Official 1960-1961 registry and restoration guide thread.

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[jays58s]

[56Cabrio]

I just need to find a ribbed humpback tank then i will have all the variants of them
My vert tank (smooth)

My oval rag tank

My 60 only tank

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1956 Convertible owned since 2000
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[Romain60']

Hello,

My name is Romain, I am French and I present to you my first car and my first beetle, August '60 DeLuxe in original paint L390 Gulf Blue, she has been built the 16 August 1960 and left factory the 20 August 1960, the country of destination was Sweden

The main defect is the seats that are not the originals..

[Daves62]

Looking for a good paint match for my wheels turquoise white and night blue
For a Dec 60 pastel blue thanks a lot

[jalivwb]

Is there anybody that can give me the correct colour code for the steering wheel, colomn tube and gear lever .
Also the colour code for the petrol tank.

The beetle is a 1960 rhd which is being painted to its original colour india red L451.

Thanks

[jays58s]

[AlanInMass54]

Hello, I came across this 1961. Would this color be classified as Pastel Blue or Gulf Blue? It looks lighter than Gulf Blue to me but I have only seen one Gulf car and it was many years ago.

[EverettB]

It looks Gulf Blue to me.

I searched the Gallery here for Pastel Blue, I still think it looks Gulf Blue.
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[AlanInMass54]

Thank you Everett, I thought so as well, but the owner insisted it was not Gulf, I don't really care either way, as I like both colors very much. I was just curious. If it were Pastel I was going to add all the Hydrate stuff as I have wanted a car with it since learning of it.

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[jalivwb]

Hello,

Does anybody know the correct colour colour code of the inner wheel /rim
of an India red colour beetle .
On wolfsburgwest chart i found that the outer rim is L471 stone beige and inner is L477 brown .
My Painter cant get the colour code with the L477.

Thanks

[Dukesmojo]

Check this thread for your cars color combos for each part.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=469965&start=0

[Dukesmojo]

PPG code 21863 - brown
This brown automotive paint color is most commonly known as Deep Brown. The color formulation has been used only in 1957, primarily by Volkswagen.

21863 is a paint code for PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) who has been providing automotive paints since 1924 (originally Ditzler Color Company subsidiary acquired in 1928). PPG/Ditzler codes in the 10000 to 95000 range were used on new paint formulations from the late 1930's to 1968. PPG/Ditzler codes in the 20000 to 29999 range are primarily shades of brown, beige, and cream. These PPG codes serve as a great way to track the usage of paint between and within vehicle manufacturers.


Example of the color PPG 21863
See more information on PPG code 21863

Usage list of PPG paint code 21863 (more information)
year make model code paint name comment
1957 Volkswagen L377 Deep Brown

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintdetail.cgi?ppg=21863

[dickshadow]

Just picked up this 1961 gulf blue ragtop. Vin 3299081. Going to be a fun project

[Dukesmojo]

1961 Convertible Beetle

Purchased in Oct 2017 for $5000

I am the 5th owner from researching title transfers. Most were in the last few years as it bounced between people taking it on as a restoration project.

Vin: 3412102
Built: Oct 1960
Color: L 390 Gulf Blue (Golfblau)

I found this car here on The Samba when looking for a VW Beetle project. I was not specifically looking for a convertible, but it was a solid runner that was not a complete rust bucket (not always easy to find in an Ohio project car). I was looking for something older than a 68 that ran well and mostly needed cosmetic work.

The gentleman I bought it from went through the wiring enough so I had signals and lights for the drive back home (which ended up being a drive to rent a trailer from U-Haul). While in his possession, he repaired rust issues on the doors and panels then primed the areas to stop oxidation. Chatting with him when i went to pick it up, he said him and his daughter were working on it together for her first car when she turns 16. She changed her mind and now wanted a bus. he had found one and needed the money from this car to pay for the top of the new bus project.

At some point it it's life, this bug was wrecked on the front passenger side and the shell was repaired by a PO with roughly 2 inches of bondo, filling the gap at the replacement front fender. I had the bondo stripped out and repaired correctly at a body shop and had the brackets in the area replaced as well, since they looked to have been hammered back into place after the accident.

The interior was completely stripped from the car by a previous owner. When I bought it, it had seat springs, a shifter, pedals, and a steering wheel. Anything of value or rarity had been removed and I assume sold by a previous owner or stolen from sitting out somewhere. The wood bows were in place and most of them still usable in my current rebuild. A previous owner also painted the interior in some kind of thick white paint that appeared to be put on with a paint brush or a roller. I have scraped off nearly an inch of it in some places on and around the dash of the car. In that process I found the car had been painted roughly six times over the years. It had been bright blue, red, white, green, pale blue, and the original Gulf Blue. The channels were solid, but the rear of the pans were completely eaten through with rust, only covered by the factory tar board and a PO's 80's Ohio license plate.
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[jnr356]

didn't see this discussed
aussie early 1961 beryl green ragtop i'm restoring for a buddy.
this is unusual ,different fender nuts from side to side on the front 1/4 panels(no the car has neer been smashed)
definately the cross over point for the fender nuts

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[soupcups]

As far as the fender nuts, I have two ‘60 in my possession and both cars have different fender nuts on the front from side to side. The rear match on both sides but the fronts are different. Thought it was odd. Neither vehicle had been hit and they were both original bodies. Can anyone explain this or have the same discovery?

Thanks.

[Raesunshine9]

Does anyone know how to tell if these are the correct wheels for a base car?
(I got my birth certificate back and my car had zero options.)
The car is getting ready to come off the cart, and go back on the chassis, and I'm not sure if it is suppose to have the smoothies or these ones with the holes?

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