Hi, I'm Jon and I live in Sussex! By way of intro I thought I'd post up a few pics of my Indigo blue beetle. A 1960 MY that was first registered Dec 59. I bought her from a chap called Steve in Kent late last year, she's had 4 UK owners and before that just one for 40 years in Sweden. She's very low mileage, currently showing 39,000km, totally stock and I'm told the paintwork is original. Engine and interior are all original too. She is in lovely condition, I think Steve did a few shows with her so you might have seen her around. Anyway here are a few pics!

 

Paint thin in places!
 

 

 

 

 

 

The original engine is still in the car
 

Interior showing minimal wear, some staining on the headliner.
 

 

 

 

Hope the pics are of interest. I'd love to get to 1-2 shows this year with her, if you see me at any please say hi!

Thanks
Jon

Beautiful car Jon.
Hope you'll show it in the Historic Beetle Display at Stanford Hall on Sunday 3 May.
Cheers,
Rob

Yes, that is a delightful Beetle, and so nice to see how original and preserved it is.:thumbup:

Best of luck with it Jon, and I hope you get the chance to show it off.:beer:


Gavin.

Stunning original beetle, inspiring stuff. Enjoy

Very Nice. Like RoRo Hope to see her at Stanford. :thumbup:

Ps what's the extension under the filler cap ????



Andy W

Thanks guys for the kind remarks!
Stanford Hall looks like a great show, I'd love to try and get along to it. Will have to see if we're around, are there any convoys going from kent/Sussex?
Andy - hadn't noticed the filler cap was any different to others so not really sure.... Anyone??

:thumbup:

Your filler cap is a swedish spec safety cap. It has the ability to vent in the event of a frontal impact, whereas the original cap doesn´t.It was fitted to late ovals and up to 1960 cars with that style tank.

Thanks Onion for the explanation :thumbup:

Thanks for that jb71. I live and learn :thumbup:



Andy W

Hi Jon,

That's a lovely car, I love the interior and the way it contrasts with the body colour. Really nice!

Cheers,
Andy.

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