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386kustoms
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 Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:44 am Post subject: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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Just picked up a november 1954 built oval. Here is the orig color in glovebox. The lighter version is with flash on camera. Is this nile beige? Just looks darker then what i see on line. Anyone have a picture of your oval in nile beige? Is it a more comon color? Also what interior color went with it?
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Dave
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/101841.jpg I think the bottom photo is closer to L-370 Nile Beige..I had a 52,000 mile original Nile Beige 55 3 fold sunroof car that I bought from the original owner..It had a partial re-spray on the front, but from the A pillars back, is was all original... I'll see if I can find a photo of it..
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Dave
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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Kjell Roar
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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If it is a nov 54 car, the color is light beige from factory.
Nile beige started 4.august 1955.
You have an early oval body with ribbed Doors?
Picture from my Nilbeige oval:
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Dave
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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Got my car from the original owner, 52,000 original miles with all the registrations, maintenance receipts, everything. She bought it from Dave Rasmussen VW in Burlingame, CA, on August 1st, 1955. Ribbed doors, non-batwing steering wheel, straight shifter, heater knob behind shifter, adjust e-brake from between the front torsion tubes...I know it's an oddball, but that is the way it came from the factory
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386kustoms
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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yes it is a early ribbed door. ive seen light beige and this color is no where close to it. i took the gas tank out and cut some rubber from behind the glass and its the same color all over. i will be ordering a birth cert as i am going to restore car back to orig.
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If it is a nov 54 car, the color is light beige from factory.
Nile beige started 4.august 1955.
You have an early oval body with ribbed Doors?
Picture from my Nilbeige oval:
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piet&som
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| Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:15 am Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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I own a Light Beige oval and to me it looks like a good match with Light Beige though!
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Is this nile beige? Anyone have pics |
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Here is my June of 1955 produced 1955 model year Deluxe Sunroof Beetle with it's original factory applied L370 Nile Beige paint... Photographed in sun. Hubcaps off as I had just re-installed all wheels after brake adjustments and wanted to test and re-test torque setting on my lug bolts after a few miles... I always torque upon wheel installations, then I stop to test each lug bolt torque about 1 1/2 miles away from home at the park or a favorite gas station, then do it all again one more time after completing my 20 mile test drive loop. Then I'm trustful and happy and I'll finally pop all hub caps back on!
There is some debate on what some of these beige colors are called, and I call mine L370 Nile Beige because the Volkswagen-issued production charts in the Aug of 1972 dealership parts book that I often use lists that L370 Nile Beige was available from March 1955 through March of 1956. It was the only beige color description listed in the manual for that one-year era. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter as long as you love and use and enjoy the old car.
Inside of a wheel well with original factory (but waxed) L370 paint, photographed in the shade of my garage... look close and you'll see that I'm waving at you.
Bill
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