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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#339582
just got home after a 6 hour round trip to pick up my dream oval!! never been so happy in my life :kiss

better pics in the morning!


boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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#339587

VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#339594
looks awesome, congratulations.
i remeber wen i brought my oval home, took me a while to come to terms with the fact i now owned an OVAL!
still hav a grin wen i go out to the garage. any plans?
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One man's junk...

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#339631
yeah i know what you mean.. still can't believe i finally got one 😀

so far plans are:
get it registered and on the road

then:
slam it
white walls + dress rings
get interior re-upholstered
start saving for discs and fuchs!

it's a '57 all original except for 3point seatbelts installed and new battery tray welded in.. no rust.. still have original 36horse but it currently runs a 1200.. cant wait to get it on the road!

HGFS Wolfsburg Wizard

531 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#339714
Glad to see I'm not the only one who felt this way when an Oval had just been bought, spent the hour and a half on the way back home trying to believe that I had one now, and mine's an undrivable POS!!! For the time being anyway. No rust eh?? I wasn't so lucky. Nice car, like to see it when its lowered, enjoy just driving it in the meantime!
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#339718
just loved gazing at the dash, seeing the back window thru the rear mirror, all that cool stuff that goes with them
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Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#339924
schweet as :sandrine
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#340127
Great score.
Nothin's better than an Oval. Enjoy!
Rob...
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

Bill Daws Officially Full-On Dubber

215 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#340249
Congratulations on the purchase, look great . . I look forward to seeing some more photos in daylight. Know how you feel as I bought an oval last September and really like a piece of history. Are you going to keep it std ?
Bill

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#345326
Turns out it's a cut'n'shut jobbie.. not as "all original" as he insisted. Not much you can do about that unless you want to take a panelbeater around to every car you look at :P Seemed like a decent bloke, even said he was in the club of vic but meh. At least there's no rust (yet) and I won't feel guilty about modifying an original car.
Now the plan is to put it on a later model floorpan with disk brakes, 12V, 1600 twin port etc.. lower it and find some nice 4 stud wheels! Any suggestions? I'm liking detailed sprintstars and porsche 2 liters...

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#345330
here's some piccies from last week


boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

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#345336

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#348075
Nice one. Looks all oval to me. Got all the hard to find bits. Some nice little accesories too. VDO gauges and the Hella semaphore replacers. Steering wheel is cool too
Still on the original pan???

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#348645
Cut'n'shut from just behind the windscreen in between A and B pillars.. in other words it's 2 ovals stuck together. Had the work checked and it's safe... The guy who sold it reckons he didn't notice anything which I reckon is &^*(# seeing he got it stripped and painted it himself... Wasn't after a fully original anyway so I guess I'm happy. No way I could tell if the pan's original.. and if it is - to which of the 2 ovals? :P Even the "original" 36 horse he gave me ended up being a 59 but I couldn't expect any more I guess!

Enough whinging.. "Fritz" should be on the road within a few weeks, can't wait!

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#348652
despite the cut and shut its a very ncie oval u hav there. i dont mind that steering wheel either, very nice, congrats
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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#348654
id keep it on the OG pan too, just my opinion
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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#348669
I would've preferred to keep it on OG if the rest of it was original too. But all of the old running gear is rooted and will need replacing within 6 months so it's easier to swap over to later model with all the goodys now. Get to keep the original steering wheel, seats, etc so you will only be able to tell it's on a later pan by the stud pattern and the straight shifter 😀 Gonna miss having wide 5 but these 4 stud BRMs are growing on me....

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#349901
I love it how you're so stoked about having an oval that you take fotos at night with a flash light! I felt the same way when i drove mine home from the country with bugger all brakes - still cant believe I have an oval! Good score dude!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#354534
finally got rego today!
i LOVE this car!
look at the stance! could go a few inches lower at the back though, something to do on the weekend
i'm excited



boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#354535
think i need a new digital camera


boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#354539
TNY 000, good timing eh?

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#354541
the 1600 in this car hammers compared to the old superbug