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OGMOSES
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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:31 pm Post subject: Never seen this type of paint plate early 1956 |
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What can you guys tell me about this I've never seen this before interested in buying this car seems like a cool little feature |
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janerick3
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:14 am Post subject: |
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I notice there is no body number stamped. Is this a CKD car from South Africa (or elsewhere)?
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OGMOSES
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| janerick3 wrote: |
| I notice there is no body number stamped. Is this a CKD car from South Africa (or elsewhere)? |
I'm not to sure it a local sale here in Cali and was restored 10 years ago. Making a new post about some concerns. Please see that post if possible.
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rud helsen
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Location: Belgium, Heist op den Berg
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| janerick3 wrote: |
| I notice there is no body number stamped. Is this a CKD car from South Africa (or elsewhere)? |
My oval doesn't have a body number stamped in as well.
Nothing has ever been replaced on the car.
From what i'm thinking it was needed in Some country's and not in others. |
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:36 am Post subject: |
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I've never seen this tag before, either on an actual VW nor here on tS. Standox is a German OEM paint supplier. Here's some history; quite a coincidence that the company started in 1955 which is less than a year before your car was built: http://www.standox.com/corporate/en_GB/60-years/1955.html
Above the name Standox, the text is quite squeezed together making it difficult to read. It "appears" as though it partly states Nr Kunstharz_ _ _, meaning the number enamel (literally, synthetic resin) which refers to the paint code number L227. Note that the Dutch (Holland) and Afrikaans (South Africa) language spelling are somewhat similar to German but might spell harz with ts at the end instead of the z.
I cannot decipher the text which is partly tucked under the body tag. |
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rud helsen
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Location: Belgium, Heist op den Berg
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Rome wrote: |
I've never seen this tag before, either on an actual VW nor here on tS. Standox is a German OEM paint supplier. Here's some history; quite a coincidence that the company started in 1955 which is less than a year before your car was built: http://www.standox.com/corporate/en_GB/60-years/1955.html
Above the name Standox, the text is quite squeezed together making it difficult to read. It "appears" as though it partly states Nr Kunstharz_ _ _, meaning the number enamel (literally, synthetic resin) which refers to the paint code number L227. Note that the Dutch (Holland) and Afrikaans (South Africa) language spelling are somewhat similar to German but might spell harz with ts at the end instead of the z.
I cannot decipher the text which is partly tucked under the body tag. |
The original paint supplier for European cars should by glasurit, or that time also called glasomax
This is my tag
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janerick3
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Judging from the location of the paint tag, the lack of a body number and no "Made in Western Germany" tag, I would be willing to guess that Rud's and OG's cars were CKDs assembled at the same plant.
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