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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1011741
Just picked this beauty up today for $5000 has a port folio from how much money the lady put in even for fuel and the klms each time she refilled it to a brand new engine thats only got 11000 miles and it has a 40000mile warranty it has a few nick nacs that needs fixing but i am happy i have a beetle thats soon to be registed

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1011742
More pics and it has next to no rust

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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#1011744
looks really good😎
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

1cut808 Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Feb 2015 ·

#1011785
Very sweet!

wombatventures Wolfsburg Wizard

680 posts · joined Feb 2013 ·

#1011802
Awesome score Mate.
Cool hubcaps too.
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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1011803
Thanks heres a few more pics

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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!

1,476 posts · joined Aug 2014 ·

#1011828
Nice...... ive got a 1966 bug too... 🙂

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#1011834
Congrats 👍


jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1011949
Now the to do list
Give it a respray same colour already have a paintbooth lined up
Tint windows,
Lower it 1 and a half inches
Replace drivers rear rubber
Reseal windscreen
Im going to replace the carpet cause im not happy with the current carpet
Clean hoodlining up
And give it a name any suggestions anybody?

adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!

1,476 posts · joined Aug 2014 ·

#1011950
👍

Daisy > ?

LUFTMEISTER Veteran Volks Folk

2,041 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#1011954
"Ole Yella."
You will have to change your avatar pic now. 👍
Customer service is not dead in Australia.

Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#1011955
A good friend of mine owned this car through the late nineties. My shop Volksrestore used to maintain it then
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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#1011958
put I sticker on the back window, "yellow pages, let your fingers do the talking" with a hand giving the bird!
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1011962
matberry wrote:A good friend of mine owned this car through the late nineties. My shop Volksrestore used to maintain it then
Yeah i still have the all the reciepts from 92 i think do you have any info from befor he owned or anything cause its a really clean bug

And yes thats true luftmeister i will but ill wait till i finish my todo list

jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1012220
Since ive got it ive sanded it back on last weeked and the i thought ill attack the little bit of body work that needed to be done today i got all the bog that was over kill off the rear bever and apply a little and sanded down untill i was happy and also got a old friend to come out of retirement to weld two 5 cent peice rust repair plates in and i also have some personlised plate to suit it also

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fish26 Fahrvergnugen

903 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#1012240
TW33TY
bitten by the bug..........several times

pricey Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Nov 2013 ·

#1013469
Big bird 🙂

adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!

1,476 posts · joined Aug 2014 ·

#1013471
Another thing that should be on the "to do list" is change that drivers mirror 🤓

jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1013940
Im looking at getting new mirrors already

adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!

1,476 posts · joined Aug 2014 ·

#1013941
👍

jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020518
Okay time for an update ive been flatout at work so ive hired a friend thats a panel beater to do the rest of the panel work and ive decided to do a colour change to mango green today i removed most of the stuff my friend wanted me to and tarped the carport in so full steam ahead
Cant wait to drive her cause ive only driven it to the end of my street and back

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020617
Finally some work getting done

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020815
Got stuck into all the little nooks and crannys on the weekend

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020816
Found tiny bits of rust i oxidined them and then found stucture cracks on my guards so i got the welder out weded them shut and grinded them back also welded the holes on the drivers door from the ugly mirror up
The body is just about ready for primer and also two of four guards are nice and staight ready for primer
I got my paint so if weather permits cross fingers it will be painted by the weekend so happy looking forward to driving it soon so happy with all the work thats getting done

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020875
I had the day off today and heres the days effort so happy to see the paint on something

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jamiesc Wolfsburg Wizard

559 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·

#1020877
The paint look great on the dash and its like glass it made my week to see something with paint

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