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Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:48 am

56 Euro Project.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:29 am

InDaWeeds wrote: 56 Euro Project.

Looking good! What colour will you be painting it?

Dave

Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:38 am

Its a late 55 early 56 euro car. It has some 55 parts on it.
I am thinking L322 Silver Granite.
Johns KCW car is this color. Heres an example.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:18 am

Lovely colour - you wouldn't go wrong with that.If I didn't have a strong suspicion mine was originally Inca red I'd go for one of the greys - they are beautiful. How late 55 is yours? Mine appears to be one of the very last built in 55 so I'm interested in other late 55s to try and work out the build date and body number - VW are unable to give me that info as their microfiche has disintegrated for my chassis no.

Cheers,

Dave

Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:29 pm

That is a sweet color

Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:08 pm

bally wrote: Lovely colour - you wouldn't go wrong with that.If I didn't have a strong suspicion mine was originally Inca red I'd go for one of the greys - they are beautiful. How late 55 is yours? Mine appears to be one of the very last built in 55 so I'm interested in other late 55s to try and work out the build date and body number - VW are unable to give me that info as their microfiche has disintegrated for my chassis no.

Cheers,

Dave

Mine appears to have been built in the month of July 1955 and completed early August.
I also picked up these today.

Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:50 pm

InDaWeeds wrote: 56 Euro Project.

Man thats lookin tight!! :wink: What's you plans as far a stance- wheels and so on ! I guess stock is also an option :P Semas look good! So what percentage did you get on that 30 year loan :lol:

Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:12 am

EMPIFLAKE wrote: InDaWeeds wrote: 56 Euro Project.

Man thats lookin tight!! :wink: What's you plans as far a stance- wheels and so on ! I guess stock is also an option :P Semas look good! So what percentage did you get on that 30 year loan :lol:

I hear ya on the $ for restoration. I'm trying not to add up the cost and just roll with it for now.
I plan on 6" narrowed beam up front, couple notch's out back and black n polished Fuch's 4.5 & 5.5.

Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:38 am

Hey Guys, :D
It's really nice to have this thread just for oval converts. I just got a hold of a January 1956 Covertible that needs lots of work. I ordered the birth certificate to confirm color and other information, but I do believe that the original color is Inca Red. I am going to need most of the side windows and some frames for it so here is my question: Until what year are the door, vent and quarter windows and frames the same for this car? Are there a lot differences between oval converts doors and 1958-1964 models ? Also, what type of grey is the original color for the headlight housing. I am really excited about the project and happy to know you guys are here. Thanks
Adriano

Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:48 pm

InDaWeeds wrote: EMPIFLAKE wrote: InDaWeeds wrote: 56 Euro Project.

Man thats lookin tight!! :wink: What's you plans as far a stance- wheels and so on ! I guess stock is also an option :P Semas look good! So what percentage did you get on that 30 year loan :lol:

I hear ya on the $ for restoration. I'm trying not to add up the cost and just roll with it for now.
I plan on 6" narrowed beam up front, couple notch's out back and black n polished Fuch's 4.5 & 5.5. 4.5 fuch's with a 6 inch beam are you runnin drop spidles I guess? to give a little positive offset back! either way their gonna be tuckin hard!! 8) Im gonna run an oldspeed beam 4 n a half narrow with airkeweld disc 2 in drop spindles!! Wheels will be OG fuch's 4 n a half and deep 6 in painted and polished!! You really cant go wrong with alloy's :wink: Your car is lookin kick ass keep us posted :D

Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:45 pm

EMPIFLAKE wrote: InDaWeeds wrote: EMPIFLAKE wrote: InDaWeeds wrote: 56 Euro Project.

Man thats lookin tight!! :wink: What's you plans as far a stance- wheels and so on ! I guess stock is also an option :P Semas look good! So what percentage did you get on that 30 year loan :lol:

I hear ya on the $ for restoration. I'm trying not to add up the cost and just roll with it for now.
I plan on 6" narrowed beam up front, couple notch's out back and black n polished Fuch's 4.5 & 5.5. 4.5 fuch's with a 6 inch beam are you runnin drop spidles I guess? to give a little positive offset back! either way their gonna be tuckin hard!! 8) Im gonna run an oldspeed beam 4 n a half narrow with airkeweld disc 2 in drop spindles!! Wheels will be OG fuch's 4 n a half and deep 6 in painted and polished!! You really cant go wrong with alloy's :wink: Your car is lookin kick ass keep us posted :D

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I am really excited to see this car come together. It appears to have some cool history with it. I have the birth certificate and it says it left the factory on August 10th 1955.
It went to a dealer in Paris france. It had the option of M 124 Yellow headlights fitted. Makes sence as in France you need yellow headlights.
I believe it spent a lot of its life over in Paris. Not sure how it made its way to the US.
It's an all numbers matching car. The 36hp motor is being rebuild. The car was fairly solid, not a lot of repair work needed. All original panels except rear fenders. I'll keep you all posted on it's re-birth.

Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:45 pm

^^^ That's cool on the history. I wonder if a serviceman brought it over. Do you have the yellow headlights?

Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:27 am

scaferr wrote: Hey Guys, :D
It's really nice to have this thread just for oval converts. I just got a hold of a January 1956 Covertible that needs lots of work. I ordered the birth certificate to confirm color and other information, but I do believe that the original color is Inca Red. I am going to need most of the side windows and some frames for it so here is my question: Until what year are the door, vent and quarter windows and frames the same for this car? Are there a lot differences between oval converts doors and 1958-1964 models ? Also, what type of grey is the original color for the headlight housing. I am really excited about the project and happy to know you guys are here. Thanks
Adriano

Nice car - cool colour too :)

I believe the window frames are the same from 53-64 but the logos on the glass changed during that time - I'm sure someone can confirm this.

Can you post some pictures of it please?

Cheers,

Dave

Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:52 am

mixedup59 wrote: ^^^ That's cool on the history. I wonder if a serviceman brought it over. Do you have the yellow headlights?

The yellow headlights are no longer with the car, However I plan to find some and complete the Euro look. If anyone has some for sale let me know.

Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:59 am

InDaWeeds wrote: mixedup59 wrote: ^^^ That's cool on the history. I wonder if a serviceman brought it over. Do you have the yellow headlights?

The yellow headlights are no longer with the car, However I plan to find some and complete the Euro look. If anyone has some for sale let me know.

Was it yellow lenses or just yellow bulbs? I've never seen yellow lenses, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do exist. I have seen yellow bulbs though and also yellow bulb paint.

Dave

Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:19 am

almost done! woo!

Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:37 pm

Looks sweet Jimmy :wink:

Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:03 am

bally wrote: scaferr wrote: Hey Guys, :D
It's really nice to have this thread just for oval converts. I just got a hold of a January 1956 Covertible that needs lots of work. I ordered the birth certificate to confirm color and other information, but I do believe that the original color is Inca Red. I am going to need most of the side windows and some frames for it so here is my question: Until what year are the door, vent and quarter windows and frames the same for this car? Are there a lot differences between oval converts doors and 1958-1964 models ? Also, what type of grey is the original color for the headlight housing. I am really excited about the project and happy to know you guys are here. Thanks
Adriano

Nice car - coolcolour too :)

I believe the window frames are the same from 53-64 but the logoson the glass changed duting that time - I'm sure someone can confirm this.

Can you post some pictures of it please?

Cheers,

Dave

Here is a picture when I had just got the car. It will be a long term project for sure, but I am excited about it.

I will try to post more pictures as soon as I have a chance. I found several parts of the car that were not painted with that yellow, but instead have a metallic red, especially in the trunk, which makes me believe its original color is Inca red. Sorry about the quality of the picture.
Thanks Daves

Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:44 am

love it!!!! another vert back from the dead. very nice to see indeed

Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:46 am

It could be Inca red, or maybe Coral red - I look forward to hearing what the birth certificate says.

Dave