TheSamba.com :: View topic - 1954 VW beetle vert in junkyard?strange??

Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:41 pm

Hello,
I haven't been on Samba for some time. My loss :oops:

I had been doodling with other cars, but since having several bugs in my younger days, I recently bought a 1959.

As it happens, I went to a junkyard to find parts for the '59 (a front clip) and wow
a 1954-ish beetle vert pops out and begs to be saved.

At least I think it is a '54. It has oval dash, large rectangle gas tank,has top bows and latches, missing a lot of parts like tailights, headlights,decklid, one seat, transmission,etc., but usually on the east coast any early beetle is difficult to find so I'll have to grab this one. May be just good for parts though.

I am probably going to trade for the car, however I have a funny question to ask.

The car has a semiphore on the left side , but no sign of one on the right....no semiphore hole or anything. Just flat metal.
There is paint/surface rust where one should be on the right, and no bondo filler.

Was there any beast ever made like this?
I doubt it.... what do you think?? Stephen

Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:12 pm

Pics, pics, pics

Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:05 am

I will try to get pics tomorrow afternoon.
Guess I should have taken them first. I'm the same way... I hate suspense. Stephen

Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:51 am

Definately post up pics!

Where are you in Southwest VA, Im in Northeast TN... we might be close!

Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:22 am

probably wrecked on the right side, and a new panel put in long ago.
or you may do some searching and find a sema under there, bondo'd over. get that car no matter what. :)

Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:37 am

Most of the time, they were leaded over, not bondo'ed. Once side was probably opened up at one point, and not the other. If the car was hit on the one side, thats another explanation.

Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:20 pm

I just installed a new clutch cable for my '56 that i bought from wolfsburgwest and there is still alot of play. i installed 3 washers and a new boden tube as well. there is a new clutch also. any ideas?

Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:21 pm

You know how it goes, pics or it didnt happen. :wink:

Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:36 pm

eth727 wrote: I just installed a new clutch cable for my '56 that i bought from wolfsburgwest and there is still alot of play. i installed 3 washers and a new boden tube as well. there is a new clutch also. any ideas? wrong thread dude...

Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:40 pm

thebucket wrote: eth727 wrote: I just installed a new clutch cable for my '56 that i bought from wolfsburgwest and there is still alot of play. i installed 3 washers and a new boden tube as well. there is a new clutch also. any ideas? wrong thread dude...

:lol: HA HA :lol:

Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:08 pm

draginwagen wrote: You know how it goes, pics or it didnt happen. :wink:

How do you post pics?

Can anybody say train-wreck?

Actually, the whole right side is crushed in, the door bottoms are eaten out,

:cry:
It is in worse condition than I thought, however a few good parts remain.
I even found a nice unclouded rear window glass and frame laying under the leaves behind the back seat.

If anyone is looking for parts, I may part out in a month.

Can't get it now as I have to sell some of his cars to get it.
A comission thing I guess.....

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Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:51 pm

Please post or get pics.

I would be interested in the entire car.

Please post pics before you part it out!!!!

Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:35 am

Here tis the car. :lol:

Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:39 am

Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:47 am

OK, now grab that rear view mirror first :shock:

Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:39 am

Hit hard enough to fold the dash? :shock: Ouch!

Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:48 am

vwovalguy wrote: OK, now grab that rear view mirror first :shock:

X1000

Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:14 am

next get those vert latches...:)

Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:40 am

OK, nobody else has yet so I will.

That @#t will buff out :D :D :D :D

I'll take the whole car and roll it like it is. I'm sure with a front end alignment it will roll straight....

Anyway, I can't believe nobody else jumped on that one.

Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:07 am

with the scarcity of real old verts, 20 years from now, somebody will look at those pics and say it we were wrong for not saving it.