Mr. & Mrs. Henry Oppenheim and their '71 Squareback.

MonT3 · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the update on the car. I'm left with one question, you mentioned this is your final Oppenhiem post. You selling it off or are you now claiming it yours? Meaning this is the Kirk car versus Oppenhiems? Just curious cause you did one hell of an awesome job on this squareback considering you found her in a field.
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Kirk · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:31 pm Post subject:

Eh. No one reads this crap anyway. Laughing

(not selling tho)
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Bobnotch · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:18 pm Post subject:

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I was afraid it got hit or burned down... whew!
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Tram · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:49 pm Post subject:

kooldub · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:11 am Post subject:

square is looking really good, kirk! good choice on the sprints! Cool

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notchboy · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:06 pm Post subject:

Hey wish I was there to give you a beer and a pat on the back brother for some work well done. Its amazing what you were able to do in a short period of time. I said it before that this cars lineage makes it. This is one of the coolest T3 out there. Cooler than lots of the high end snobby shit I get to see. Cool

Cooler than Elvis on a block of ice inside a freezer. Cool

Good job man.
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squaretobehip · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:42 pm Post subject:

Dodgy · Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:25 am Post subject:

Just read through this thread. Cool car and cool history!

My Beetle (current project) was my uncle's then he passed it to me, he bought it new. I have the history right back to the original sales invoice. It somehow 'completes' a car I think. Whereas I was the 10th owner of my Squareback and got no history at all. (And I swear that every owner before me had kept a piece of the car as a souvenier as well Evil or Very Mad

but that's another story)

TimSquareback · Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:00 pm Post subject:

Ive read thru this post twice and its just amazing to have such a rich history of the car. Amazing story and find!

Bobnotch · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:49 am Post subject:

Mike Fisher · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:04 am Post subject:

The top bracket has 34mm mounting holes and the middle bracket holes are 110mm.

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Kirk · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:50 pm Post subject:

Thats the only "pic" I have. Holes circled in red. I can measure them. Thanks for the help!
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summerdaze · Samba Member Joined: October 19, 2007 Posts: 3

This is a great thread/story Smile

Bobnotch · Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 4:13 am Post subject:

Judging by the wear marks on the body from the old plate, it looks like it might have used the bottom one in Mike's picture.

Thanks Mike for posting that. Very Happy

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Kirk · Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 7:44 am Post subject:

I emailed Henrys friend, the one I got the car from, pictures of the square at the TX Classic. He replied yesterday:

MonT3 · Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:31 pm Post subject:

Kirk · Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:02 pm Post subject:

Brought Oppenhiem out to the Dub Splash, and had a great time.

Even tho they mispelled Oppenhiem. Rolling Eyes

Mr. and Mrs. Oppenhiem were on display as well. Smile

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Kirk · Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:03 pm Post subject:

Oppenhiem also made it into Hot VWs from the Tx Classic. Shocked

I know, lots of you know people with full features, but man, from the pasture to Hot VWs! (mostly) Cool

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d_ross · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:29 pm Post subject:

wow, this is amazing.... makes me want to find out more about mine now, although it would pale in comparison. When i picked my most recent 68 sqaureback up about 5 weeks ago, I really wanted to ask the owner more questions about the history... i sensed that he knew a decent bit about it, but I was 3 hours from home and going to be towing in the dark if i didn't scram. I know he bought it in North Dakota, and I think I may be the third owner possibly... I say this because the seller had the original "Customer ID card" with it and it named the guy he bought it from.

A question for ya, you said you were waiting to get your wheels blasted.... Are the wheels you currently have on it the Flat 4 Sprint stars by chance? I have the same set if so and I am pretty sure they would rub pretty bad on my 68. Maybe the 71 allows for the offset on those wheels where the swing axle doesn't. Anyhow I was just curious if you had to modify anything to fit them.

Great car and story.
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