split beetle convertible doors?

[vintage fiberglass]

I am trying to understand the difference between early oval doors and split convertible doors. I hear conflicting info. Here is a picture of an early convertible door from the samba. Using this door as the subject. is this a split beetle convertible door (like for a 1950 to 1952)? or is it newer and why?

I am also curious to know what is the different between like a 1954 convertible body and a split convertible body?

[sled]

[vintage fiberglass]

Thank you so much! I had no intentions of discrediting the door i pictured. I just wanted to understand the differences. Does anyone have a picture of a real split beetle convertible door to post?

My other question was simply this. If you needed a donor car to fix a very rough split convertible what would you use? I know a split beetle would work for a lot of things. But the convertibles had reinforcements up front under the dash? and in the quarter panel areas? So maybe a 1955 and earlier convertible? Just asking.

[sled]

here you can see the substantial differences of a split door.

as far as say those front wheel well reinforcements, they may be similar in a post split bug but remember that from early 51 through split production there were crotch coolers and the reinforcements were shaped to accommodate. pre-crotch cooler panels are surely different.
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drive your split.

[Terry Gaudet]

Thank for the clarification. I am the one who has the first pictured doors listed here on the Samba. I was told they were split doors but I guess that is not the case.

I have since updated the ad. So these would be Zwitter/Oval vert doors?
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Terry Gaudet

1950 Beetle Standard
1955 Canadian Custom
1956 Kombi w/SO23 kit
1965 Kombi walkthrough
1965 Double Cab

[peter schepens]

[Terry Gaudet]

May I ask what year the grey primed door at the top of this tread fits. Just need to know if someone contacts me to buy them. Thanks.
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Terry Gaudet

1950 Beetle Standard
1955 Canadian Custom
1956 Kombi w/SO23 kit
1965 Kombi walkthrough
1965 Double Cab

[Mr. OGPaint]

[Porsche904]

[Terry Gaudet]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have also adjusted the price on these doors.
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Terry Gaudet

1950 Beetle Standard
1955 Canadian Custom
1956 Kombi w/SO23 kit
1965 Kombi walkthrough
1965 Double Cab

[bally]

If you need to repair a Split Kabriolet (or sedan) door you could do a lot worse than buying the repair panels form Mika Virtanen - he has produced the door bottom, door skin bottom and bracing for just this repair:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=489466

Dave