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Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:37 am

thanks ;)

the tires are 'Viking' 195/65/15 and it's an original wheel that is made 6.5J wide ;)

Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:00 am

this is my rhd 55 oval, currently bein treated to a new engine and 1500 box.

Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:24 pm

530-VAL wrote: thanks ;)

the tires are 'Viking' 195/65/15 and it's an original wheel that is made 6.5J wide ;)

I made some wide smoothies for my '64 beetle that are 8" wide :) A little extreme but they tuck under the fenders regardless. I may make a less wide set for my '54 to get a similar look. I can throw the 8's on the rear of my '54 this summer and snap a pic for this thread :) Here is one... you can't tell its not an oval ;)

Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:30 pm

Redbug, What is the backspacing on those wheels?

Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:03 pm

Here is my 55 Oval...Still on the fence to move forward with a paint job or keep the Patina Look.

Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:02 pm

About a month or so ago got headliner in and rear windows, going to start on roof this week

Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:50 am

Hey John, paint is on fire! 8)

Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:30 pm

ovalshark wrote: Hey John, paint is on fire! 8)

Per your request by pm.

Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:37 pm

I LIKE it!! And a rag to boot, sweet ride.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:36 pm

found on the samba, 57 ragtop. JJ where u at!?
Los Angeles all day every day

Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:05 pm

JLM wrote: ovalshark wrote: Hey John, paint is on fire! 8)

Per your request by pm.

Those flames look great! Never was a fan of flames until they started making them look realistic like that. Bravo!

Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:39 am

threads are backwards...posts the newest images last.

Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:50 pm

Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:16 am

nice phot chop charlie, but i still like the smoothies better. I did think the centerlines looked good.

Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:25 am

What smoothies! That black deserves bling!

Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:55 am

its just a matter of taste, I like the fuchs but they have to be these original ones also to much hassle to start changing stud pattern, but if a set of ercos or centrelines come up for sale wide 5 then I would be very interested. Thats the great thing about wheels they only take about 10 mins to change and you can pic and choose like shoes. I still dig my smooths

Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:19 pm

to this

I was lucky I only had to do a partial restore 3rd owner all matching no#'s OG interior, the head liner had to be replaced to to the sloppy mess of the body shop. the car came from Laguna bch owned by a librarian. no major wrecks only dented fenders.

Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:21 pm

Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:55 am

Pick it up next month!

Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:56 am

http://www.kodakgallery.com/imaging-site/services/doc/5782:136870879408/jpeg/SM/async

my barn find was bought by my great grandma in the late 50's was parked in her garage for the last 35 years now its my turn to restore in

a 1954 oval