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Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:49 pm

Some pics of my current project.

Can someone help verify the color of this I have been told capri blue which i do not think is correct I have also been told it is close to gulf blue?

Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:51 pm

I would like to give a big thank you to jessica for the help with getting these pics squared away. Thanks for your time..

Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:13 pm

sc58vw wrote: I would like to give a big thank you to jessica for the help with getting these pics squared away. Thanks for your time..

Hey, no problem. Always here to help. Glad to see you got it figured out. :D

I really like that first pic of your Beetle. Very nice!
As far as the color goes, I can't confirm your suggestions. However, I don't know if you know about this site: http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/colors/colorchrt.htm
If you click on 1958, there are only two blue colors: Glacier Blue and Capri. Maybe someone else knows?

Sat Jul 24, 2004 8:56 pm

Jessica wrote: sc58vw wrote: I would like to give a big thank you to jessica for the help with getting these pics squared away. Thanks for your time..

Hey, no problem. Always here to help. Glad to see you got it figured out. :D

I really like that first pic of your Beetle. Very nice!
As far as the color goes, I can't confirm your suggestions. However, I don't know if you know about this site: http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/colors/colorchrt.htm
If you click on 1958, there are only two blue colors: Glacier Blue and Capri. Maybe someone else knows?

Yeah I have seen the wolfsburgwest site they are a great place to get items from but as far as the online color charts it is to hard for me to determine the actual color with all the differences in monitor settings. I hope someone can add some info as far as color though, I'm still waiting for the birth cert. which I hope will help.

Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:29 pm

what are your plans? have you done a lot already because it looks almost complete?

Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:56 am

Im diggin the exaust and the Two tone color..Nice car.

Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:52 am

Real nice car! It looks like it is a couple steps above "project" status!

Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:11 pm

ssx wrote: Real nice car! It looks like it is a couple steps above "project" status!

As long as I have a list of "to do stuff" in my book it is still a project LOL I'm currently replacing the tranny with a later 67 style and I'm waiting on the new front beam so that I can adjust the stance some.

Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:32 pm

dont mess with those original seats and door panels, they are sweet! very hard to find decent 58-59 interior.

Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:14 am

rizzag wrote: dont mess with those original seats and door panels, they are sweet! very hard to find decent 58-59 interior.

Not a chance 8) although the drivers seat needs some tlc I think some of the wireframe has come undone and has started to sag. So does anyone have any suggestions on what color the blue is I believe it is o.g.? as it is everywhere on the car. (behind the panels etc.) I think the outside was resprayed at some point because the exterior and interior blue are close but not a perfect match.

Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:29 am

the H section of the rear apron deff looks like L335 capri blue. the rest of the car looks a bit off.

Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:08 pm

So it is L335 Capri and the "off" would make sense because I'm sure when they resprayed they only shot the outside of the car. So where the decklid covers the rear apron is the correct color.
Thank you rizzag for the info.

Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:06 pm

that pic is great. thats not a project. my 55 thats a project. :D

Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:45 am

I wish I would have taken some of my starter pics when it was a little more rough around the edges.
Like you did with your 55. Man I love ovals what are your plans?