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hercge Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Greece
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 12:49 pm Post subject: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Hey guys
I need your help regarding my bug restoration. I own a 63 bug for the last year or so, but I have not done any work on it since I was focusing on my old mini. I finally decided to send the car to the body shop, so the restoration can start. On the bright side, the original engine works like a watch, so I wont be touching it for the moment.
However I believe that the car was not originally white, but more of Gulf Blue with Grey Vinyl interior. This can be seen in some places on the inside of the car.
My question is: do you think that it is indeed a Gulf Blue or could it be the turqoise?
Thanks
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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 7023 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Gulf Blue is a possibility, I'd say it definitely was not turquoise though. The glove box door looks to be closest to Glacier Blue, but that colour was no longer offered when the 1963 models came around... it's probably a replacement from a different car. You might try looking down in the trunk pocket areas where the defrost tubes connect to the heater channels and behind the interior door and rear quarter panels to see if you can find any more original paint. _________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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HippyTom Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2013 Posts: 676 Location: Florida, West Pasco
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Could be L398 Pacific Blue.
It looks lighter than Gulf Blue, but hard to tell from a picture of 55 year old paint viewed on a phone. Lots of room for variation from how it looks in person. |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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HippyTom wrote: |
Could be L398 Pacific Blue.
It looks lighter than Gulf Blue, but hard to tell from a picture of 55 year old paint viewed on a phone. Lots of room for variation from how it looks in person. |
Pacific Blue was a Convertible-only color. I vote Gulf- I am on my second. _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12848 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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I say put some new running boards on it & enjoy it as it is. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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HippyTom Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2013 Posts: 676 Location: Florida, West Pasco
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Not to knit pick, but it has a later year passenger side front turn signal housing and later year tail light housings and lenses. If you're thinking about painting it, I'd swap those out for 63 correct parts first.
But I like the idea of getting new running boards and rolling it like it is. The body and paint don't look bad. Good driver quality that shows well. A few little details here and there and enjoy the heck out of it. |
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htolley Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2018 Posts: 6 Location: SLC, UT
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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It does not look like turquoise to me at all.
On my '63 I just finished replacing the '64 front turn signals with proper peanut '63 ones -- but having one of each, like on the pictured car, would drive me crazy! |
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hercge Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Greece
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:19 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Hey Guys
Just a quick update. The restoration has progressed slowly but finally all the body work has been finished and it will be painted soon at the original L390 Gulf Blue color.
On another note, do we have any pictures showing what the interior M079 Leatherette Silver Beige would look like?
Thanks
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hercge Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2018 Posts: 3 Location: Greece
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:34 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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And finally it is sort of ready. Just small things to be adjusted.
It may have taken two year since I purchased the car, but at least now I will enjoy it
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:18 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Looks great hercge!! _________________ Plate of shrimp |
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scottyrocks Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2016 Posts: 2661 Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:47 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Love the color, and great clean resto.
I hate to say this, but it doesn't look like it was just the front directional, itself, but appears to be whole fender, as the location of the directional, and headlight height, are different, or at least look that way in both the before and after photos. _________________ “If you care for a thing long enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn't it? Mending old things, preserving them, looking after them – on some level there's no rational grounds for it.”
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aaronr25 Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2009 Posts: 267 Location: NW Arkansas
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:15 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Nice work. Good looking ride. _________________ 65 Bug
66 Landcruiser FJ40
Life's too short to drive a stock VW |
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EODTECH* Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2020 Posts: 142
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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I couldn't find the exact right place to post this...but...I'm looking for the 3 rubber inserts that go on the face of the glove box door in order to mount the chrome trim...on the front of the door.
Any idea at all where to find these pieces?
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65'1300Deluxe Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2009 Posts: 584 Location: Auburn, Washington
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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Pretty sure West Coast Metric sells those, plus every other rubber bit for the Beetle. _________________ 1965 Deluxe Beetle "Camilla"
1972 Super Beetle Barnfind "Roland"
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Helfen Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2009 Posts: 3450 Location: Vulcania
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:05 am Post subject: Re: 63 Bug Restoration |
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65'1300Deluxe wrote: |
Pretty sure West Coast Metric sells those, plus every other rubber bit for the Beetle. |
Also Wolfsburg West. |
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