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Hacksaw-BoB
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wagen19
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 Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2025 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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Wow, congrats, a very nice car!
What I could not see, no pics, is the upper affixing of rear shocks, or what kind of rear shocks were used. A 1962 stock frame has the long shock towers for rear shocks. Imo, something must be shortened, fine tuned, or the body rear wheel arch cut out for clearance. |
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Hebster52
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:13 am Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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Wow, congrats, a very nice car!
What I could not see, no pics, is the upper affixing of rear shocks, or what kind of rear shocks were used. A 1962 stock frame has the long shock towers for rear shocks. Imo, something must be shortened, fine tuned, or the body rear wheel arch cut out for clearance. |
Here you can spot some and looks like modified late shocktowers.
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wagen19
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 6:54 am Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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| wagen19 wrote: |
Wow, congrats, a very nice car!
What I could not see, no pics, is the upper affixing of rear shocks, or what kind of rear shocks were used. A 1962 stock frame has the long shock towers for rear shocks. Imo, something must be shortened, fine tuned, or the body rear wheel arch cut out for clearance. |
Here you can spot some and looks like modified late shocktowers.
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Thanks, but not really much to see. How about a pic, when the rear shocks are installed? A solid construction for that constellation would be interesting for more projects and members, I believe. This modification most probably includes cutting and welding of shock towers. The lower shock mounts of the 311 trans are twisted. Maybe old axle tube used. Which rear shocks are used? Would be interesting to see, how it works, or which special parts are needed, pics?
Also interesting would be, how the choke cable and kind of pull knob is located, solved. |
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buckeyejeans
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 11:09 am Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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| My favorite VW of all time...Just sold my 1951 Transaxle. I have a rear torsion from 51 sedan been cut out of chassis, short shock towers. would like to sell, Blue jeans, Buckeye AZ 623889-1241 |
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Hacksaw-BoB
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:56 am Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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1949 Hebmüller VW 14-00258 is back in Southern California  
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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What a fantastic thread. Great story, documentation, photos, and archives!
I have to admit I was a little shocked to see the 2021 resto with the upgrades.
And now it's back in the U.S.A. in California! Backstory on that, please!
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Stetoppingphoto
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 5:14 am Post subject: Re: 1949 Hebmüller VW Type 14A - Production Number 14-00258 |
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Thanks for sharing this amazing story from the start Bob! This was one of the cars I was blown away by when I used to buy old VW Beetle books when I was a kid.
Have you been to visit the car in California now its back?
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