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63 BEETLE...ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?

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soulsurfer Officially Full-On Dubber

220 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#210590
I KNOW SOMEBODY CONSIDERING A PURCHASE OF A 63 BEETLE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW...CURRENTLY 12MOS NSW REGO, NEW TIRES ASKING 3K....MAYBE CAN GET PHOTOS BUT THOUGHT I WOULD ASK IF THERE IS ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THESE TO HELP HIM CONSIDER HIS PURCHASE

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#210597
not really...............but the one owner/same family is a plus.

Does it have the original engine,logbooks, unmodified car etc ?


Canni. Wolfsburg Wizard

471 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#210612
a one owner is a good thing...specially if it is low mileage and has paperwork/log books and fairly rust free... (always look out for rust)

apart from that a '63 doesn't really have any special features that make it stand out...
Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
'65 Kiwi Ghia

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#210663
Everythings special about a 63 Beetle!:thumb
Rob...😎
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type82e Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#210752
its 41 years old
its survived this long it must have been lucky or loved
marcel

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#210847
63 is a nice year because it still has the early bullet front turn signals, small popes nose licence plate light, last year for the ragtop and its also the same year as herbie.

I think 1963 was the best selling year for beetles in Australia.

If it is all original it sounds like a reasonable price - if there is no rust
Jon

supercab Casual Dubber

40 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#210905
A '63 is special to me because my first car was one!

They were the last with the small number plate light, and in the rest of the world were the last with the small side windows. German produced Beetles 64 and on used side windows the same size as our '68 and on 1500's.

1963 was also the last year until local full production ceased that Aussie Beetles were the same as the rest of the world.



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[Edited on 3-8-2004 by supercab]

billholmes Dragging my 61\' Baja and 62\' Beast

262 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#210923
I think there special.
Mine has the bigger indicators but the 1963 is really special.
Would you call a December 17 1962 bug a 1963 Bug?
Happy Dubbing, Will.

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#211142
my current (and first bug) is a 63. the number 63 has a nice ring to it. not like my 60. sounds weird when u say you have a sixty.
Jon