L76L75 with pinstripe, Tokyo in January 1953

[YuichiroM]

https://photobank.mainichi.co.jp/kiji_detail.php?id=P20230425dd1dd1phj331000
It was photographed in Tokyo Japan.
It is written with "January, 1953 shooting".

VW Dealer of Japan is "YANASE Co.,Ltd".
YANASE first sold it in 1953.
The import number of 1953 of Japan,
TYPE1: 105(oval),
TYPE2: 3.


Once upon a time.
Heinrich Nordhoff visited Japan in 1952.
He visited Japan with four VW in total.
One standard Beetle,
One export Beetle,
One microbus,
One konbi.

Dealer had not been decided yet, but YANASE was chosen as Dealer.
And an exhibition was held on January 16, 53 and January 17. In Nihonbashi Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

Type1 is seen in Split before October, 52 when I see the photograph.
Type2 is seen in Barndoor before December, 52.
(Is my judgment right?)
That means, two VW reflected in the photograph is the cars which Nordhoff brought.

The price of Barndoor is written as 1120000 yen.
It is written in the bottom of the price, "there is a combustion heater".

Pinstripe is seen in Barndoor.
Is Pinstripe not usually a specification?
Did VW factory paint Pinstripe by ordering of Dealer ?
Nordhoff brought with Pinstripe of L76L75.
In Japan where Dealer had not been decided on yet, he brought Pinstripe microbus.
... that Pinstripe microbus remained in a factory ???
It's an old story....

[kalymnos]

[sled]

Very interesting and fantastic photo!

the bus appears to be an earlier 52 as it has a high side mirror, contrary to popular belief, the mirror was moved to the lower location sometime in mid to late '52.

the beetle is perplexing...because its obviously a split window (not zwitter) but it has chrome bumpers/hubcaps/trim and NO crotch coolers? only standard models did not have the side vents. Maybe this was a standard model that was "deluxified"?
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[EverettB]

Great photo.

The pinstripe is stock for all Microbuses
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[finster]

this is the beetle which does look like a pimped standard. photo from 2019 treffen

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[YuichiroM]

Hello.

I am seen in no crotch coolers, too.
I think that a bumper guard is pre 1951.
The possibility that Nordhoff brought pre April, 51???


https://www.yanase.co.jp/volkswagen/special/
https://octane.jp/articles/detail/2380/2/1/1

One of beetle which he brought is this split. Maybe.
Mr Utsunomiya who lived in Ota-ku, Tokyo was an owner.
YANASE bought it and seemed to restore it.
(the restoration that is not perfect)

I have looked at this car in downtown 45 years ago.
(I got on a route bus. I flew up from a chair )

The book that this photograph was published in 1978.
chrome bumpers, hubcaps. No trim.

Did Nordhoff bring imitation Export?

[finster]

hopefully not straying too far from barndoors but in answer to your questions. the surviving car seems to be based on a standard so wouldn't have crotch coolers. without photographs showing the other beetle we can perhaps only assume a) that the survivor is the standard and the unseen/missing car was the export or b) the survivor is a lower spec special export car and the unseen/missing car was a full standard without any chrome.
it depends on what the japanese market was like at that time and nordhoff's approach to it. if those are the sales figures for 1953 (105 ovals and 3 buses) then sales were very modest.
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[RockStock]

See the small print at the bottom of this chart. I’ve never thought of Japan as an importer of VWs back in the day. Probably discouraged by the government. Bit like Spain.

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[YuichiroM]

This is the import number that YANASE announces.

Nordhoff brought in two split and two barndoor in this previous year(1952).
Before 1952, several split seems to be imported in private.

When it was the number that YANASE announced, 12 to 17 barndoor would be imported.
Probably nothing is left.

How many pin-stripes barndoor came.......
.....we do not know and we will not know.

[Stocknazi]

Are those Beetle/Bus import numbers in that chart (respectively)?

Here is an example of a Yanase Japan dealer plate on a 58 PG/SG bus:

The motor number is stamped on this plate as well.
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[YuichiroM]

The upper part of the chart "VOLKSWAGEN Japan Import number."
"105" upper part "TYPE1 Beetle Karmann Ghia."
"3" upper part "TYPE2 Transporter Series."
"108" upper part "Total."
It is written in this way.

"YANASE dealer plate" is several kinds.

A company name changed it to "YANASE CO LTD" in 1963.
Before it "YANASE AUTOMOBILE CO LTD".
I do not know whether "dealer plate" was changed in the timing.

Japan is high humidity.
There are few survivors of Type2 with a little import number.
58PGSG having "YANASE AUTOMOBILE Plate" is rare.
Wonderful.