| Kolbys66 |
Wed May 14, 2025 9:18 pm |
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Serial Number 236, been sitting for almost 50 years. Got it when I bought my son’s bug. How crazy different from my sons 66 build will it be?
Sons bug we built. (Had built :D )
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| EverettB |
Wed May 14, 2025 9:32 pm |
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Do you mean it's Notchback #236?
It says 0 000 236 on the floor pan and VIN plate?
Because that's crazy early!
It would be one of the earliest cars known to exist according to this old thread:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=736995
It will be a lot different from a Bug build, especially if you need a lot of parts but obviously your Bug looks super nice so go for it! |
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| Kolbys66 |
Wed May 14, 2025 9:46 pm |
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| That’s correct on the vin and title. All zeros and 236 |
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| djfordmanjack |
Thu May 15, 2025 10:29 am |
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Sweet !
looks like kind of possible patina build.
it seems your rear subframe and torsion bars and spring plates are still there.
if you can't find a proper Type 3 transaxle you could also use a 1967 up (wide track) beetle unit. The final drive ratio is a bit higher, but it could provide a quick fix for the time being. |
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| Erik G |
Thu May 15, 2025 11:16 am |
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crazy early!
It will be very different than a bug and very difficult to do correctly. If done correctly that's going to be worth a lot, I think we only know a couple cars older than that. Do not throw anything away! |
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| squaretobehip |
Thu May 15, 2025 12:58 pm |
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| Post up some more pictures! |
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| ryans65 |
Thu May 15, 2025 1:24 pm |
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| Holy cow that's cool, are those the "as found" photos? |
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| Kolbys66 |
Thu May 15, 2025 1:59 pm |
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| That is how the car was found. My son’s 66 bug when we bought it was right next to it. That was six years ago. I am going to pull it out on Saturday and I will post up some more pictures. Those pictures the owner sent to me yesterday though, so those are current. |
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| Max Welton |
Thu May 15, 2025 2:03 pm |
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Subscribed!
Max |
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| Bobnotch |
Fri May 16, 2025 12:36 pm |
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| Agreed, this should be good. Especially seeing the differences from an early, early car to a later early car or even a late car. 8) |
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| hoss |
Fri May 16, 2025 9:59 pm |
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| Any chance of a picture of the vin on the chassis to start? |
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| Kolbys66 |
Sat May 17, 2025 4:44 pm |
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hoss wrote: Any chance of a picture of the vin on the chassis to start?
I started a new thread above with the vin attached to the vehicle picture. |
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