Java Green Beetle with Gazelle Interior

[NorCalWeekender]

Hey everyone,

Last month my mom decided she wanted an old Beetle again (she had a 67 when I was first born back in 76).

We found her another 67 and she loves it (it's currently black and was tan at one point)! I decided to get her the car's birth certificate as a gift. It just arrived today and the car was originally Java Green with a Gazelle Interior.

I saw here on the Samba that Gazelle is apparently more of a dark brown color. But I can't really seem to find any good pictures of that color combination in the gallery.

Do any of you have the Gazelle interior so I can show her what it was like?

Thanks!
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9th Owner of a 1971 Tintop Westy

"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995

[mukluk]

The colour brochure doesn't show a particularly dark brown, and I would say in person it'd look even lighter when you consider how dark everything else looks in the brochure.

Only halfway decent pic I can find in the gallery, but it is a little washed out from the flash:

From this thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5690835&highlight=#5690835
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1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga"

[NorCalWeekender]

Thanks!

That's honestly a gorgeous color combo!
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9th Owner of a 1971 Tintop Westy

"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995

[67conv]

Here is a pic of the factory original thing, from the gallery. Think: "Tan". This was from a 1967 Beetle sedan rear seat back in "Gazelle" color. Note the heat seams! You can barely make out the 1/4 panels on each side in same original color. There wasn't any pics of outside of car, sorry.

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1967 VW Convertible, owned 35 years.
1957 DKW 3=6, owned 21 years.

PREVIOUS: 1972 "Baja Champion SE" Spec. Edition Beetle bought NEW @ Pierce VW in Denver; 1979 Super Beetle Convertible bought NEW @ Downtown LA VW; 1967 type 1 savanna beige; 1967 Porsche 2.0 911S; 1973 Porsche 2.4 911T; 1963 356 T6 B Cabriolet; 1964 356 SC sunroof coupe; 1972 Type-3 Squareback; 1968 + 1969 Type-3 Fastbacks; 1987 Vanagon GL Weekender

[NorCalWeekender]

Cool.

I'm so used to either gray or ivory (or aftermarket black) that this is all new and cool to me! Thank you!
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9th Owner of a 1971 Tintop Westy

"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995

[Big Bill]

norcalweekender when I was looking for Java Green bug interiors I found a few in your favorite photos section. My Java 67 has black in it now but the Gazelle or something close to it looks so much better.

[NorCalWeekender]

[Big Bill]

Got it, from my research the "correct" Gazelle will be hard to find and very expensive. Some of the Saddles and a few of the Tans look good with the Java, this is a driver project 67 doing this time so I just want it to look nice. I need door panels, seat covers and the carpet/ mats will need to be replaced too so since I have to replace it all I could change the color if I want.

[NorCalWeekender]