54DoubleDoor
15 years ago
I have a 56 Oval, that has just been restored and I need to bolt it all back together.

We went for Reed Green on the colour, can anyone say what colour wing beading would have been on a car of this colour in 1956.. Looking to do a 100% stock resto on this one 🙂
54 UK Doubledoor Panel Van
56 UK Deluxe Oval
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Rich Oakley
15 years ago
Black.

Coloured beading was introduced in August 60.
47 Beetle, 56 UK Karmann Cabriolet, 56 UK Beetle, 57 UK Type 2, 59 UK Beetle, 66 UK Fastback.
GKL 7
15 years ago

Black.

Coloured beading was introduced in August 60.

Rich Oakley wrote:




Gosh Rich,
i have been reading your recent posts,you are a mine of information.
mrsherbie
15 years ago

Black!

six-o-one wrote:


:lol: :lol:

(yes, my 55 has og black 'plastic' although not so cheap and nasty as plastic if you know what I mean.)



"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann