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jbg
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 Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject: My Notchback 1500s from France 1965 first hand |
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Hello,
I'm french. I live near to Lille (in the North of France) and I'm coming here to introduce you my notch.
I have bought it one year ago. I have found it in a classified ad but the seller made a mistake, fortunately for me, he put his ad in the motorcycle section.
The seller has sold it for his grandfather.
It's a july of 1965 model, first hand, 22000kms when bought, with all documents and it's a full option model (for France).
I was as a child the day I went to take it off his house.
It was in his garage from 1982 but the owner has taken the battery off.
Once there my friend and me have discovered a really clean car (I have paid an accoumpt without seeing the car). Just a little bit of rust, a perfect floor and an awesome condition when we know that Abbeville (the town where it was stored) is at only few kms from the sea.
With my english I prefer to show you the pictures of the car.
During the D day...
After a little cleaning at home
After some fixing (brake wheel cylinder, shoes, wheels/tires, carbs cleaning/kit/tuning and a fuel tank treatment from Restom)
With my brother's samba at Spa
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jbg
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I drive it as soon as I can now.
I have fitted a TMI kit, a 4 in 1 exhaust
I really enjoy it
I have other lovely cars (track day Mazda RX7 twin turbo and Toyota Celica TA40 1979) but my notch would be the last car I would like to sell in the case I should have no choice...
I hope to keep it as long as possible |
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vwfye
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very nice and welcome!
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Seanz0rz
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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First off, your English is much better than most American's!
Second, that is one very nice Notch! I hope it brings you many years of joy!
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ALLWAGONS
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Beautiful!
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jbg
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your words.
For the Dashboard plastics I have used silicone spray, it seems to give a good result.
For the chassis parts, WD40 is my best friend
It's not possible to see it on the last pics but I have cleaned all the interior with "Cif" (a very popular product to clean kitchen here) and it's now as new.
The Esso Tiger advertisment gift was in the car when bought and also the oil drain tickets... I have kept them in their place. I only had put some stickers on the glovze box panel but all the rest of the car is the same from 1965
I will try to do a complete shooting as soon as sun will come back. |
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drummerboycr
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Great buy!
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D/A/N
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Excellent car and story. Did you ever get to speak to the grandfather about why he parked such a nice car for 30 years?
Also, is it a French law that all Type 1's and 2's must be slammed or is that just how the guys in your club do things?  |
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jbg
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Excellent car and story. Did you ever get to speak to the grandfather about why he parked such a nice car for 30 years?
Also, is it a French law that all Type 1's and 2's must be slammed or is that just how the guys in your club do things? |
The grandfather has tried to sell it in the 90ies, but it was not a popular model at this moment.
He told me that he has proposed to give it to the local VW dealer and they didn't want it...WTF!!!!
For the slammed cars, it's not a law but in fact, you're right, a lot of french vws are slammed.
In my case, I have made it only because I really like it and roads have a better quality than in 1965 ...
In fact I have only slammed the front to give a little "Pro Street" look.
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jbg
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Love your Notch it is a lot like mine!
Wish I could have saved the interior in mine it was the same exact as yours only mostly gone 
Did you keep it or or use the TMI kit? |
Thanks
I have only fitted a TMI kit for the floor...
I have only cleaned the interior with that
It's normaly for kitchen but it a really good way to clean a lot of parts...  |
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jbg
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Find here some pics of my notch during the Bug Show @ Spa Francorchamps
here on the left
here on the front of the picture |
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jbg
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MonT3
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Beautiful Notch and truly a great find with a story behind it. I'm sure if you took it back to the grandfather and he saw it, he'd reminisce about the times he enjoyed driving it and want it back  . You did a great job in cleaning it up. Welcome, enjoy your rides and thanks for sharing. Look forward to more posts featuring your special car.
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jbg
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Thanks a lot.  |
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| gotta love Europe, flawless interior, and trunk panel, but rust in the headlight buckets. lol, price to pay........ |
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