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aoshahid
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 Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:40 pm Post subject: Surviving VW38/39 Sunroof? |
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Hi all,
I'm new on here but have been into air-cooled VWs and Porsches for as long as I can remember. As I'm on the prowl for a project ragtop Beetle, a thought stuck me:
Does anyone here know whether any of the VW38 or VW39 'ragtop' prototypes survive? I have seen the 1938 sedan and cabriolet at the Wolfsburg museum in person, and have read the threat re the Lithuanian '38; I also remember reading that there is a '39 sedan in private hands somewhere in Germany...but no ragtop model.
Anyone?
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Porsche904
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Raffay collection in Hamburg owns a type 60 from 1939, think thats it  |
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Jacks
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Yeah,... Good luck. The Grundmann's traded a very valuable ($75k+ ? guessing) car for their '38 non sunroof "project".
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Björn Schewe
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| Yeah,... Good luck. The Grundmann's traded a very valuable ($75k+ ? guessing) car for their '38 non sunroof "project". |
$75Kx? You know more than we do... |
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Jacks
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Well, I said guessing... 
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Björn Schewe
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Surviving VW38/39 Sunroof? |
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| aoshahid wrote: |
Hi all,
I'm new on here but have been into air-cooled VWs and Porsches for as long as I can remember. As I'm on the prowl for a project ragtop Beetle, a thought stuck me:
Does anyone here know whether any of the VW38 or VW39 'ragtop' prototypes survive? I have seen the 1938 sedan and cabriolet at the Wolfsburg museum in person, and have read the threat re the Lithuanian '38; I also remember reading that there is a '39 sedan in private hands somewhere in Germany...but no ragtop model.
Anyone?
Aleem |
There is no complete 1939 model beetle left, only one 1939 Type 62 survived and the Typ 64 K Berlin Rome car and a NOS Body which was used for a car show in 1939. There are also existing some NOS-sunroofsections which were found at the company in esaten part of Germany who produced the pressing tools.
The Raffay-Car had a later chassis and a 1945 body. In the early 1950s, when they restored the car, nobody cares for "maching numbers". |
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Björn Schewe
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| Well, I said guessing... |
Even if you guess something, you should not publish it in internet. Most of the followers don't know the difference between guessing and the reals deal. |
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Porsche904
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 3:07 am Post subject: Re: Surviving VW38/39 Sunroof? |
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| Björn Schewe wrote: |
| aoshahid wrote: |
Hi all,
I'm new on here but have been into air-cooled VWs and Porsches for as long as I can remember. As I'm on the prowl for a project ragtop Beetle, a thought stuck me:
Does anyone here know whether any of the VW38 or VW39 'ragtop' prototypes survive? I have seen the 1938 sedan and cabriolet at the Wolfsburg museum in person, and have read the threat re the Lithuanian '38; I also remember reading that there is a '39 sedan in private hands somewhere in Germany...but no ragtop model.
Anyone?
Aleem |
There is no complete 1939 model beetle left, only one 1939 Type 62 survived and the Typ 64 K Berlin Rome car and a NOS Body which was used for a car show in 1939. There are also existing some NOS-sunroofsections which were found at the company in esaten part of Germany who produced the pressing tools.
The Raffay-Car had a later chassis and a 1945 body. In the early 1950s, when they restored the car, nobody cares for "maching numbers". |
Björn, where is this stuff? ....the NOS Body, sunroof sections and the typ62, does Wolfsburg own any of these things or are they in private hands? Any pics?
Just curious😊 |
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kdfkid
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:08 am Post subject: 1939 |
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Hello,
the Typ 62 we own and all the Body parts and in privat hands
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Porsche904
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:45 am Post subject: Re: 1939 |
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Hello,
the Typ 62 we own and all the Body parts and in privat hands
Christian |
Any pics from the body and the roof parts? I'm shure many of us would appreciate more info, thanks Christian  |
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splitjunkie
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Porsche904
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Fast service Chris thanks |
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cory464
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| Björn Schewe wrote: |
| Jacks wrote: |
| Yeah,... Good luck. The Grundmann's traded a very valuable ($75k+ ? guessing) car for their '38 non sunroof "project". |
$75Kx? You know more than we do... |
pretty sure it was in the book that a restored KDF and around 6 figures was given for the vw 38. |
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