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eandp1
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 Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:13 am Post subject: 1961 sedan |
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hi
i am from italy, then sorry for my bad english
i just bought a bug 1961 sedan export
all original L390 gulf blue
vin 3963xxx
engine 5888xxx
something to make, but in good conditions
its price? 3.500€
what do you think about it? |
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panicman
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Great find!! It sure cleaned up nicely.
Do you know what the fitting is just above the speedometer?
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eandp1
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:47 am Post subject: |
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i don't know
and i am interested about it.
i would to know what could it be.........
any idea??
until today i didn't turn on my käferino
next week i'm going to do. (dirty tank and battery ko, obviously after 30 years stopped....)
i'll check it too |
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mukluk
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| panicman wrote: |
Great find!! It sure cleaned up nicely.
Do you know what the fitting is just above the speedometer? |
To me it appears to be an indicator light. That, along with the black knob protruding under the dash to the far left of the steering column makes me think there's an auxiliary heater installed... likely one of the variants that go above the transaxle under the rear luggage shelf since I don't see any outlet vents up front like you'd expect with any of the trunk-mounted types.
Just a guess.
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meranda
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| Great to see a set of what we call in Australia 50/50 tail lights. They were only on 1961 VWs in Australia.I wonder how long they were used in Italy,the only other country to use them. |
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Luca5387
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:52 am Post subject: |
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That light above the speedo is a standard equipment for the Italian beetles, it lights up only with the position lights turned on, then it goes off with the high beam
The 50/50 lights in Italy were used from MY 60 to MY62 ( MY60 for Italian market without semaphores as standard )
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jalivwb
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Hello,
Just want to ask you if a 1960 beetle split case trans should be painted in black
or left on bare metal. I have just cleaned mine and cant say if it was painted in black from the factory. I only found small traces of black paint.
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CdF'66
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:06 am Post subject: |
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here's my 60 rag ( without interiors at the time I took those photos )
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Hi!
I Have a 66 bug and i want to install a ragtop like this one (even the same color  ), but i have some questions:
1- will the car decrease in value, since it isn't from factory
2- and of course, were can i find one!!! they seems pretty hard to find, even the repro ones :s
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mabbo
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What's the difference between 57 to 59 and 60 to 61 heater channels?
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jays58s
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| Does anyone have some really good detailed pictures of an original mohair headliner in their '61? Mainly the B pillar area, under the quarter window, and the back window area. I searched the gallery and didn't really come up with much. |
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panicman
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sleepywiesel
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| jalivwb wrote: |
Hello,
Just want to ask you if a 1960 beetle split case trans should be painted in black
or left on bare metal. I have just cleaned mine and cant say if it was painted in black from the factory. I only found small traces of black paint.
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Hello,
1960 boxes are painted black originally. But the paint peels off pretty easy. So there is often not much left of it.
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Scamp
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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ottvw
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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I just picked up a oct 60 '61 model' that Pastel blue L391. Is that a hard color to find? I haven't seen another like it.
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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| ottvw wrote: |
| I just picked up a oct 60 '61 model' that Pastel blue L391. Is that a hard color to find? I haven't seen another like it. |
I think they only used that color for a very short time. |
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ottvw
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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That's what I was thinking. Here's a pic of it.
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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| ottvw wrote: |
That's what I was thinking. Here's a pic of it.
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Any dash pics? That almost looks more like Gulf Blue. |
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ottvw
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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The more I think about it it does look closer to gulf blue
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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| ottvw wrote: |
It looks lighter than gulf blue. The lighting isn't that good
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It's hard to say, you don't see very many examples to go off of and without having the paint code sticker in the trunk, or the birth certificate, it's hard to say. |
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ottvw
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread |
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Unfortunately it's missing the sticker. I can't seem to find a pic of pastel blue to compare it too
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