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 Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:57 pm Post subject: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| Greetings, I'm thinking on buying a 55 beetle Ultra Maroon that has a red leatherette interior...that looks very much like the original factory material. Looking at all the paint upholstery charts I don't see that combination. Does anybody in the great Volkswagen community know if this combo existed? This is a very original car with original factory paint. Thanks in advance for any info! |
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finster
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:20 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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is it this car? sold a couple of years ago fitted with later red interior
https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/1955-vw-oval-window-beetle/
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:48 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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My 54 was an Ultramaroon car with red leatherette interior. But it had black piping on the seats and door cards. The birth certificate backed that up, with a M code 918. But I do not place too much faith on the words written on that paper.
Finally had time to find the pictures of the door cards and rear seat back. I got it with no front seats and no rear bottom seat.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| No thats not the beetle...but thanks anyway. |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| Thanks! A least I now have confirmed another one out there. |
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finster
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:46 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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example from the samba gallery
a couple of other samba members have ultramaroon/red interiors, so it's rare but not unheard of
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:12 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| Ah,thanks! Now all I have to do is buy the car! |
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:11 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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...and post photos of it 
good luck
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| Beautiful Photo! I'm excited! I pick up the car tomorrow! I will post pictures. |
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Ted2
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:55 am Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| I wonder what that second gauge is in the Cabriolet? |
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TornadoRed06
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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Although very nice, colour combinations on Karmann cars have nothing to do with Sedans made by Volkswagen themselfs.
As to what could be the second dial, most possibly a fuel gauge... or some other gauge because this "expensive" Volkswagen has an Express Engine at the back!  |
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56Cabrio
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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| Ted2 wrote: |
| I wonder what that second gauge is in the Cabriolet? |
Its a clock, look at the second picture in my 1956 brochure at the bottom. My 56 has the hole but i do not have the correct clock.
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56Cabrio
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1955 Ultra Maroon Beetle with a red leatherette interior |
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Here is the correct clock from user"Not Safari Izzy
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my friends vert came with a vdo clock 80mm mounted to the left of the speedometer. The birth certificate showed M922 (Illuminable clock in instrument panel - Convertible ONLY. Discontinued 1st January 1961.) It has a similar face to my Perohaus clock, however the back housing and shape is different...looks like this one:
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