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chrismredsox1
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Joined: July 22, 2004
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Location: SF Bay Area
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 Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject: My'63 ragtop sunroof beetle |
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Here's a couple of pictures of my '63 ragtop sunroof beetle. A great ride!!
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thevanillaninja
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Joined: October 10, 2004
Posts: 704
Location: Scott, IL
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very nice!
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1967 Zenith Blue Type 1 "Elaine"
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Stored for 4 1/2 years and soon to be resurrected..
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Envious
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Joined: January 08, 2003
Posts: 1821
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gulf blue?
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64 Type 151
63 Type 117 L469 Anthracite
64 Type 361 L575 Nutria
64 Porsche 356c
56 Type 113 L227 Strato Silver
52 BSA C11G
59 Heilite Single Wheel Camping Trailer
56 Allstate Single Wheel
84 Vanagon Westfalia
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VW Baron
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Joined: July 07, 2005
Posts: 251
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a damn sexy car you've got there. Is it original? |
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chrismredsox1
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Joined: July 22, 2004
Posts: 128
Location: SF Bay Area
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When I purchased the car, it was still in original paint, except that several fenders had been repainted in a not so great match. The car also had a fairly large number of door dings. So, after some agonizing, I decided on an exterior repaint. The interior paint as well as the paint under the hood was pristine so no problem getting the right match. Also I used new gulf blue fender beading from Wolfsburg West. The engine had been rebuilt before my purchase but using the original case so serial numbers still match. Also have birth certificate obtained by previous owner. Since the repaint, the car's become a total head turner.
I also have a 71,000 mile original '65 ghia which I'll get some pictures of up here shortly.
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TheGuitarGuy
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Joined: July 17, 2005
Posts: 582
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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Sweet ride man, defenitely a sweeeet ride. I've always loved the sunroof's VW used.
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Skim
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Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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SWEET CAR! 
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Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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VW Baron
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| I have a 63 hardtop and it sounds like the condition your car was is how my car is right now, excepting the fact that she had an external repaint in the 70s. She has several dings that need correcting and needs a new repaint. The interior paint is near pristine so would you recommend leaving it alone? What did you do? |
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bmtx
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Joined: December 28, 2004
Posts: 606
Location: The Lone Star State
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| Nice 63 ya got. |
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chrismredsox1
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Joined: July 22, 2004
Posts: 128
Location: SF Bay Area
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In regards to VW Baron's question, my interior paint was perfect so there was never any consideration to doing anything with the interior from a paint standpoint.
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VW Baron
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| Thanks for the reply! So how did you prevent overspray? Did you remove the windows and use cardboard (or somesuch) to shield the interior? How far into the door jamb and such was repainted? |
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Herbie3Rivers
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