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splitjunkie
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 4:34 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
Here's your smoking gun, folks. These bodies were plucked from the assembly line by inspectors. Parts substitutions were made and they were popped
right back on the line. Note the shelves of single fenders in the background.
It makes sense that the repainted parts would then go right back on the shelves. |
I don't that that's what we are seeing. Freshly painted bodies were placed on those dollies so they could be inspected. Minor blemishes were marked with a grease pencil and buffed out where possible. I've seen pictures and film of them being looked over while on these dollies. From there they would go to the assembly line to be fitted out before being married to the completed floor pan. They only were hung on these overhead conveyors through the open windows before placed on the dollies. Once the shells were complete they would go back overhead, but being lifted with slings that held the shell by the fender openings.
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 10:36 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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These pictures got deleted from my previous post a while back because I posted them through photobucket, so I figured I’d repost them and host them on the samba. This is the engine lid on an original paint Ruby red 1961 Vw Beetle. It has Ruby red, Turkis, pastel blue (61 only color), black, and what appears to be Yukon yellow, which was available for 1961 convertibles apparently.
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House
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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The whole color palette!
Could it be Beryl Green instead of Yukon Yellow?
Doesn’t make sense at all why it would be painted Yukon when it isn’t a convertible part…
Original Morse car? I’d like to see more of it! |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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| House wrote: |
The whole color palette!
Could it be Beryl Green instead of Yukon Yellow?
Doesn’t make sense at all why it would be painted Yukon when it isn’t a convertible part…
Original Morse car? I’d like to see more of it! |
I keep forgetting about beryl, that’s probably what it is. Yes, it’s an original Morse car. I bought it about 9 years ago I believe, then sold it to a friend, then he sold it to another friend of mine. I have it listed for sale for him currently, but I might just buy it back!
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buck
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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After reading through this topic the door that is on my oval would appear to have been done at the factory. I see zero sign of any kind of respray work even under the window rubber is diamond green . Can't imagine someone going through all that to replace and repaint a door after the fact. Also seems to have original chalk marking from factory?
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stale air
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 5:33 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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From the classifieds...
Agave under Capri on the lid.
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61SNRF
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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Some great examples guys, thank you for your contributions 
Spotted this righteous example on FB Marketplace, Java Green under sun baked OG Savanna Beige.
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Big Bill
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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I saw an article in Hot VWs years ago about different colors under factory paint. The article stated that sometimes if a car part was damaged before it left the factory they just grabbed another door, hood, or trunk lid that was already painted and then it would be re-shot to match the car color and shipped out. I guess it was faster to just repaint a part and install instead of doing some body work and re-shooting the part.  |
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stale air
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2025 5:27 am Post subject: Re: Beetles with Multi-Colored body parts |
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Along the same lines, but one I havent seen before...
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The steering wheel was originaly painted in hydrate green, but factory repainted in sandstone before assembled to the car at the line.
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