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David23 Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2004 Posts: 92
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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I just brought home a 35 year garage find 59 that has one on the drivers side of the hood ! |
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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David23 wrote: |
I just brought home a 35 year garage find 59 that has one on the drivers side of the hood ! |
Yeah, I dig them. I am lucky enough to have originals on my 58, as well as my 61.
And since they were dealer installed, no two are usually in the same place. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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David23 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Awesome !! |
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sunroof Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006 Posts: 1772 Location: Winnipeg
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5474 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:13 am Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Why do you think its a '59? The rear shock towers are the strait type, like all '58 Bugs. Many '59 Bugs have the angled rear shock bolt positions but early ones were strait. Oh, I found the VIN in the description. It should be a Jan. 1958 production car. (between 1774681 and 1815645) _________________
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dmclune Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2016 Posts: 2 Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Does anyone know if you can fit a 1600cc engine in a 1958 beetle. |
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Seb67 Samba Member
Joined: December 02, 2003 Posts: 1006 Location: New England
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Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 4:31 am Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Not sure if this has been posted before. Tourist made film from 58/59ish, also some bus footage at the end. Very coo!
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57dbldoorpanel Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Got this 58 a few months ago. Have all documentation of the vehicle. Purchase order from the dealership at Bill Stremmel Motors in Reno Nv. Deposit receipt dated Aug of 57. The car was ordered with the remote oil filter and snow tires. No rust, original paint and interior. Passenger seat bottom fabric was replaced at some point. I went through the brakes, had Dave at D&K in Yuma rebuild the original 36hp engine. Drives like a dream.
_________________ 1957 L31 Panel
1958 L351 Deluxe Sedan
1960 L346 L347 Standard |
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House Minutia Militia
Joined: June 13, 2001 Posts: 1767
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Sweet car! |
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57dbldoorpanel Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Thank you!! _________________ 1957 L31 Panel
1958 L351 Deluxe Sedan
1960 L346 L347 Standard |
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Long-roofs Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2002 Posts: 2295 Location: Millwood, Wa
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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That is an amazing car! Color, condition, patina, color, condition, etc.... enjoy such a rare car anymore. _________________ ---
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57dbldoorpanel Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Long-roofs wrote: |
That is an amazing car! Color, condition, patina, color, condition, etc.... enjoy such a rare car anymore. |
Its an amazing car. Lucky to have it. The documentation and correspondence from the dealership to the original owner is what made me buy it. _________________ 1957 L31 Panel
1958 L351 Deluxe Sedan
1960 L346 L347 Standard |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69807 Location: Phoenix Metro
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57dbldoorpanel Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:00 am Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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EverettB wrote: |
Wow, sweet car, I love the Patina
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The car was ordered with the remote oil filter |
Neat, I didn't know that was a dealer installation thing |
It could have been ordered from the factory but the can is a little larger than the Porsche and others I've seen on VWs. I had to hunt for a gasket to fit the lid and a late 50s Dodge gasket worked. Porsche gaskets were too small. _________________ 1957 L31 Panel
1958 L351 Deluxe Sedan
1960 L346 L347 Standard |
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:03 am Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Wow, amazing car, congrats!
Coral was always one of my favorite colors. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
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WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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AlteWagen Troll
Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Got a message about rim color codes for a Glacier blue L334 car that got me started on it again. Since the L82 is a common color with codes around I will focus the question on the L30 grey-blue shown.
In looking for this code for a friend in the past I hit a dead end until I read the gas tank/arm rest support thread that used the L29 grey-blue code.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=411071
Anyone have an original paint rim to see how much different the color is? Id assume a slight bit more blue but just a guess
edit: added some pics of an original paint car
Too bad the tank didnt keep the gray so we could see the difference
looks a bit more blue
hard to tell with lighting
Would still like to see more pics if anyone has any.
One more edit:
Guess its a lot more blue!! Looks like Horizon Blue cars used the same color and luckily this book lists many wheel colors as well!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/57_color_book.php
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57dbldoorpanel Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: Yuma, AZ
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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stale air wrote: |
Wow, amazing car, congrats!
Coral was always one of my favorite colors. |
Thank you. Mine as well. _________________ 1957 L31 Panel
1958 L351 Deluxe Sedan
1960 L346 L347 Standard |
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jvm Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Brisbane
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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Has this lost its stickiness? |
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sunroof Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006 Posts: 1772 Location: Winnipeg
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:40 am Post subject: Re: '58/'59 Beetle Discussion |
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I was just wondering the same thing, why was this moved out of stickiness?
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69807 Location: Phoenix Metro
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