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johan81
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:43 pm    Post subject: my new 55! Reply with quote

hello i bought a 55 oval today.
My first bug exept for my beach buggy and a 67 bug for parts.
I post a page from meanbugs in Sweden with the pics.
1 user before me and only used in the sommers 75000km
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DAMN !!! Good for you, you get the prize !!! Look's like an oil change, fuel it up and your off !!! What a find !!!

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow looks pretty good keep us updated on what you are doing with it
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. Fantastic car.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great purchase there Johan! Congratulations!
I got by bug from Sweden last summer. Looking at your car lots of stuff looks so familiar. On mine it's exacly like this too - washer bottle screws right through the ID plate! Shocked

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i vacumed the pan from rat poo! Rolling Eyes
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The rat nest
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Some owner paper
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500 km sins the last inspektion and 20 yers
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a nice original car, congratiulations !
Is the body in good shape ?

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the body is in realy good shape left back fender is a small amount off rust under the stainless "plate"?? and some small rust spots
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you post a better pic of the radio when you get a chance?

thanks russ
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazing find!

Can you get a pic of the washer nozzel and spotlight?

Is that gas tank black?

Congrats!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

her come some pics as you asked for.
The radio front and back
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The nozzle
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And the spotlight (it is this one you asked for)?
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The other lights in the front!
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A fast wash of the engine
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Some patina on the driverside
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And a qic wax test on the rear fender
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, loos like a nice solid Oval. That radio is a Philips "Palidin" I have two of them (I also work for Philips, but no I didn't get the radios at work!!)
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

... in my "wall art" dash:

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Although mine has 5 buttons, your 4. Maybe a different model??
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very cool radios guys
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks,
That washer nozzel looks diffirent than I expected!
Looking for one.

Cant believe the fender came up that nice!

Enjoy your new toy.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I want the beauty rings!

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats the first Batwing car I've seen with a "WEST Germany" tag behind the spare, I previously assumed the "west" was added to the '56 model year
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billmetric,

My Swedish '54 has the West Germany tag too.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is possible that Hella still got a lens for the foglight. Visit your Hella dealer. I sold Hella some years ago, and suitable foglight-lens was in the catalogue for a MB300 (adenauer) from early fifties.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Johan, nice find!

billmetric wrote:
thats the first Batwing car I've seen with a "WEST Germany" tag behind the spare, I previously assumed the "west" was added to the '56 model year

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Billmetric,

My Swedish '54 has the West Germany tag too.


Interesting, since we were talking about it last, this was mentioned in that thread:
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According to Bob Wilson's Authenticity book, Bugs between 1955 and 1959 got the 'Made in WESTERN GERMANY' plaques.


It looks like we might have to research it more - in the other thread of course Wink
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