass. After driving that versus an A, I've concluded I would rather have an A.

Never driven a PreA...I do think the pre A's have better curves and style. If I had two comparable cars to choose from I would choose Pre A over an A.

Mark

I agree that the look of the Pre A is better. Seemed to me like driving the Pre A was like driving my split with 2X the noise. I wasn't impressed at all.

Drove my buddies 59 Super and now you're talking.

Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:51 am

my preA sounds ok and reaches 140kph easy :lol:

that gmund above is super sweet 8)

Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:29 am

1953 Pre A in Florida

Blurry..??

Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:31 am

ghiasforever wrote: my preA sounds ok and reaches 140kph easy :lol:

that gmund above is super sweet 8)

Maybe it was the one I drove. Send yours over to me, and let me try it for a few months. :)

Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:09 am

mpribanic wrote: 1953 Pre A in Florida

Blurry..??

1953?

more like mid 1952 euro model.

Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:36 am

cor =P~

Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:08 am

Wiggy wrote: ghiasforever wrote: :lol:

I was soooo close to buying that car....

Kev i know this is late but how much was something like this going for at the time ?

Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:11 am

Concept1 wrote: My 55'

Perfect 8)

Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:47 am

Rich's 50 wrote: Wiggy wrote: ghiasforever wrote: :lol:

I was soooo close to buying that car....

Kev i know this is late but how much was something like this going for at the time ?

It was $50k.

That was BEFORE the prices ramped up like they have. Probably more like $75k - $95k now.

Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:31 pm

prea 5476 before the paint
rust ??????????????????

NO RUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

michel