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1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

Hi,

I'm new on here, i've had my '58 Swedish Import bug for about 3 months now, in that time he's had a few improvements:

New interior fitted

He's been in Classy Campers for some minor resto work and had the following done:

Heater channel repaired
Both rear quarter bottoms replaced and entire rear quarters resprayed
Split on bonnet welded and bonnet resprayed
All holes around rear quarter area repaired
Door jambs and heater channels painted
Edges of doors repainted
entire car mopped
Rear arches undersealed
Heater channels undersealed

His interior is finally fitted and he's all polished! :D

He looks so shiny!!! 😃 😃 :D

Heres piccies:

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

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six-o-one
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

Hi, welcome to the forum. 😃
That's a lovely looking bug you have there!

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JD
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

Looks really nice. Can't beat a black `58 :wink:

What is that on top of your fuel tank? I'm intrigued.

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

Its an Eberspacher heater, blows hot air into the cabin. Well it should, at the moment it just blows cold air - thats next on my 'to fix' list - lol!

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

JD
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

I meant the extension piece where the fuel filler cap goes. Never saw one like that before.

The Eberspächer factory is just up the road here. Don't know if they'd be much help for such an old unit though.

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

I don't know TBH, its just the filler cap and breather hose, I didn't realise it was any different?

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

simonhanloncole
Regular

17 years ago

thats a lovely bug,
Simon

mrsherbie
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

Hi :D
Nice. A black bug always looks great when its shiny.

Out of interest have you kept the old interior panels and seat covers?
I am thinking they would be fabric?

Edited by user 17 years ago | Reason: Not specified

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

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

He didn't have an interior when I got him (well the red seats were aready in him) the owner who originally bought him from FBI in swansea decided he'd rip out the pretty much mint interior and put a weird flowery interior in, whch the last owner ripped out for amore fitting interior but only got as far as the seats, i've fitted everything else - so unfotrunately I dont have the original interior - i'd have had it repaired, not rip it out if it did!

I've managed to get pics of his original interior - i'm gutted it was ripped out! 9213.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

48REME
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#10

Very attractive car indeed!
Are you going to put semaphores on or leave the 'elephant ears' indicators?

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

#11

Gonna stick with his ears for now, they are part of his 'Swedishness' and I like that.

My next mod if you like will be getting his tyres whitewalled (hopefully this weekend) and respraying the centres of his wheels red.

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

48REME
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#12

Yes, it's very Swedish to have the ears just like it's very Belgian to have round reflectors on the rear wings of Split window Beetles.
Nice and original. It's funny how each country treated the same little car differently...

mmayson
Regular

17 years ago

#13

Great looking car!

Mike

Michael Mayson

hfj258e adam
Regular

17 years ago

#14

what a nice beetle makes me want to get one even more 😃

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

16 years ago

#15

Heres some pics of how Harry looks now, he's had white walls added, his chromes fitted to the windows, a wicker parcel shelf and a period 'picnic' radio and dual mount aerial fitted :D

Speakers hidden under the parcel shelf, attached with Cable Ties :D

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

48REME
pre67vw Junkie

16 years ago

#16

Oh no! You've got dust on the bonnet...! 😃

JD
pre67vw Junkie

16 years ago

#17

Oh no! You've got dust on the bonnet...! 😃

"48REME" wrote:

LOL, black cars - you have to love em. Theres always dust on the bonnet!

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

jonathan.28
Regular

16 years ago

#18

Very lovely indeed!

1958 Harry
Regular Topic Starter

16 years ago

#19

LOL! Cheers!

Yep its a nightmare to keep clean (even though it spends most its life locked in the garage until shows/meets), its covered in dust at the mo!

Multi show winning magazine featured '58 Bug - Harry
2007 2.0 New Beetle - Mijj

mmayson
Regular

16 years ago

#20

Are those real Albert mirrors or repros?

Michael Mayson

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