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kdfkid Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2004 Posts: 395 Location: Hessisch Oldendorf Germany
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject: New pics of 1945 beetle |
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Hello guys,
here are some new pict of our 1945 typ 51.
We just build the headlights with orginal drawings. The kdf nose and the tail lights are orginal.
Bye Christian
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semaphore Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2001 Posts: 161 Location: on the computer
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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very nice!! keep the pic's coming _________________ 59' euro vert
63' samba
57' kombi
51' crotch cooler split
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Wiggy Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2003 Posts: 6601 Location: Downingtown, PA
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billmetric Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2006 Posts: 1060 Location: Columbus City USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Nce headlights! I have seen those in old photos but never a modern photo of an actual part, the headlight units use leftover Kubel headlight assemblys and fit into the Beetle fenders because I assume in 1945 the Bosch and Hella units were unavailable due to their factorys being in ruins, good job with the replicas! _________________ There is an idea of a Billmetric; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there... |
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ssx Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 641 Location: Big Isle Hawaii
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome! _________________ 1956 Oval/Ragtop |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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kafer53 Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2004 Posts: 903 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully it may be ready for bad camberg so we can see it in person.
Totally awesome! _________________ 1953 Zwitter 11C (L73) |
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Slowlow Samba Member
Joined: March 17, 2004 Posts: 4121 Location: Northeast Tennessee
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Great looking car! Keep up the good werk! _________________ • Metal Fab & Quality Suspensions, Type I-II-III. Since 2004 • |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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kdfkid Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2004 Posts: 395 Location: Hessisch Oldendorf Germany
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: 1945 |
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Hello,
they are very early beetle typ 1 ( 1945 or beginning of 1946 )
Bye Christian |
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Would the 45 or 46 beetle have the VW logo stamped into the bezel, or would it have the cog logo? And, would they have had the chrome or polished bezel in '45 or'46?
1951 catalogs list those taillights as barndoor, but they may have also been used on the '45/'46 beetles.
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: |
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RareAir wrote: |
IN2VWS wrote: |
1952 catalogs list those taillights as barndoor, but they may have also been used on the '45/'46 beetles. |
You won't find any 1945/46 VW parts catalogs anywhere |
Maybe not....but here is a 1949 catalog that shows the "older" light and the "newer" lights. And the second pic is a 1951 catalog showing those taillights as barndoor.
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Björn Schewe Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 633
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:41 am Post subject: Please note |
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the spring on the bottom of the lense. This is typical for the pre 49-taillights. Chrsitian and his father also owns a 1950 Kombi (FIN 2469) which still has its original taillights. So they know the difference. You are true, the look a little bit simular, but if you compare them, they looks completely different. |
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volkswagenut Samba's Big Jerk
Joined: November 12, 2002 Posts: 3529 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: Re: New pics of 1945 beetle |
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kdfkid wrote: |
Hello guys,
here are some new pict of our 1945 typ 51.
We just build the headlights with orginal drawings. The kdf nose and the tail lights are orginal.
Bye Christian
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these headlight are tripp'in me out , very nice job . _________________ We are a Republic, NOT a Democracy |
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Rusted Rockers Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2004 Posts: 890 Location: tennessee
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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nice...good luck on the build..keep us posted |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Hebster52 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2003 Posts: 1765 Location: Finland, Jakobstad
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: |
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IN2VWS wrote: |
RareAir wrote: |
IN2VWS wrote: |
1952 catalogs list those taillights as barndoor, but they may have also been used on the '45/'46 beetles. |
You won't find any 1945/46 VW parts catalogs anywhere |
Maybe not....but here is a 1949 catalog that shows the "older" light and the "newer" lights. And the second pic is a 1951 catalog showing those taillights as barndoor.
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These Pre-49's are actually more correctly 46-49's and very similar to the Euro-spec 1957 splitty bus taillights. The pre-46's are different.
As RareAir didn't post his I'll do it...
And here is mine that I made the housing for and used Euro-57 splitty taillights. The split lense is fastened with the spring but the splittybus with two screws..
_________________ ~Kris~
The Hebster52
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD
The Doppel -67, SOLD
The Singlecab -72, SOLD |
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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RareAir wrote: |
IN2VWS wrote: |
1951 catalogs list...... |
Are you missing any catalogs from your collection? |
Yeah, a 1945 catalog....but I am always on the look out for more. |
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