TheSamba.com :: View topic - Official European Standard and Canadian Custom Oval thread

Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:31 pm

sunroof wrote: Here in Kanada, the grail is Canadian custom zwitter sunroof. None exist as far as I know... but if you look at the pic of the cars arriving in Toronto in '52 there appears to be one in the lower left corner.

The only known '53 Canadian custom sunroof:

Don

more on miss Canada
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=369278&highlight=manitoba

Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:30 am

Tempie wrote: [email protected] wrote: Yes, an other one in the country near France: Belgium!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6302873&highlight=#6302873
Nice model..... 8) 8) 8) 8)

Objection : 2 Cars like that ;)
Matthias has a 53, I have a jan 55 ;)

Hehe, indeed...thx tempie!
I have a may 1953 standard ragtop :)

This car will be restored into perfection, every single detail must be original...

sweet interior!!

This resto starts within 14 days .

The link to my project:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6297732#6297732

Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:36 am

pdc wrote: alanandi wrote: i am restoring a german 56 ragtop standard oval.
Even the standard version could be ordered in every colour available in that year, but most of them were sold with one of the 3 standardcolours.
The Ragtophandle were chromed, so the ring of the handle was (the picture of the golde handle is from my oval, and the black ring is wrong).
Chrome trim could also be ordered.
Door handles and winders were nonchrome
The wipers were black
Tailpipes were black
Windowframes in front (Ausstellfenster) were painted in car-colour
The german version had non hydraulic brakes
Most of the semaphores were black, but i heard of some that were painted.

I also think that the canadian standard is more a deluxe than a standard. Only the interieur looks the same.

The thing why most european standards don´t have these things is only the price. The people often don´t had enough money to order extras, the people that had the money - ordered an export (deluxe).

The ragtop was very expensive, and that´s the reason why ragtop standards are hard to find.

Standard ovals rock!!!

I am going to start the restoration of my sunroof European standard, built in September 1953. The model code designation for the car is 11E, conforming to the codes applied before 1954.
Do you know which information about the 1956 model are also valid for early oval? (for instance semaphore and wiper color?).

Here is one of the rare picture I have found of this model:

Sorry that i didn´t reply earlyer, i had a long time not logged in here.
Your question about the semaphores is not exactly cleared. there were cars with black ones and cars where they were painted in car color. but i think they normaly were black.

Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:09 am

My April 55 german standard. Believe it was a soldier "bring back".

Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:57 am

Some more on late 1200s

mabbo wrote: Hello,

I have a RHD UK spec 1968 1200 model Beetle that I posted on another thread in the late Beetle section - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6426799#6426799

Someone on there pointed me towards this thread and I have just read through it... I found it very interesting :)

If any of you are interested, these are some of the features of how my Beetle left the factory... I'm sure you know most of this anyway:

Body:
Early heater channels
Bonnet pull under dash
Late bonnet with no vents or chrome
Decklid with no vents
Running boards with no trim
No chrome in window rubbers
Blade bumpers
Painted quarter light frame and indicator housings
Early rear lights
4 stud, drums all around, swing axle long axle.
No mirror on passenger side door

Interior:
Speedo with no fuel gauge - early style
67 rear view mirror - black
Low back seats with no locking mechanism
Painted door handles
Door handles similar to dash grab handle
No chrome on dash
Main beam switch behind pedals
1200 steering wheel - no D horn push
Small headliner

Not sure if it would have come with a single sun visor or a pair.

Old pic to show interior - note door pulls and seats with no locking mechanism. I added chrome to dash, that will be back to standard once finished, and has the wrong steering wheel

Early (rotten haha) channels:

Spare wheel well with blade bumper brackets:

Earlier rounded rear cross members:

Back lights and decklid:

Here you can see the bonnet release coming from under dash:

Cheers

Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:02 am

My friend's Canadian Standard in upstate NY:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/62759436@N02/8936768836/

Cris

Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:06 am

More great info here

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=567560

Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:44 am

Had to add another great thread on a 59 police standard

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=568624

Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:06 pm

Anyone know a good supplier of the CORRECT window rubber for oval standards?

Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:25 pm

vwovalguy wrote: Anyone know a good supplier of the CORRECT window rubber for oval standards?

I not sure if the profile is the same but you can get split window rubber from Wolfsburg west and make a rear one out of an extra quarter window or a windshield rubber and glue together. That's what I plan to do on my 54 standard.

Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:41 pm

Thought I would add this, looks like Canadian verts got the vinyl top a year earlier than everyone else and it confirms the gas heater as standard

Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:16 am

Canadian Custom oval sunroof

Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:29 am

Can anyone tell me was it possible in 54 to order a Euro Standard model in Black?

Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:35 pm

Mike Att wrote: Can anyone tell me was it possible in 54 to order a Euro Standard model in Black?

No ,

L37 middle blue, or L225 jupiter gray.
This is the list that was sent to me with my birth certificate.
Maybe a special order?

Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:37 pm

That's exactly what I was thinking, I've looked everywhere on the car and all I can find is OG looking Black paint

I've been waiting 6 weeks for the Birth Certificate to find out for sure

Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:40 pm

Mike Att wrote: That's exactly what I was thinking, I've looked everywhere on the car and all I can find is OG looking Black paint

I've been waiting 6 weeks for the Birth Certificate to find out for sure

You have any pics? or you can mail em at me , [email protected]

Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:38 am

Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:09 am

Here is my Model 111, I am waiting to get my certificate to find original colour.

Its a LHD West German Built Euro Standard, Im guessing the chrome trim was a special order. Its 1959, it also has the light beige steering wheel, handbrake and door levers. The interior trim is not original but I believe all of the above are, so Im a little confused as none of this matches up to a standard.

Anyone shed any light on this?

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Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:53 am

Looks like a deluxe to me, what makes you think it is a standard?

Don

Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:15 am

Because on the VIN Identification Plate it states its a Model 111, doesn't this mean its a LHD Euro standard? Reading other threads on here it does. Apologies if I've misunderstood. I totally agree with you, looking at it I would never of said it was a standard myself!