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Finished my \'54 Beetle *now sold*

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Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#370946
This has been a big project, on and off over the last 18 months,
I bought is as an unfinished project, in a million bits, everything was apart, and I mean everything. It was all painted and just needed putting togeather, sounds easy right!!!.

I wanted it to look like a stocker with a few upgrades to make it drive nice.
It is a 1954 shell on a '69 IRS pan, 365 Porsche chrome wheels, wide 5 Type 3 rear drums and a Sol-Cal wide 5 disc brake kit up front.
Paint is 2 pac pearl white, pan and suspension is all 2 pac black.
Interior was made by Rod Penrose, made to look like stock with a few small changes, He did a fantastic job too.

Engine is a rebuilt 1600 with twin Kadrons and a tuck away muffler, gearbox is an "L" bug.

Goes in for rego on Friday, then it will be 4 sale.















[Edited on 12-6-2005 by Dave Becker]nn[ Edited on 10-7-2005 by Dave Becker ]
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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#370952
beautiful job
pity your gunna sell it
anyway some lucky driver awaits it!
did i happen to mention that it is beautiful..
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Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#370956
man you are a freak .. you turn out more bugs a yer than most in a lifetime ...

Cool bug though ..
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
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Lams Wolfsburg Wizard

536 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#370995
Love the interior especially! very cool
speeding is bad!
relax - god's in charge

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#370996
Mate, HOLY CRAP!!! That thing looks like it just got out of the bloody factory. Absolutely looks brand new and so clean.

OMG mate, when u put that on the market, its gonna be sold quickly for sure. Thats absolutely beautiful. You certainly have a gift for restos 🙂
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mountainbug LindaLop

183 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#371011
Dave
great job, very nice resto, looks the piece, congrats

Bill Daws Officially Full-On Dubber

215 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#371013
Dave,
Excellent job . . looks like many hours of blood, sweat and tears went into it . . .
How much ?
Bill

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#371017
Dave

pity you sold the baby stroker.

that would have been REAL nice with a few ponies in it
Futue te ipsum!!!

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#371019
Wow... that looks amazing, immaculate, beautiful, wonderful, amazing... 😉

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#371065
wow..

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#371085
It's beautiful Dave... but you always have quality dubbs...I can't beleive you're selling it ....but as others have said someone will get a very nice little sleeper 😎

The interior looks fantastic...nice work
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reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#371125
very very nice dude!
Man I wish I had a standard oval to go with my slightly modified bug......:thumb
Reub

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#371136
very swet looking oval dave great work
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Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#371162
Nice car Dave, can you tell me what month it is,
Thanks
Turbo54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#371167
neat as a pin
show us your gates

Soup_A_Star Slammed & Awesome Dubber

91 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#371211
how much do u want for it?

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#371215
Yep - straight to the point Dave - how much?

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#371286
Thanks Guys,
The car is already under offer by a guy who has been watching the resto for the last few months, If he doesn't end up buying it, it will be 4 sale for around the $13500.00 range, you couldn't build one for that.

Turbo54, it's a March '55, original chassis number was
1-850079

Barry, the baby stroker was for this car, but would have blown the cost out of the ball park!!, It goes nice with the 1600, and is much quieter.
FAHRVERGNUGEN;
Description of a pleasurable sensation,
Experienced when a car and it's driver are in mutual harmony, A unique driving experience, Pleasure, Satisfaction,
A feeling experienced by Volkswagen Drivers.

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#371313
That's awesome ! Was only saying today that I really wanted to add an oval to my fleet of cars !
🤘

ikube Wolfsburg Wizard

580 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#371612
Beautiful! Very neat little oval 🙂

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#371653
Very very nice Dave, next project?
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#371685
Fantastic work Dave - very tidy little resto - I am sure someone would be very happy to drive this one away!
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beerdoc Insano Dub Head

838 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#371812
Great work

standard looking with a shaken not stirred mods

Lovely
Cheers Doc

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Gibbo Custom Title Time!

1,685 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#371816
Top work Dave, must be a great number to drive!

:beer

david777 Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#371848
Looks fantastic.

Could you please tell us what happens with getting it registered with regards to seatbelts and blinkers? Do the papers say it is a 54 or a 69?

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#373559
Registered no worries as a '69, that is what the chassis is, after a phone call to the RTA, we found it can be registered as a '69 with semaphores and with out seat belts as it is a pre ADR ('73) car.

Seat belts will be fitted when the brown ones on order turn up!.
FAHRVERGNUGEN;
Description of a pleasurable sensation,
Experienced when a car and it's driver are in mutual harmony, A unique driving experience, Pleasure, Satisfaction,
A feeling experienced by Volkswagen Drivers.

david777 Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#373716
winerot wrote:if i didnt know the date today id say it was brand new
Better than new! Or it would be wearing skinny tyres and no twin carbies!!

Thanks Dave for the rego details.

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1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#373999
damn dave. you are crazy. Top quality work in a short amount of time!
Jon