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1957bus
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Joined: June 30, 2003
Posts: 18
Location: Calgary Canada
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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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its also a 56/57 that has had a split clip added |
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wagen19
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Joined: November 16, 2007
Posts: 652
Location: germany
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| 1957bus wrote: |
its also a 56/57 that has had a split clip added |
Imo, you are just right, in technical view even 100 % and that car is also not my taste, BUT:
WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get (if you want and are willing to pay for.)
So there I can´t see a reason for whine here, because all and everything here seems to be "open"!
The world is full of colors...
Well, for me as a german sour kraut eater, I admit, it´s not really my favorite taste, but I know, in America, there are or were even splits with gull wings. So this car is for me a kind of "boring waterloo".
An old Volkswagen Beetle is (for me) nowadays and since decades a symbol for personal creativity and freedom!
As far as I can see, a lot of work and individual ideas are invested here. So, imo, not the worst things... Let´s be tolerant.
Nowhere the opposite of truth can be seen...
Good luck! |
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Bruce
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Joined: May 16, 2003
Posts: 17574
Location: Left coast, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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There's no way this generator is dated for a 52:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2743469
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consvws
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Joined: April 07, 2009
Posts: 1000
Location: Roseburg, OR
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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how can you tell? it looks fairly early to me. |
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KTPhil 
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Joined: April 06, 2006
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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ddutch
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Joined: June 17, 2020
Posts: 211
Location: Nederland
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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I came across this ad on Facebook Marketplace of the remains of a claimed 1948 body which is currently for sale here in Holland, including papers, certificate and correct id-plate / bodynumber. In 1947 Holland was the first country for the export of Volkswagens, so this could be an early Export car.
https://www.facebook.com/share/16ZA6bieJ3/ |
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René R.
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Joined: July 06, 2015
Posts: 1765
Location: No. Calif.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Here are pictures from the listing, since the ad will disappear when or if it sells. (The third picture is described as an extra body that the seller would offer at extra cost.)
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ddutch
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Joined: June 17, 2020
Posts: 211
Location: Nederland
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| René R. wrote: |
| Here are pictures from the listing, since the ad will disappear when or if it sells. |
Thanx for posting those pictures!
What do you think, could these be parts of a 1948 bodyshell? |
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finster
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Joined: May 26, 2012
Posts: 9960
Location: not far from the madding crowd
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 3:21 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| ddutch wrote: |
| What do you think, could these be parts of a 1948 bodyshell? |
it's hard to put a date on iron oxide  . is he saying that the 48 is the back half with the remains of the id plate area. then he's throwing in the small tank, cut out dash and front clip?
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ddutch
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Joined: June 17, 2020
Posts: 211
Location: Nederland
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| The (claimed) 1948 body parts are the cut in half front and rear sections on the first picture that is post above by Rene R. It will be very hard to rebuild these into a complete and correct car, unless you have easy acces to all the necessary parts and talents. |
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road_warrior
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Joined: July 21, 2007
Posts: 36
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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The seller is also a member on the samba. Saw these body parts a while ago in the classifieds. Front section is from ‘49. I’ve seen some crazy beetle and bus wrecks being saved and put back on the road. Somebody with a jig and lots of welding skills could turn that back into a useable body.
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