Meet my Holy Grail!

[Jos.Hall]

@Mark Evans Thanks! There's definitely some History with the car. I'm not entirely sure what happened yet but I've got the name of the original owner and I'm hoping she'll be willing to talk about the car.

The car has a replacement door which may or may not be part of that rivet's history. The door was a Yukon Yellow '67 vert door. How they found a '67 vert door to begin with is impressive.

@Volkswagnut Is it still stored? pics?

@swharris I actually posted in the "'67 registry thread" before here but didn't post full photos as I wasn't sure if I was able to yet. I'll update it with the important info soon. I've also read the '67 only parts thread multiple times and have it as a main bookmark

@Herrbern Can this Chrome molding be transferred to a new top?

My friend told me the previous owner said he has 2 NOS '67 convertible tops somewhere amongst his collection I'm hoping and praying they turn up but I'm not holding my breath.

[Herrbern]

[VOLKSWAGNUT]

[aa390392]

Congradulations on your new car.
I to recently acquired a sedan 67, all OG. And am in the process of giving a 56 kab. Much needed "love".
Can I offer you some advise that I could of used.
1. Go to Amazon, and purchase "Gods oil" Kryoil. The best thing for a rust invested VW.
The stuff is great..and it works.
2. Go about this slow and methodological, while the kryoil works its wonder.
3. Remember to ask before you jump into it, for example I had to purchase 2 new tops,and both were wrong, so spend the xtra $ and have a knowledgeable top guy do the new top.
On my 56 I had it custom made@ same cost of premade top.
4. Are you going to need to support the body when you seperate from the frame.

Do not be afraid to ask ?'s there is a lot of knowledge on THESAMBA.
5. Buy quality material when you go to rebuild
And save $$$$ these things cost .
Cheers Thomas
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55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet

[Herrbern]

[VOLKSWAGNUT]

Herrbern .. great information. My manual covers 60-65.

So its simply pressed into the gab into place and secured with screws at the ends.. Makes perfect sense now. Pretty much what i remember on my only 67 convertible ... sans the between the screws part because it was basically falling apart. ..

I actually got a severe blood infection tearing it down when the top cable splintered through my glove into my hand.. The next morning my left hand was three times its size.....and today I now still can find polar north..


Thanks for the clarification. Learning in kool.

I bet that sucker is NOT reproduced or ever will be either.

So whats out there is out there.. but can be faked too.



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[oldvw57]

Congratulations on finding your dream VW! I too am a 67 Bug aficionado and have owned many. I currently have two, a ruby red and lotus white sedan. Black ones are my favorites. A while back I too had factory black convertible that needed to be put back together as it was a theft recovery. I ended up selling it. I had too many projects at the time. I still regret selling it to this day. The guy who brought it did a beautiful high quality restoration, but he painted it Yukon yellow. I was crushed. He finished the car, takes it to shows and loves it. It is a beautiful car, even in yellow. If I still had it, it would probably still be a work in progress, so maybe it’s better off.
Good luck in fixing yours up, keep plugging away at it no matter how long it takes and never sell it. You will regret it if you do.

[67 Florida Deluxe]

[Jos.Hall]

@Volkswagnut and @Herrbern - Great reference photos for the convertible tops! are those from the Bentley? Of all the VWs I've had over the years the only Bentley I have is for oval windows so I need to find an original shop manual for this one.

@aa390392 Good advice.
1. I've heard some great things about Kryoil. If you've never heard of ProjectFarm on youtube you should see some of his videos. Here's a great one on penetrating oils. I'd like to see how the Kryoil does up against gibbs.

2. I'm in no rush to get the car done. I believe I will be taking delivery at either OCTO or Prado and then will bring it home and give it it's first bath in about 15 years. I'm in love with this car and think others would enjoy it too so I may take my time and make some videos with the car as I bring it back to driver status.

3. I've made my fair share of shotty mistakes with VWs in the past. I'm aiming to go with NOS, WW or Original parts where I can with this one. All of the above cost much more than chinese parts so it will take a little longer and I'll have to sell more of my stash but it will be worth it.

4. As for supporting the body when I seperate the frame, I'll definitely need to. It's one thing to take the gamble and not support a sedan when you pull the body but the entire convertible body is kept straight by the rails so I'll most likely have to come up with a way to brace the body without welding anything to it. (I'd like to preserve the original paint where possible and resist welding on the body if at all possible)

5. refer to 3. I've heard a story that when people would complain to Gene Berg about the price of his parts he'd tell them Buy Once Cry Once and when they came back to him because they broke the cheap part hed tell them told ya so. (I'm not sure of the validity of that but it definitely has general truth to it)



Because the car isn't here and I don't have a way to take new photos I've been hesitant to post them all at once. Here's a couple more generic photos of when my friend hauled it away.

PS I'm looking for a vent window if you guys know of anyone that has one.

[aa390392]

Hope that roof dosent fly apart on its long trip.
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55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet

[Herrbern]

[Herrbern]

Hi Jos.Hall,
How was the trip to get the car home ? Has the top resisted the trip ?
Do you have some new photos of the car to share with us?

[Jos.Hall]

[Herrbern]

[Jos.Hall]

Herbern, thanks for the follow up! I apologize and promise that I’m the not too distant future this thread will continue. When it arrived almost 2 weeks ago I was completely head over heels and just gave it a quick pressure wash to get the big stuff off but I still haven’t given it a real bath. I put it in the garage and haven’t really touched it since but I do smile every time I go into the garage

Last week was so cal vw week and I was busy selling and hanging with friends, and I’m currently in the middle of a kitchen Reno as well as new floors (which I’m trying to tackle myself) and to top it all off I missed 4 days of work this week due to pneumonia. None the less, I hope to be working on it within the month.

In the mean time feel free to ask me for pictures. I’m willing to take pictures both for documentation as well as sheer curiosity. I’ve also got a lot of questions as I begin to buy parts. I want to do this restoration correctly and would prefer to get the right items.

Thanks

Jos

[Jos.Hall]

I hate it when you type a really long post and then accidentally close your browser window only to find out you deleted it all

Anyways, in short, I don’t have a lot of time right now to work on the car but I do enjoy taking photos of nuances and details.
One such detail is the tail lights. I have one taillight that is a known replacement and the other is original. I had always thought that 62-67s had the same taillights. I mean they are virtually the same but how about this detail?
“SAE STDB 66”

Never before had I noticed that! I mean it’s understandable that with all the regulations that were coming into play in 66/67 that they would have to add specification standards onto the lenses.

So now I’m only the hunt for these lenses. NOS or super close and I’ll be willing to pay up. Why not just go with normal 62-66 lenses? I don’t know... it’s the minute nuances that I enjoy. My car may never be a top show car but i’ll always have things like brown cap blue coils, sb12 rings, blue painted condensers (with yellow wires may I add) on my 019 screamer, etc. that will get me excited.

[TonyB]

[Jos.Hall]

Digging around the car the other day I was able to safely pry open the glove box What did I find but a bunch of original paperwork, receipts, and manuals Obviously I want to find out as much as I can about the cars origins as possible so these receipts gave me a couple of the important clues I was looking for. 1. Who was the original dealer? It appears the car was originally sold at Hassan Motors in Cincinnati. I'd love to find an original Hassan plate frame but I don't believe they ever had them made. Later on they did but that was in the plastic frame era. So at this point an original Chick iverson, bob smith or Cotton Goff frame out of my collection will go on it 2. What radio was original to the car? A sapphire V. I mean I guess I could assume that but with several options available in '67 it's nice to have confirmation.

While poking around I did take a few more pictures I thought I'd share. Nothing amazing or revelating but nonetheless cool.

[TonyB]

^^^^^^^^
Very Cool

[arizonabuckeye]

Very cool. All that original paper work added a significant amount of $$$$ to the total value of the car. This is a collectors piece and that stuff means a lot to collectors.