Kjell Roar
10 years ago

What an interesting and unusual car.

I've often wondered why the base model Beetles were usually grey. Was grey paint cheaper than using a colour finish to save costs, or was it just by keeping the colour options down that saved costs:?:

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Probably a combination. And often (bigger) companies that had their own colours and logos who bought them, so the car would get another colour anyway.
August 55 T1- one of the first 56' (# 30).
48REME
10 years ago

Salut,
non, les STD Belges sont chromées... Là elle vient du fin fond de l'Allemagne...
Je n'ai pas encore toutes les pièces pour la restauration.
Greg.

N2C_coxiste wrote:



Nice to know they can still be found sometimes in the back of beyond. C'est génial qu'on en trouve encore dans les terres profondes! Oui, biensûr, je n'avais pas bien regardé les poignées et pare chocs peints. Que te manque-t-il comme pièces?
N2C_coxiste
10 years ago

Nice to know they can still be found sometimes in the back of beyond. C'est génial qu'on en trouve encore dans les terres profondes! Oui, biensûr, je n'avais pas bien regardé les poignées et pare chocs peints. Que te manque-t-il comme pièces?

48REME wrote:



Salut,
manque la jupe avant et le fond de jupe... Un capot avant de 1954, et je pense que tout y est!!!
Ha non, un morceau de pavillon, le mien est croqué entre la gouttière et le découvrable...
Greg.

https://www.wolfparts.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=83 
https://www.autocrafteng.co.uk/shop/beetle_63/panels_3/repair-panels_8/front-valance-four-finger-typ-1--60_172/ 

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jason1955
10 years ago
nice 55 ragtop,be awesome when your done your repairs,crusing with the top open..........cool
N2C_coxiste
10 years ago
Hi!
now @ Nostalgia Cars for a complete restoration...

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Pics will follow as the work begin.
Greg.
N2C_coxiste
9 years ago
Hi! there,
new arrivals, panels from 1953... OG of course!

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N2C_coxiste
8 years ago
Some news, some very very gooooood news.

Job done by NOSTALGIA CARS (La Glanerie in Belgium, near Tournai)


'resurection' by NOSTALGIA CARS (1955a STD RagTop) 

Thank you.
Greg.
AW
  • AW
  • pre67vw Junkie
8 years ago
Nice to see she is coming along. :thumbup:


Andy W
Fernando Pal
8 years ago
Nice............:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
FP
11 sedan de luxe oval
6/1955
early bay camper 4/1971
N2C_coxiste
6 years ago
Hi! there,
now on the road again, lot of pleasure, not with the CarshBox, but the Oval is funny!



Regards,
Greg.