1957 Coral red oval from Callook to original/oldspeed

[aa390392]

Great job, love the stance, anything done to change it?
looks a bit lowered?
I had a coral red back in late 60’s with a ragtop, but for the likes of me cannot remember the OG upholstery color,
Remember the top was coral.
My friends called it “nipple pink”
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getting grumpy & less tolerant!


55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet

[HL_VW1500_74]

[VWGlassee]

[VWGlassee]

[aa390392]

Q Tire sizes?
145 fronts? 195 rears?
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getting grumpy & less tolerant!


55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet

[VWGlassee]

[VWGlassee]

I bought a set of WEGU mudflaps and made some 'heavy duty' mounts

Also made a 'KAMEI' fuel lever. from this:

To this:

And also bought a set of US bumpers

Yannick

[wimkever]

Nice. But why Citroën mudflaps on a VW?

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a beetle is like a cocker spaniel, always funny but sometimes not listening

[VWGlassee]

[Rich's 50]

Looks stunning 👍

[VWGlassee]

For now, the bug is finished
A radio and a shifter lock is something I want to buy in the future.

Some last photos:

Yannick

[VWGlassee]

I’m working on some extra accessories at the moment.
One of them is this little clock I just finished. I made a background for the clock inspired by the Kienzle clocks. I’m going to make a second one that matches my AAC gauges a bit more

Yannick

[VWGlassee]

Last week I painted my spare wheel and put a new tire on it.

Sunday was the anual swapmeet at Lommel. There are always some cars at display and I was asked to put mine there

And yesterday I drove to a dyno to adjust the engine to get it running 100% correct and also to know the 'power' of the engine
Some pics I took:

Result: 38HP (EU) or 45HP (US) and 82Nm torque.


I added some other updates on the car which I'll post later

Yannick

[vwhelmot]

I would like to put mine on a rolling road too but they are few and far between around here. Good result, i bet its nice to know how much power you dont have :D

[VWGlassee]

[bulli76]

Hello everyone
I am Matthias from Germany.
I have almost the same project at the moment.
It is a 1956 ragtop beetle original in coral red.
Could someone help me with the original colour numbers for the rims and the original material for the upholstery.

Thanks

[Costa66]

[TomVaughan64]

Wow!

I am a big Cal Look fan having come of age in California during the hay-day of the concept.

However, I find what you did here to be really inspiring. The more I learn. The more I appreciate the original concept of these great cars.

Great job returning your car closer to what was originally intended.

I like the overall look of what you have created more than the beginning Cal Look concept. (I must be getting old )

Congratulations on a great build. The massive hours you spent were worth the effort.
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Tom

"Begin with the end in mind"
Stephen Covey

"Keep focused and seeking knowledge, you will never find disappointed, only small hiccups!"
Jimbo

56 Old Speed Euro Deville Influenced Build Returning
Returning My 55 Ragtop To Stock

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[bulli76]