58-60 "Early Big Window" Convertible Registry

[AlteWagen]

[AlteWagen]

This link shows what vert colors were available and the interior colors as well

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/8_57_color_book.php

This might help a bit more but doesnt say kabrio specific

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[kaieric]

so, as i wrote, they met a rhd vert body on a rhd sedan pan. i got birth certificates from vw for both stating that the sedan was build on 10.6.1958 and delivered completely knocked down to south africa. vert was build on 15.8.1958 and it's colour was alabaster, remnants of which i've found on the speedo cable tubing and under new old laquer in some interior spots at door hinge attachments. with its body# 47904 it actually can hardly be a 2/57 body.
pan wasn't welded and has its mounting plate for split trans prior to 8/59 when they altered the suspension of the driving unit, thus according to its vin#.

subsequent to my first euphoric entry from when i got the car newly delivered at home, i found it a confusing blend of asynchronies and i understood that quite a number of parts (and even more) weren't as untouched as i had expected.
more i examined it more i discerned its specific conditions as to what had been modified over the years: support channels were replaced but are looking sound, rear apron has been replaced as well as they did with the wrong decklid.
front is original as well as the fenders except the rear left one which is spare part. semaphore pockets seem org but sedan semaphores are installed.
some mecanics like break drums and shockers had suffered from negligence while the car was an insignificant part of a collection.

my heirs are obviously happy with the bug i'm not less, and inheritance is secured nonetheless

[kaieric]

[kaieric]

[sinclair]

[kaieric]

[AlteWagen]

Ive collected dash handles when ever I find them cheap. My Nov 58 did not have these small chrome accents nor did any of the ones Ive purchased or seen for sale. Anyone see these before?

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[Oddacre65]

[Oddacre65]

Hi,

I am in the UK and am close to finishing a full restoration of an early '60 convertible Beetle in its original Sargasso Green. It will be 100% stock apart from an Okrasa upgrade to the original 30hp engine.

I am having real difficulty getting the front quarter light and door windows aligned properly after I disassembled the frames for chroming. I would appreciate any advice and photographs that might help. I pressed the glass back into the window frame but it is tight up against the felt channel set into the quarterlight upright. The frames and glass are original to the car so I cannot understand where I have gone wrong.

Thanks.



Chris

[kaieric]

[splitpartsunlimited]

Hi , i have just bought a 58 cabriolet (manufactured 10/june /58 , and since not many are left in untouched condition down here , i would like to enquiry about the following items :

car is a L241 bamboo green paint Karmann Kabriolett

1) top frame , black or same color as the car ?? ( bamboo l241)
2) seats , 2 tone or everything green ?
3) rear ashtrays , on both sdes or just on the left ?
4) any source for the A pillar reinforcements ?
5) any color code for the silver beige hand brake , seat frames , column , stick shift and steering wheel ?

thank you !!

Ricardo
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[kaieric]

congrats ricardo! gorgeous color.

1 top frame body color
2 2-tone fabric/vinyl or 1-tone vinyl
3 1 ashtry right side, second ashtray special order
5 steering wheel etc. from 8/1957 available in stone beige l471 or ivory (probably l60 being the only ivory listed in the 1960 parts manual)

[splitpartsunlimited]

Thank you for your answer ! , she still has a coral red paint and had not a nice life , she’ll be subject to a diet and get rid of lots of bondo 😀
What years the top frame came with matching body color?
Are seats , column , brake lever and stick shift come in silver beige?
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[kaieric]

for my understanding, and what i've seen on unmolested cars, all painted accessories inside the cabin were steering wheel color.

[splitpartsunlimited]

And that color is stone beige? I have a rometsch wheel in my car
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[kaieric]

no idea about rometsch steering wheels..

[splitpartsunlimited]

She came with a rometsch wheel and a horn ring as a bonus , and with a ton of body filler , Lol !!!
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[splitpartsunlimited]

just a question , does cabrios come with rear backrest luggage rails ?
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[splitpartsunlimited]

hi ! anybody knows or have a pic for the L241 bamboo cars wheels painting scheme ??
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1958 convertible
1971 1302 convertible
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring