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Bob Loblaw
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Nothing else I know about it really. Shawn sent me the picture when he found it. Somewhere on the mainland I think. He met a guy at a swap meet, started talking VW, and "Yeah, I got one of those old things in my barn". I was jealous.
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sunroof
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2003nbc
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Another one of my ovals - 1957
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2003nbc
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Found this 56 but is was too rough so I only bought the passenger door.
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2003nbc
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject: 56 Bug |
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Found this one, they wanted $300, but did not buy it because of rust, just did not seem worth the trouble.
Wonder if it is still there.
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denizen224
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Location: Bill's Bug 'n Bike Barn, Merry Land
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:08 am Post subject: My '57 Type 113 the day I bought it |
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My '57 Deluxe, found in a dry barn, torn down for restoration and never finished. Remarkably low rust shell for the mid-Atlantic. Nice but titleless '60 pan. Original beam, based on date coding its s/n against the shell (same part of same month). Complete sheetmetal inventory, tho' there were three front fenders and only one rear - that makes four, right?  Most glass and interior, not much running gear, no engine or trans. My current avatar was taken the day I picked it up. 
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nidan2
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Found my oval, sleeping in a heated garage for more than 25 years
First owner did 185.000km with the beetle.
Second owner only 10000km... and then put the oval for an beauty-sleep of 25 year in an heated garage.
The men is now an Porsche 356 owner, and sold his oval...
There is NO rust on the oval 
This is the place where I first saw her en felt in love 
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denizen224
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^^^That's tidy!
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5vert6 
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...My '56 convertible that I still own. Picture taken as found in 1979 in Oregon...'54 single cab, bought that too....whereabouts unknown.
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Tee Dub
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: A Leap of Faith |
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Check out that nose ! Stashed away for over 30 years. Not an easy one, but a solid start.
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Blauchen L331
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Oct. 2011 Garage Find ~ driven by a Little Old Lady from North Carolina.
Ex US Navy In Germany car ~ ordered from MAHAG/ Munich ~ All original numbers matching car ~ Semaphores and German Cloth Upholstery with all DOT American Export Options ~ only 27,400 original miles..........now on it's way to Florida. 
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OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.8% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 28,000 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR
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Tee Dub
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Oct. 2011 Garage Find ~ driven by a Little Old Lady from North Carolina.
Ex US Navy In Germany car ~ ordered from MAHAG/ Munich ~ All original numbers matching car ~ Semaphores and German Cloth Upholstery with all DOT American Export Options ~ only 27,400 original miles..........now on it's way to Florida. [/quote]
Beauty ! I hope this is one that just get's some soap and water and a little wax ! |
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Blauchen L331
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Beauty ! I hope this is one that just get's some soap and water and a little wax ! |
Hello TD!
Yeah, to cut the old grime and dirt off with Simple Green and then I have to find away to get that Rustoleum brush paint off the fenders and passenger side door and taillight and then it's Zymol Light Blue Wax and lot's of elbow grease! - I want to bring back the original paint as best as can be done, it will be the first PRESERVATION restoration that I do.
Someone said that Easy Off Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner would work? But, I don't want to damage the original rusty paint under the brushed stuff.......
Concerning the paint, here's something that was really funny ~ my long time insurance agent saw pix of the car and said, "yes, I know you have been looking for a car like this for a long time....when are you going to have the car repainted?"
I looked at her and smiled and said, well the car is worth a whole lot more with it's original paint and well we do want the car to hold it's value! She laughed and said yes, we do want that, so the OG paint stays!
As for the car, all I'm doing to the outside is keeping the original two tone wheels with some radials or some silver painted 1963 Lemmerz Porsche 356B wheels and finned aluminum brake drums that I have, I still haven't decided yet? And I might save up for a Repop Abarth 4-Tip muffler from CIP 1/Mr Wob.
My interior is like 100% original and I'm just adding a Bambus shelf and an American Export Blaupunkt AM/FM Marine Band radio as soon as it gets back from Germany and I have a very unique and tapered Rosenthal bud vase for the radio grill and the car came with an original Kamei Rear Seat Hatch Cover (shelf) other than that it didn't have anything else brought back with it from Germany, a simple look with the radio being the most excitement.
Tom
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OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.8% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 28,000 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR
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Mats W
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| Blauchen L331 wrote: |
Oct. 2011 Garage Find ~ driven by a Little Old Lady from North Carolina.
Ex US Navy In Germany car ~ ordered from MAHAG/ Munich ~ All original numbers matching car ~ Semaphores and German Cloth Upholstery with all DOT American Export Options ~ only 27,400 original miles..........now on it's way to Florida. |
Very nice score |
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Blauchen L331
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| Blauchen L331 wrote: |
Oct. 2011 Garage Find ~ driven by a Little Old Lady from North Carolina.
Ex US Navy In Germany car ~ ordered from MAHAG/ Munich ~ All original numbers matching car ~ Semaphores and German Cloth Upholstery with all DOT American Export Options ~ only 27,400 original miles..........now on it's way to Florida. |
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Thanks!
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OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.8% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 28,000 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR |
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casey & the cricketes
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| 5vert6 wrote: |
...My '56 convertible that I still own. Picture taken as found in 1979 in Oregon...'54 single cab, bought that too....whereabouts unknown. |
I wish the whereabouts of the barn door single cab where in my garage. but thats awesome you still own the convertible. |
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joescoolcustoms
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stale air
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Someone said that Easy Off Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner would work? But, I don't want to damage the original rusty paint under the brushed stuff.......
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I wouldnt use oven cleaner. Go to home depot and buy some goof off. Put some on a rag and rub. With a litttle work the repaint will come off, but its gunna take some rubbing.
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Tee Dub
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| Blauchen L331 wrote: |
Someone said that Easy Off Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner would work? Tom |
I wouldnt use oven cleaner. . |
I agree.... Although I won't hazard a guess about the correct way to go about it without looking at it.
My advise would be to go easy though and take your time with the gentlest of products..... no hurry, she's been there a long time as is and will be just fine for a long time to come !
This is the the type of car I would force myself to be patient enough to wait for next time !
Good luck mahn..... |
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Hefner
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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In my Father-in-laws shed in the Lockyer Valley, near Brisbane Australia.
They had some pretty bad floods out there last year, when I found out my father-in-law and his partner were ok the first question I ask is the Oval ok, fortunately the flood water just touched the tyres. |
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