TheSamba.com :: View topic - another old beetle found.. wtb: baha tilt front end

Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:11 pm

just kidding about the baha thing.. :lol:

Introduced as her "pretzel" window beetle by the og #1 owner to myself was this 10/12G "11g" og 3 fold 52' deluxe.

She was a older German woman who bought the car new in Berlin Germany and brought it back with her and her husband when they moved to the states after her husbands military tour ended.

They happened to move to my home town of Keokuk, Iowa.

When we found the car is was in a garage on the Bluff overlooking the mississippi river right above the massive hydroelectric dam/ lock 19

The entire rear half of the garage floor had given way and the only thing keeping the split from literally rolling off a cliff and falling hundreds of feet to its death was just a few dinky boards jammed under it.
i wish i would have taken more pictures of the excavation process, its really incredible the car was still suspended and even more so that we were able to get it out of the garage without incedent.

Notice the orginal german plates and the exterior updating done later for us dot when it was brought over to the states.

the Original 25 hp still wearing its t cleaner, seamed tin, and 383 dizzy.

After getting back to the garage we got right on removing the nasty late parts /dot mods

then i gave its first bath in 15 years.

We stopped on the way back for a pic of grandpa and grandson together

matt you steered it into the garage 30 minutes ago, why are you still sitting in there? 8-[

anxoius to give it life again we hooked the juice to it. of course still 6 volt, and to stay six volts...
og pans btw. pretty solid too, just a little crack at the corner of the battery tray.

it worked.. Smile

And the motor turns over too! \:D/
no fire to the coil though, bad wiring..

Maybe this NOS harness will fix that?

it came with a lot more NOS, nice used, and aftermarket parts. the PO also parted out a 50' split beetle a minute ago and included the remains.

a few that stuck out..

NOS carb

whats this? popes nose lens maybe? i have a few

pulled this off the passenger front quarter

nos split rear window seals

nos wiring sheaths?

nos pan gasket i think??

hella backup

a few of these

french style headlights??

started stripping down, og paint is gone. was originally beige.
the good news is that theres no rust repairs hiding under the resprays atleast.

thats it for now.
still no kdf rollback, but its close enough to hitlers whip for me..

Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:41 pm

how much did you give for it?

Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:16 pm

DAMN! =P~ =P~

Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:27 pm

WOW, very nice find!! :shock:

Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:54 pm

clay ford wrote: how much did you give for it?

My lips are rather sore. and the near by convienience store is out of chap stick.. :wink:

Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:18 am

WOW !!! WHAT A GREAT FIND !!! JUST WHEN YOU THINK THERE ALL GONE !!! 8) 8) 8)

Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:28 am

Man what a great find. Congradulations.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:55 am

Great find, YOU are one lucky man

Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:28 am

Wow, great find and some cool parts too. Did you check the engine number? There are a lot of 36hp parts on that engine (I don't think that is a 383 dist), but the core is probably 25hp.

What are you plans (besides the Baha tilt front end?? :wink: )

Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:34 am

Very cool find. Congrats! Awesome to find an original car with a ton of cool original parts. You're very lucky to find this. Keep us posted on the progress. :D

Paul

Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:04 am

Very cool...do it right, did you get any pic's of it as it sat in the barn? ready to roll down the hill?

Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:21 am

johnshenry wrote: Wow, great find and some cool parts too. Did you check the engine number? There are a lot of 36hp parts on that engine (I don't think that is a 383 dist), but the core is probably 25hp.

What are you plans (besides the Baha tilt front end?? :wink: )

it's a 25. No bump outs on the head tin for the longer head studs.

Nice find.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:39 am

Just wondering, what are your intensions, doing with the car? stock pure? :?:

Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:49 am

that's a cool car. i was really excited to see the pics because that car was "found" right after i bought my '51.

most of the pics above are over 6 months old and were posted in the gallery last year. there were a few "what are these" threads about some of the parts:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=377440
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=376601

the car was also listed in the classifieds for sale/trade late last year, and that bummed me out.

i sent a few PM's about some of the parts in the pics and got a story about the "purchase price" of the car. pretty wild story.

what is the current condition of the car?

Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:43 am

johnshenry wrote: Wow, great find and some cool parts too. Did you check the engine number? There are a lot of 36hp parts on that engine (I don't think that is a 383 dist), but the core is probably 25hp.

What are you plans (besides the Baha tilt front end?? :wink: )

aa390392 wrote: Just wondering, what are your intensions, doing with the car? stock pure? :?:

For now im just going to get it moved out to where i live now in western nebraska, and i work in a very good body shop, so im going to take advantage of that when the time is appropriate, and take it in
for what it needs. its very solid, but it will need some repair right where the heater channel meets the a pillar on the passenger side of the car. as well as a small strip of steel at the right of the battery tray.

Im seeking the correct bumpers, tailights, and three or four more 16" wheels i only have one.

Im going to retain the orginal drivetrain, but i might lower the car and set the orginal beam safely to the side. I may keep it stock height as well, theres
deffenitly a nastalgic feeling about this car that you dont get from a later vw.

aa390392 wrote: Very cool...do it right, did you get any pic's of it as it sat in the barn? ready to roll down the hill?

unfortunatly not. It was a surreal afternoon, Not as organized and documented as it should have been.

hazetguy wrote: that's a cool car. i was really excited to see the pics because that car was "found" right after i bought my '51.

most of the pics above are over 6 months old and were posted in the gallery last year. there were a few "what are these" threads about some of the parts:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=377440
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=376601

the car was also listed in the classifieds for sale/trade late last year, and that bummed me out.

i sent a few PM's about some of the parts in the pics and got a story about the "purchase price" of the car. pretty wild story.

what is the current condition of the car?

correct. It was posted before, It was myself and two freinds who found the car and one of them beat me to the punch, He aquired the ownership of car
while i was to care for it. he wasnt capable of giving the car the attention it needs, so i talked him into cosidering selling it and getting a nice finished car.
I wanted the car for myself. but I wasnt able to buy it at the time he wanted to sell it. so i posted it on here for him. He changed his mind again and desided to
keep it once again, and just recently we worked out a deal and the split is finally going to get the attention it needs. or at least the best i can provide.
which is deffenitly more fitting then its treatment over the last several years.

as for its current condition, Its as pictured in the last three pictures. its been moved to another building and thats about it.

I currently do not have a garage where i moved so its to stay at my parents in iowa untill i find something out here suitable.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:55 am

Btw, the extra parts shown above are availible. I dont have much to spend on parts, so i would like to sell or trade the things i dont need to keep for the split for things i dont have

Correct tailights,
ribbed bumpers,
three or four 16" wheels
nos windshield seal
ribbed aluminum trim. I need all 16 peices, as well as one running board strip.
correct voltage regulator
correct coil
nos or nice restored fuel pump
engine wiring harness.

front seat upolstery.

I also have a beige 3 fold canvas that i would like to sell or trade for a brown canvas. It may be NOS. Im not sure how to tell.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:04 pm

hey thanks for clearing all that up.....just take your time, you sound you have your head in the right frame of mind to keep it real. start saving $up for those parts needed. But I think the folks here on THESAMBA will helpful you in obtaining the right peices to get it real.
is the fuel pump the same as a 36hp fuel pump? or different?
best of luck with your endevor and keep posting updates, what say you.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:57 pm

mrjobe wrote: Btw, the extra parts shown above are availible. I dont have much to spend on parts, so i would like to sell or trade the things i dont need to keep for the split for things i dont have

Correct tailights,
ribbed bumpers,
three or four 16" wheels
nos windshield seal
ribbed aluminum trim. I need all 16 peices, as well as one running board strip.
correct voltage regulator
correct coil
nos or nice restored fuel pump
engine wiring harness.

front seat upolstery.

I also have a beige 3 fold canvas that i would like to sell or trade for a brown canvas. It may be NOS. Im not sure how to tell.

Would like to see the canvas. I have a beige 51 ragtop that is that color and depending on what it looks like, might be interested.

Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:08 pm

nice find.......but that cayman is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will be owning a cayman before too long,so happy porsche made a proper hardtop

Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:41 pm

hugheseum wrote: nice find.......but that cayman is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will be owning a cayman before too long,so happy porsche made a proper hardtop

The Cayman is badass. I have an 06 911 S and I think the Cayman is just as fun.