Where to Begin? 56 VW owner since 1970

[Peaceful Acres]

Greetings,

So I received my baby blue navy interior 56 VW when I was 17. I was the second owner. The first picked it up in England, drove around and shipped it back home to the Bay Area.

I fell in love with it. Drove it for 12 years. Had to move on to Hondas with kids in the day. Have moved it at least 25 times on trailers, etc. It spent a lot of time in my mother's garage and has been in mine for the last 3 years.

In the process of doing my will, I thought who will love it as much as me? Can I ever restore it? What is to become of it? I don't want it chopped up or modified. I have hoped to return it to showroom stock form.

It is stock other than one new engine I think. And the transmission was replaced long ago once from non-synchornized to synchronized. Other than that no major changes.

But it hasn't been driveable for decades and to my eye it looks pretty bad.

I'm getting too old to wait much longer. How can I start this process?

Was thinking of finding the right partner who might help me restore and eventually inherit it. But we must have the same goals...

Well, I just found this forum and it is a bit overwhelming so thought I would just post and see what folks have to say.

Thanks

[mkbug]

Quite the story and goal. I wish you the best of success.

To help you find someone...where are you located?
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I'm Martin


My Build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=667183

[Peaceful Acres]

Im about 45 minutes east of Sacramento but spend a lot of time in Bay Area also.

Thanks

[aa390392]

Cool story , pictures would be nice to see, good luck..hopefully this will back e a build forum in the future..we all want to it.
Cheers Thomas
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getting grumpy & less tolerant!


55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet

[Peaceful Acres]

I will put up pictures this coming week. Wrapped in celeophane and a big red bow. She was my Xmas present. God bless my mother.

Fast forward to now.

We call her Grandmother.

Her roommate is my other keep forever vehicle, a 2004 Mini Cooper S named Brodiea. More soon.

D

[Peaceful Acres]

Realized I could do this from my phone. Both of us through the ages...

Many adventures. Drove cross country. Twice. Drafting behind semis to get over Rockies.

[slave1pilot]

You out by Placerville?
I grew up North of Sacramento (yuba-sutter area) and love it up there
unfortunately my work keeps me down here in SoCal.
Good luck on your hunt for help
If I lived closer I would give you a hand getting it back where it needs to be so it could move on to the next owner.
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My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1

Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle

[Peaceful Acres]

[Blauchen L331]

Amazing she looks like she was built around the same time as my "Blauchen" (May 1957) was.
I've owned him now 6 years now.

He's got 33,559 original miles and is 98.9% original, all stock is the only way to keep our cars.

Wish you were closer to me, I'd provide assistance to you, bet is to preserve the original paint and interior if possible and restore/maintain the mechanicals.

Best of luck, I love the old photos, I love cars that have this sort of history behind them, my car is ex- U.S. Navy in Germany till 1959 and then to North Carolina till the 1980's and then put in storage in a dry Ohio garage till I bought the car in 2010.

Our cars are VW paint code L331 Horizon Blue and are differently related to each other. <3

Tom
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OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.9% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 36,500 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR

[Blauchen L331]

P.S. I know a good guy in Sacramento who's able to work on your car and still keep it 100% original looking..........email me [email protected]
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OG PAINT L331 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Navy In Germany/ Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.9% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 36,500 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR

[Peaceful Acres]

[Blauchen L331]

[sunroof]

I wish you the very best of luck finding a new home for her. How is she for rust?

Reminds me a little of this story:

https://bringatrailer.com/2018/03/04/bat-auction-s...community/

Don
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Better and better mistakes!

[joey1320]

Any updates?
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**1971 Super Project
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0

[Peaceful Acres]

[motofly196]

Awesome!! I hope you can get it running and driving soon. I think that its really special that you were able to hang on to your car for so long.

[joey1320]

It absolutely sucks you're not anywhere near me. I would love to get that oval back on the road, no charge and no strings attached.

Best of luck. Hopefully someone here is closed by and can help.
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**1971 Super Project
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0

[empiracer]

This is sweet
I think the old Beetle will clean up nicely and am excited for you to get her back on the road to enjoy again.