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Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:25 pm

56OvalRHD wrote: 53 Oval and I just traded some books on NZ and AU VW history and I would say that 53 RHD Ovals are very rare in both of these countries, add the ragtop feature and you're even more rare, add the split window and I just don't know....

Again, show me some pics and documentation and I'll believe it....

How did I know Bob would be throwing in on this. lol

Well, regardless, although I may have shot myself in the foot on the odds now, if you find one...

I'll buy it.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:28 pm

I didn't say Bob was throwing in :D , I just said we traded books :D

These books are very detailed on early RHD production in these countries and they are very limited in numbers. Pretty cool stuff, my RHD is a 56 so not as rare, but still an oddity in the USA.

However, as stated previously, this doesn't account for all of the other RHD countries... so who knows 8)

Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:10 pm

I have to say that at this point in time, I don't think one exists.

Not a real one anyway.

Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:31 pm

I'm not in this mess................. :wink:

Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:35 pm

You are now :lol:

I missed you at the show, but I heard you were around :wink:

Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:39 pm

56OvalRHD wrote: You are now :lol:

I missed you at the show, but I heard you were around :wink:

Heard the same about you....................... 8)
I was walking around all day with this stupid book in my hand.

Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:40 pm

53 0val wrote: I'm not in this mess................. :wink:

I know! :D

So there's this truckdriver. And he's got this monkey....

Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:06 pm

Quote: But I have to throw things in like that cause I have a New Zealand CKD car that was painted a color not "in the books" when it was assembled.

Same here. My Aussie '54 had its OG paint when I got it. It was ivory...which wasn't in any books. I ran into a gentleman who's father happened to be an executive for VW in OZ. He said ivory was an Aussie only color... for what its worth. That was after I painted it. Maybe next time we'll go with the original color.

Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:42 pm

Good thing about CKD cars and VW birth certificates?

Blank slate!....

Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:56 pm

55reasons wrote: I have to say that at this point in time, I don't think one exists.

Not a real one anyway.
I have to say that at this point in time, I'm certain they existed.

Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:45 pm

Like bigfoot?

Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:02 am

55reasons wrote: Like bigfoot? More like a 1950 Zwitter...

Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:45 am

55reasons wrote: Bruce wrote: Of course they exist. Both RHD and sunroof options started before zwitters.

Ever seen one?

Even a pic of one?

this summer on 100000km meeting at Hückeswagen a british guy showed up with an early 53 oval in unrestored cond. - He said it´s one of the first RHD - and he had a sunroof.

Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:24 am

I've never seen a RHD zwitter ragtop, but I can't understand why they wouldn't have built any. RHD zwitters exist, zwitter ragtops exist, so why wouldn't there be any RHD zwitter ragtops? It may be that they were offered but no-one ordered one, but I can't see why not.

Don't forget that '67 standards were offered with Golde ragtops (2-fold, obviously), and I know of a few of them, even though it's really unlikely you'd save a load of money ordering a standard over a deluxe, then spend it all by ordering a ragtop!

Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:13 pm

From reading all of this I can only come up with one truth, Bruce is the only one that knows for a fact that they exist, but cant show a picture..... But this morning driving down the freeway I saw Reggie White drive past in a bright Orange (OG paint) NZ CKD RHD 53 split with a flag pole on the fender that said "Reggie White's Dead?".....

Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:05 pm

thevwcollector wrote: From reading all of this I can only come up with one truth, Bruce is the only one that knows for a fact that they exist, but cant show a picture..... But this morning driving down the freeway I saw Reggie White drive past in a bright Orange (OG paint) NZ CKD RHD 53 split with a flag pole on the fender that said "Reggie White's Dead?".....

lol. Dude, factory RHD orange 55 sedans are played out like your fake BRMs.

So what I'm curious about is this theory that they exist but "they are in a hanger in area 51" concept.

You would think that there would be more people who would have input on this who actually KNOW the answer and have some proof. I mean, we're talking production numbers here, not prototype model years.

If there is someone who KNOWS that they exist, then what is the big deal about disclosing proof about it? What's the big freaking deal?

Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:07 pm

karmaniac wrote: an early 53 oval...

Unfortunately an Oval isn't a Zwitter.

Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:01 pm

55reasons wrote:
If there is someone who KNOWS that they exist, then what is the big deal about disclosing proof about it?
Where's your proof they don't exist?

Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:10 am

this is in a museum near Brighton, the people who own it claim its a 51 or 52 I can't remember which and I don't know what that number plate is doing on there with 1950 written on it. Anyway its not a 51 or 52 thats for sure, but it could be an original RHD and I just realised you wanted it to have a ragtop which it doesn't oh well never mind...

Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:11 am

even more brilliantly I just realised its not RHD! I had to be up early this morning ok?

I'll stick to the split bus forums I think...