Zwitter (standard) with ragtop sunroof, project by coincidence

[TRS63]

Great, looking forward to follow this project !

Antoine
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Antoine
My 62 ragtop daily driver:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728873
My 914 restoration&lightweight project :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9698432#9698432
Resurrecting a 60 ghia : https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=713906
My 52 Standard Zwitter :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10086685#10086685

[the dominator]

The mystery of my zwitter is reveiling itself slowly.
Ofcourse I have some info from the previous owner, but no paper to back it up.
I did order a birthcertificate it in 2016 but there were some gaps in it.

Recently I was introduced to a fellow zwitter standard ragtop owner who was asking if mine was also a CCG. Obviously I didn’t know what CCG ment.

Long story short: I have ordered a new birthcertificate, VW Classic Parts did some more investigation. At least now I know it’s paint color and where it was delivered. So yes it is a CCG car in Military Green and British Army. The only questionnable thing for me is the 17VB in the certificate. Anybody any idea what this abbreviation means?

As far as extra’s: M003, without ignition lock. So they have an option to leave something away

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52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[sinclair]

Fantastic!
I’m away for the weekend but I’ll do a bit of digging on the 17VB next week. It’ll be a BAoR company or vehicle pool I expect.

[the dominator]

[sinclair]

Hi.
Pretty sure the paint is Mid Bronze Green from memory. Also I tracked down your delivery location. 17 vehicle battalion

17 (Rear) Vehicle Depot .
1959.11.01 Formed near Monchengladbach, Germany by renaming 17 Vehicle Battalion

17 Vehicle Company RAOC arrived from Hamburg in Ayrshire Barracks Mönchengladbach 4 Oct 48, then redesignated Battalion 11 Nov 48.

https://bfg-locations.editboard.com/t135-17-base-vehicle-depot

[the dominator]

[sinclair]

That’s great. Can you contact previous owner? I managed to talk to the first civilian owner of my old 52.

[the dominator]

[beetlekey]

Hi, nothing from this belongs to the car. Maybe the carpet, but not the edgematerial in red.
Sorry for not answer, i am pretty busy.
Will contact you later.

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Hebmüller 581
1953 oval Typ 11G metalblue
1966 1300

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[the dominator]

[beetlekey]

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[the dominator]

purist avert your eyes.

Due to some personal reasons, and the fact that there is only so much time in a day, days in a week, months in a year, years in a lifetime
I had to drastically reduce the number of (project) cars I owned.

Having said this, I sold all "just because I can" projects which were in the end causing too much noise on the line for this zwitter project.
Since this car is "the ultimate one" for me.

So basically, I will focus only on this project and of course keep my drivers in good shape. Due to the fact it will end up more or less a daily driver for as long as we can keep driving our beloved oldtimers, the plan is slightly changed.

Yes I have the matching numbers gearbox, frontaxle and engine, but these will not end up in the car (but will keep them aside)

So will upgrade to
- dual wishbones in the front with ventilated CSP discbrakes
- IRS and matching gearbox and CSP discbrakes in the back
- type4 2.0 with upright conversion
- convertible louvred engine lid
- flat4 BRM's

The body will only have 1 change and that is the sidetrays in the engine boot since the type4 will take some more room then a 25HP and the chassis will receive IRS brackets.
But if I get the urge to go back stock all the rest is just bolted on stuff.

The mockup is ready for testfitting the body, just to make sure no changes are to be made lateron when body is painted. If all fits then all items will be disassembled, where needed sandblasted and painted.

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52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[olo]

I like it and probably you will never go back to stock 😆

[sinclair]

A change of direction. But I'm still just as interested to see how it turns out

[the dominator]

Finally some major steps are taken and tasks completed. Progress, I love it

All new sheetmetal has been welded in place

and chassis bolted in place for transport back home.

have some minor adjustments to do to match the holes in the floorpans to the body and then the body can move to paintshop.

In parallel the plan for the engine has been completed.
The 2.0 type type4 GA engine has been torn down, and will be upgraded to 2366cc using 103mm cylinders / pistons. 44IDF webers and a CSP python exhaust.
Parts are ordered and preparation of the carter is ongoing.

The IRS gearbox, that needs to be able to withstand whatever the 2366cc will throw at it, consists of a new reinforced gearboxhousing and reinforced side covers with a weddle super diff.

To be continued
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52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[sinclair]

From another topic 17VB may have been a typo in the cert. they're often wrong.

[the dominator]

thanks for your feedback, only thing I am sure of is that it is in my garage at this moment

[vw356]

This will be an amazing car! Thank You for sharing this rebuild! I would love to drive a car like this daily.
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Current projects:
1950's Volkswagens!
51,52,54's,55,56's,57,58's,'60's And then a bunch of '60's, but the '50's are my favorites..

[the dominator]

Car is at the painters at this moment.
Due to the fact this was a running project which halted in 1986 when I bought it in 2016 there were not that many parts left with OG paint on it.

Basically I had the 2 B columns in hand and 2 rear side windows cutouts.
All of these had a bronze outside paint and some dark green inside paint.

Next to this I only had a color picture of the car looking bronze in 1976

I have received a picture of a hoodstand in original color from a fellow CCG zwitter owner which look like the inside color of my panels. So it seems the previous owner has sprayed the outside of the car somewhere between 1968 (when he bought it) and 1976. Sound logical since it was already 16yrs old when he bought it, and the bronze looks somewhat a more modern military color.

So we try to match the paint as close as it can get to the remaining paint on the panels which seem to be in OG paint. To be continued.
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52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX