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I Wana Herbie Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#596938
Hi Guys,

Does any one know how many we have in australia ?

Cheers,
Alex.
Looking to make a herbie replica, HELP ME.

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#596947
this has been asked before...try a search.
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I Wana Herbie Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#596978
Hmm interesting, thanks for that Type1!

be good to see some of them in one place! get them out of hibernation :P
Looking to make a herbie replica, HELP ME.

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#596991
I know of 3 in Adelaide.
there might be a few I don't know of.
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.

57 Cal look Officially Full-On Dubber

370 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#597014
i would say there are alot more then 20 in Australia ... alot more..
Aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines - Enzo Ferrari

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#597040
Add another 2 to QLD....
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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#597041
one at least in WA

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#597061
John

Before Grahame Lees imported a few there was around 20, Cliff Sedg from Melbourne had a record of them all and use to put out the newsletter, i havea copy of it somewhere, his son is on here as well .

Grahame imported at least 10 and there have been a few more after that

so i would guess some where between 35 and 40

There another one just arrived here in Sydney about a month ago.
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Rural Baja #tassievwpickers

1,075 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·

#597160
One cut up on sittting in tasmania. Two down east coast of tasmania???? Cut one was turned into a ute hence "Cut up one Lol"

Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#601862
many of the dealers who started in 1952-3 started off the zwitter. 13 of the first dealers in SA alone had a zwitter each and a barny bus . This is exclusive of any private imports which had arrived from 1952 and earlier. I know of 6 pre 1948 cars alone.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#601877
"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""


yes i agree
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#601892
vw54 wrote:"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""


yes i agree
I agree also...my great uncle got one of the first 6 imports into the country and wishes he still had it....
tssnq.com.au

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#601903
Boris from Vintage has one of the 53s as well
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#601912
i've got a mate here in ballina thats a bit of a collector
he has a '48 splitty that still drives to work every so often, ill have to ask him if he knows any history on it and when hes not driving that to work he has a showroom condition '56 oval
other intersting ones he has is a '61 cabrio and a brand new mexican beetle think its a bout a 2001 model with about only 80 kms on the clock cos it cant be registered in NSW