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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:02 pm    Post subject: Early 1965 Beetle project Reply with quote

Howdy all, well it's not like I didn't have my hands full with the 57 oval, but I came across a 65 gem that I just couldn't pass up. It was advertised less than one mile from my house 'as the crow flies', so it was "in the neighborhood" . Car has been in what I would call a 'significant' , but not 'major' accident. Two owner car, sounds like it was based in Oregon for the majority of it's life, and up here in Washington for the last 8 years or so. Odo reads 15,XXX miles, I'm assuming that's 115k miles but who knows. VIN reads 115479XXX so this is an early 1965 I assume? The interior is all original and there is practically no wear on the seats and for sure they are original, as are the door panels as far as I can tell! Has a rebuilt 1600sp in it, less than 10k miles, probably less than 2k miles, as it hasn't been driven much as all since the motor was rebuilt and installed two years ago per seller. Has not been licensed since 2009. Very OG car: interior, glass (all uncracked and perfect), radio, pans, hood, decklid, fenders, etc are OG. Very minimal rust. Heater channels are very solid. Drivers side pan has a hole in it. Slight bubbling at the bottom of the doors and in a few spots on the rear quarters. Roof perfect. Very straight passenger side. Anyway, I'll let the pics tell the story. Any guesses on what it's worth? Surprised
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After the wreck, the OG 1965 spare tire was put on the drivers front. Yes this is the original f'n spare tire on this rim. Wow.
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A good body man could save this hood, but that's not me!
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The front driver's quarter is hosed, and the driver's door has a dent which I can fix. Door shuts, opens flawlessly.
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Thanks for lookin!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you west coast guys are lucky. i wish i could find a car like that (that doesn't belong to anyone i know) close to me. nice car man.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks man, yes I feel very fortunate. Of course , knock on wood, talk to me after I get into it a bit more. Another thing is there are no brakes, so I'll have to go thru those too.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my brakes recently stopped working, but my car isn't really in driving condition at the moment. the tranny needed a rebuild, so it's just sitting until i get the transmission back. i guess i could fix the brakes since i can't really drive it anywhere...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was that on craigslist? If it's the one I'm thinking, good buy. Just some body work and ready to roll. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes it was on CL. The goal was to get it home yesterday so I could go shopping for parts today at the big Seattle Vintage Meet swap area!

The plan is to get this thing back on the road, keeping it as bone stock as possible! Not sure how far I'm gonna go with improving stuff yet (i.e. new door and window rubber, etc etc); time will tell.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

here in texas that car would run you $3,000 - $4,800.00

Depending on disposition of the Title, and what the accident did to the undercarriage, suspension and steering.

Anything under $3k and I'd jump on it.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wash it, wax it,fix the brakes and drive it. Nice find.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys. NO steering damage, e.g. control arms, tie rods, neopolitan hat, beam are all good. Well, ok, I have not inspected closely, just from looking under the car. I hope to do so tonight.

Today at the Seattle Vintage Meet I scored on a bunch of parts to fix the car. will post some pics soon.

Title is in hand, and clear! That is almost the best part!

One more little tidbit, I figured out the engine is a HO 1500cc engine, not a 1600. No biggie. More to come!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

eminence_front wrote:
here in texas that car would run you $3,000 - $4,800.00

Depending on disposition of the Title, and what the accident did to the undercarriage, suspension and steering.

Anything under $3k and I'd jump on it.


You mean as the car sits, or after repair? If it's as it sits, I am embarrased to say what I paid. Embarassed Exclamation
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice score, bang it out and drive it.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I got a little bit more into this car, and I have to say, I am excited. You'll see why.

Took the front fenders off, here's what I got boys and girls:
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Not too much damage in and around the fuel tank, but definitely the apron and spare tire tray are nice and crinkled. We are going to try and pull it out first, see how it goes:
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So remember the brakes don't work, as in the pedal goes all the way to the floor. More on that later. So see that brake lining? I thought to myself that there's a bit more left in these shoes, but since I'm in here I'll just go ahead and go through everything like shoes, cylinders, rubber hoses.
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I discovered that the old brake shoes on the front are date stamped 1982!!!! Holy scheit.
August 30, 1982:
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Here's the right rear brake set up:
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The date stamp is on these shoes is 6-21-1963! These could be the original rear brakes on this car. Shocked
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And look how thick they are. Hmm, ODO reads just over 15K.
What do you guys think......is there any chance those rear brakes could last 115,000 miles? The linings look brand new! I guess its in the realm of possiblility, but when you look at how solid this car is, and consider that the OG seats have like NO, NADA wear on them, you have to think it's possible........THIS CAR COULD HAVE 15,XXX original miles on it?!?!?! Thoughts???? Shocked Idea Question
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't doubt it at all, maybe it was hit early in its life and the original owner didn't want to or couldn't afford to fix it so they left it as is and was too embarrassed to drive it, so it sat? Looks like a nice car, good find.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Pork. Anything's possible, although I have to remind myself that it really doesn't matter unless I can document there are only 15k miles. Two downsides are that the car DOES NOT have the original engine -- it's a 1967 1500sp, and it's had one repaint in the same color which is wierd.

Anyway, I got the passenger side brakes redone last night and hope to finish the driver's side this weekend. Want to be able to move it easily and hell, even tool around the neighborhood in it! LOL
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't worry about proving anything to anyone, unless you plan on selling I say forget about it and drive the wheels off of it.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Thanks Pork. Anything's possible, although I have to remind myself that it really doesn't matter unless I can document there are only 15k miles. Two downsides are that the car DOES NOT have the original engine -- it's a 1967 1500sp, and it's had one repaint in the same color which is wierd.

Anyway, I got the passenger side brakes redone last night and hope to finish the driver's side this weekend. Want to be able to move it easily and hell, even tool around the neighborhood in it! LOL


I have a 61 standard with 47000 miles... broke my heart when I found the repaint but hey, you still have a great car!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

at 15,000 miles i would expect original shocks.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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at 15,000 miles i would expect original shocks.


What kind of shocks came on the car? I am thinking the front are original, but those rears look newer, or at least cleaner.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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at 15,000 miles i would expect original shocks.


What kind of shocks came on the car? I am thinking the front are original, but those rears look newer, or at least cleaner.


what color are front shocks paint under that 15,000 miles of crap????
rear shocks are not correct paint color.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bill may wrote:
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at 15,000 miles i would expect original shocks.


What kind of shocks came on the car? I am thinking the front are original, but those rears look newer, or at least cleaner.


what color are front shocks paint under that 15,000 miles of crap????
rear shocks are not correct paint color.


LOL, yes good point the fronts are black in color. Wonder if they replaced the rear shocks when the replaced the motor...who knows. I'll be tearing into this more next week, e.g., finish the brake job, I need to fix an issue with the generator, and of course, start to straighten out all that metal.
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