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Darrin900
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| Can you determine body style by vin? Ex vert, sedan, sun roof? |
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Darrin900
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Location: Mayer AZ
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:44 pm Post subject: Body style |
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| Is a 1/11 a standard bug? If so what are the differences from a delux? |
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jays58s
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Location: Nor-Cal
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Who's holding out on a really nice set of original green/grey door panels that they want to sell me?  |
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sunroof
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Location: Winnipeg
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Is it just me? Whenever I see someone has bought a beetle newer than '59 I think why waste your time with that later crap. If somehow I bought a '61 I'd be thinking how can I get rid of it as quickly as possible? I just can't imagine what anyone wants with 60's or 70's beetles.
Of course I don't want everyone to want '59s as much as I do then they'd be barndoor deluxe prices and no one wants that. One of the great things about '59s over the years was that nobody wanted them so they were nice and cheap to buy. I guess the moral of the story is - don't tell anyone what great cars '59s are so they will continue to buy '61s thinking they've got something nice.
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stale air
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Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Is it just me? Whenever I see someone has bought a beetle newer than '59 I think why waste your time with that later crap. If somehow I bought a '61 I'd be thinking how can I get rid of it as quickly as possible? I just can't imagine what anyone wants with 60's or 70's beetles.
Of course I don't want everyone to want '59s as much as I do then they'd be barndoor deluxe prices and no one wants that. One of the great things about '59s over the years was that nobody wanted them so they were nice and cheap to buy. I guess the moral of the story is - don't tell anyone what great cars '59s are so they will continue to buy '61s thinking they've got something nice.
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Shhhh, don't say anything, im also into 61's. I would hate for word to get out about them like it has started to do with the 58/59's. 
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sunroof
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Push button door handles? Dished steering wheel? 40 horsepower motor? Bah! Who needs it.
Don
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Mayor Marion Berry
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Anyone know how I can fit this mirror on my 59 using the doodad that attaches to the threaded door hinge pin? It looks like there is part of a broken mirror in it.
If its a lost cause, anyone know of a replacement mount for this mirror?
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roonster
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| hi guys i have just purchased oct built 58 but reg 59 i believe it to be a deluxe model its in a bit of a sad state but all repairable best bit for me interior brown red and only ripped at seams not on actual seats,so would i be right in saying my body colour should be kalahari beige??vin number is as follows 217709 |
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sunroof
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Could also be Garnet red or black.
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roonster
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| hi don sorry i should have stated that the car is beige in colour but about 3 different tones due to bad repairs etc through the years |
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stale air
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Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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| hi guys i have just purchased oct built 58 but reg 59 i believe it to be a deluxe model its in a bit of a sad state but all repairable best bit for me interior brown red and only ripped at seams not on actual seats,so would i be right in saying my body colour should be kalahari beige??vin number is as follows 217709 |
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| hi don sorry i should have stated that the car is beige in colour but about 3 different tones due to bad repairs etc through the years |
Has the dash been repainted? If not, and since you said its beige in color, then yeah, I would say that more than likely its original color would have been Kalahari.  If the dash has been repainted, then I would try and find a spot on the car somewhere that has not been touched to determine what the original color is.
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roonster
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thats about the best part on car i believe its a deluxe model obviously semaphored and a uk rhd 1owner but needs A LOT of work
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stale air
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| Mayor Marion Berry wrote: |
Anyone know how I can fit this mirror on my 59 using the doodad that attaches to the threaded door hinge pin? It looks like there is part of a broken mirror in it.
If its a lost cause, anyone know of a replacement mount for this mirror?
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You could try drilling out the broken off portion that is inside. You didn't include a pic of your entire mirror, but you may have luck just looking for a replacement in the classifieds.
Here is a pic of the different mounting styles.
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myvolks1
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| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: 52 green-grey/ grey-green Cloth Interior |
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I know where you can buy just the cloth for your seats for about $300.
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Can anyone point me to the best place to get a cloth interior kit for my August 1957 52 green-grey/grey-green
Also I would love to get some L 245 light bronze but I'm having trouble finding it.
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http://www.classicvws.com/58-59_interior.htm |
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Any less expensive options? classicvws do not list he cloth for 58-59 |
Lol, less expensive? Yeah, TMI, but it is not going to be 58-59 only interior, it'll be the same cheap and incorrect crap that everyone else runs. The company in the link I sent also carries the 58-59 only cloth interior for Euro models. If you want the correct interior, this company is your ONLY choice. Their interior is as close as you'll ever get unless you find nos interior and if you're wanting cheap, you'll be going back to the link I posted. Do yourself a favor and just spend the money once, or kick yourself later for not doing it right. |
 well I don't want cheap.... I already went down that road with other Chinese parts that never fit correct so I spent twice the money for used OG stuff.
So my car is all original and I want to keep the patina of it but the vinyl seats drive me nuts in the hot summer days and they are pretty ripped. I was hoping I could get some cloth for $500 or so but I guess not.
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MeeferMadness
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:55 pm Post subject: Sunroof material |
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I am in the process of restoring a 59 euro ragtop and could not come up with a definitive answer to what kind of sunroof material was original on the car. Seems like 95% of the cars I see all have canvas sunroofs, but As far as I know all the factory offered was vinyl. Anyone out there know what is really OG?
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stale air
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Sunroof material |
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I am in the process of restoring a 59 euro ragtop and could not come up with a definitive answer to what kind of sunroof material was original on the car. Seems like 95% of the cars I see all have canvas sunroofs, but As far as I know all the factory offered was vinyl. Anyone out there know what is really OG?
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Bruce |
Og from the factory was vinyl. If memory serves me, 55 and back would have been canvas.
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morymob
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:42 am Post subject: 58 rag,euro, front seat. |
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| Maybe i should have posted here 1st , been looking thru posts 4 a front on pic of a correct front seat 4 a 58, a width measurement of the back also. My seats r in question, back is wider than bottom, not familiar with this yr as if it's correct. Looking for interior upholstery so dont want to get it if seats r wrong. So far all i get is side views, thanks. |
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BartD
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:55 am Post subject: Re: 58 rag,euro, front seat. |
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| Maybe i should have posted here 1st , been looking thru posts 4 a front on pic of a correct front seat 4 a 58, a width measurement of the back also. My seats r in question, back is wider than bottom, not familiar with this yr as if it's correct. Looking for interior upholstery so dont want to get it if seats r wrong. So far all i get is side views, thanks. |
The back is wider than de seat base.
Can mesure them if you want |
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YASHA7FOLD
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I'm joining the 50's club. Just picked ths up. I was told it was a 58 but after resurch I'm tinking it might be a 59.
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stale air
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Looks like it's Kalahari. That would make it a 59. Anymore pics you can share?
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