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GKL 7
14 years ago

Looks like you have the real thing Stevo:beer:

Standard split wrote:




Now your're convinced about that one John.
What info do you need to persuade you "Rattletrap" is a fake.:lol:
Standard split
14 years ago
Take a look at this rare crotch-cooler ragtop 😮

https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html?id=126887949&__lp=3&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&sortOption.sortOrder=ASCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=17&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&vehicleCategory=Car&segment=Car&minFirstRegistrationDate=1900-01-01&maxFirstRegistrationDate=1960-12-31&siteId=GERMANY&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&export=NO_EXPORT&customerIdsAsString=&lang=en&pageNumber=1 

The price is low – but you'll see why 😞
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Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
pre67vw
14 years ago


The price is low – but you'll see why 😞

Standard split wrote:



The sun roof? or is it too shiny? :twisted:
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GKL 7
14 years ago
Those crotch coolers look pretty poorly welded in to me.
The thing appears a total fake,but it probably says that,but German is one of the two languages i don't speak.
48REME
14 years ago
I think it scares John because it reminds him too much of my car:lol: :lol: :lol:
Seriously, if it wasn't for the smaller sized front windscreen, I'd really take it for an early square window.
George, I don't think it's the welding seam of the crotch coolers that you see but where the whole dashboard was replaced. You can see how the seam carries on up.
A lot of work ahead for any potential buyer!
55Kab
14 years ago
That is a weird one but I think the small windscreen surround gives it away as a pre 57 at least. Something strange about it though...rear window and dash aside, it looks to have the correct RVM and has ribbed doors but has a 56 on petrol tank and isn't the heater control in the wrong place? Perhaps it's on a later pan too.

In any case, I think these types of hybrids should not be put back to how they left the factory as they represent a part of history of the Beetle and I bet there's not many of them left out there.

Standard split
14 years ago



The sun roof? or is it too shiny? :twisted:

pre67vw wrote:



I think it scares John because it reminds him too much of my car:lol: :lol: :lol:

48REME wrote:




I'm not a sunroof fan, although its not overly shiny for a DeLuxe – would be for a Standard though (yes, Mr Shiny Standard) :twisted:

More the problem of the split window and correct dash being missing:x

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
Standard split
14 years ago


Now your're convinced about that one John.
What info do you need to persuade you "Rattletrap" is a fake.:lol:

'50 Karmann wrote:



The car above makes you realise how original Rattletrap is :wink:

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
stu
  • stu
  • pre67vw Junkie
14 years ago
where was the black zwitter advertised?, i never even saw it!, can the owner put up some pics 😞
Standard split
14 years ago
Is this the waste of an oval or the waste of a split?

Why do people keep doing this – had me looking though :roll:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=922445 

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
GKL 7
14 years ago



https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=922445 

Standard split wrote:




Strange roof rack,not seen one before.
54 Gertie
14 years ago




Strange roof rack,not seen one before.

'50 Karmann wrote:



Yes, could work well with the ragtop.

A shame it was hacked but they make no bones about it.
William
Standard split
14 years ago



Yes, could work well with the ragtop.

A shame it was hacked but they make no bones about it.

54 Gertie wrote:



Big window chassis, oval window body with part of a split mixed in, even the roof rack has had the treatment and who knows what else.

RHD though and looks the part for the non-purist (without that roof rack) 😛

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Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
stu
  • stu
  • pre67vw Junkie
14 years ago

where was the black zwitter advertised?, i never even saw it!, can the owner put up some pics 😞

stu wrote:



talk to yourself stu... :roll:
Standard split
14 years ago

where was the black zwitter advertised?, i never even saw it!, can the owner put up some pics 😞

stu wrote:



I'm assuming that you don't mean Rattletrap who is also a black Zwitter that was advertised on the internet during 2009 😎

The other of course, the RHD one (below), was was advertised on a regular classic car site early last September.

I saw it there and posted the advert link on this forum which caused a nice scramble :d

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Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
stu
  • stu
  • pre67vw Junkie
14 years ago



I'm assuming that you don't mean Rattletrap who is also a black Zwitter that was advertised on the internet during 2009 😎

The other of course, the RHD one (below), was was advertised on a regular classic car site early last September.

I saw it there and posted the advert link on this forum which caused a nice scramble :d

Standard split wrote:



i was 2nd in line for rattletrap when it came up for sale last year, but a guy the original owners wife had known for years got it & then presumably sold it to you john?, shame always wanted a black zwitter & no i still havent found a car :lol:
Standard split
14 years ago



I was 2nd in line for Rattletrap when it came up for sale last year, but a guy the original owners wife had known for years got it & then presumably sold it to you john?, shame always wanted a black zwitter & no i still havent found a car :lol:

stu wrote:



Nearly correct – it was me that Mrs Levy sold Rattletrap to, but I had a real scramble to get it all the same, I'd have been gutted to miss that one. On occasion I would be parked-up next to Rattletrap at a VW show with my split, MRT308, and so I got to know Tony Levy rather well. I'd always wanted to own Rattletrap, the car had been a little special to me from my adolescent days (see in the Rattletrap thread). And the thing with a DeLuxe Zwitter is having the aluminum trim around the split window, particularly on a black car, makes the split window stand-out, the best looking back-end of all Volkswagens. So I can understand why you want a black Zwitter, and wish you luck in acquiring one. However, make sure it has not lost the rear window trim as some have 😎

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
stu
  • stu
  • pre67vw Junkie
14 years ago
theres a brown zwitter half a mile from my house, i usually see it daily parked up on the road, its owned by someone on here, but i dont think he'd sell unfortunately
Standard split
14 years ago

theres a brown zwitter half a mile from my house, i usually see it daily parked up on the road, its owned by someone on here, but i dont think he'd sell unfortunately

stu wrote:



Wonder if it belongs to someone here :?:

Can't be a non-enthusiast's car – if it is (very unlikely though) buy it, or tell me where it is:twisted:

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
stu
  • stu
  • pre67vw Junkie
14 years ago
its dry & heavys car i think
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