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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Nov 2009, 11:14 pm

#747768

Nice car arrived at my workshop last week. Not vw but has a lot of dub bits.

It's a 1959 356A. I'm doing some engine and suspension repairs.
Beautifully restored 19 years ago.

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Nov 2009, 11:43 pm

#747771

WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE

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2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 17 Nov 2009, 6:37 am

#747783

Nice porsche,but i like the panel👍

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 17 Nov 2009, 7:54 am

#747791

Lee. Not narrowed, this car is bone stock all the way. I LOVE the look tho.

vw mad. Do you want the panel.....quite rusty or I would be doing something with it......like send it to the UK😂

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2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 17 Nov 2009, 8:04 am

#747793

Matt if i was closer i would be very keen,i have a 69 panel,are you going to wreck it out??? anymore photos cheers shane.

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chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 18 Nov 2009, 6:29 pm

#748032

Lovely 356, have they changed it to VW power?

Cheers,
Kevin

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 18 Nov 2009, 7:27 pm

#748064

A little bit sweeter then the one I have down stairs...
Such gorgeous rides!

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71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 18 Nov 2009, 7:37 pm

#748072

rueb, out of curiostiy how many cars do you have?

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 18 Nov 2009, 7:48 pm

#748078

sweet 356 mat, not a fan of porsches in general but always had a soft spot for the 356

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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 18 Nov 2009, 8:02 pm

#748080

ahh, ive been wondering what happened to that, drove past it alot on my way to work awhile back but havent seen for 6months or so, looks better in daylight as you roll past than in pics, give the owner my thumbs up, especially for actually using it as a car!

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 18 Nov 2009, 9:31 pm

#748099

vwmad wrote:Matt if i was closer i would be very keen,i have a 69 panel,are you going to wreck it out??? anymore photos cheers shane.

Can take pics for you shane, just let me know what areas of interest.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 18 Nov 2009, 9:41 pm

#748104

chickenfillet wrote:Lovely 356, have they changed it to VW power?

Cheers,
Kevin

Nah mate, the owner of this one loves it for it's originality. Altho she's only done 5000km since resto/engine build, there are a few issues with the heads to rectify.
The owner is talking of getting a high performance version built similar to this outlaw that was sold recently in Sydney.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 18 Nov 2009, 9:44 pm

#748106

reub-revhead wrote:A little bit sweeter then the one I have down stairs...
Such gorgeous rides!

Oh you have great taste Reub.....my fav colour too. Mmmmmm😍
So sweet to drive.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 18 Nov 2009, 9:49 pm

#748109

polak wrote:sweet 356 mat, not a fan of porsches in general but always had a soft spot for the 356

Cheers Adam, I do love em, but alwas fall back to the practicality of a Volkswagen.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 18 Nov 2009, 9:52 pm

#748112

STIDUB wrote:ahh, ive been wondering what happened to that, drove past it alot on my way to work awhile back but havent seen for 6months or so, looks better in daylight as you roll past than in pics, give the owner my thumbs up, especially for actually using it as a car!

Yeah mate, cars need to be used, this one is very loved. Certainly looks the biz in the flesh.

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reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 18 Nov 2009, 10:33 pm

#748126

👍
I still can't understand the $$'s these things are pulling... Not sure I've met a VW owner who doesn't lust after a 356.
I'm amazed how the little 1600 pulls easily to 6500 rpm too.

Reub

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1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Nov 2009, 8:40 am

#748153

Is that the one from Melbourne that was lead wiped and file finished by hand! If so the person that got it, got a bargain. That thing will be solid as!

Cheers

Steve

chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 19 Nov 2009, 9:14 am

#748159

I've just seen the outlaw 356 for sale at CTS $125K!!!

http://www.classicthrottleshop.com/classics.htm

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Nov 2009, 11:44 am

#748169

matara, maybe, I know its from Vic and have seen pics of a BEAUTIFUL bare metal hand filed body job, as I said in the first post it was 19 years ago, (resto began in 1984!).

chickenfillet, That's the outlaw that got this guy going after I had been in his ear about some horsepower, he would have bought it week before last, but it had just sold.

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 19 Nov 2009, 4:11 pm

#748197

I want one of these..... 😎

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 19 Nov 2009, 6:06 pm

#748215

colonel mustard wrote:I want one of these..... 😎

I Have a 250km/h version of that sitting on my desk not 2 foot away.... I keep thinking about adapting it to fit the dub....

I love 356's... Especially when they are being driven properly!

Classic always gets a good turnout of them...

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563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Nov 2009, 9:35 pm

#748284

68AutoBug wrote:WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE

Those damn 50's Porsche engineers and their narrow beams.
Love an early 356's 'natural' tuck.....like warm apple pie.
What a beautiful car!

P.S. I bought that Outlaw from CTS......then I woke up all hot and sweaty.
That is the ultimate dream IMHO, pure gold!

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Nov 2009, 10:16 pm

#748289

boristherat wrote:
68AutoBug wrote:WHAT??

A NARROWED FRONT BEAM ON A 356 ????

Looks terrible IMHO...

I thought for the moment You had won lotto Matt... lol

LEE
Those damn 50's Porsche engineers and their narrow beams.
Love an early 356's 'natural' tuck.....like warm apple pie.
What a beautiful car!

P.S. I bought that Outlaw from CTS......then I woke up all hot and sweaty.
That is the ultimate dream IMHO, pure gold!

We're all individuals...😂......lucky eh?

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 19 Nov 2009, 10:22 pm

#748293

man... not a cheap car at all... awesome looking though.

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#748298

just leave it with keys up the road if you run outta space there mate 😉

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karmannghia60 Karmann Ghia Sucker

1,459 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Nov 2009, 11:33 am

#748737

Yeah, that outlaw is the one from Melb. The panel work was done at Ryan's panelshop, Classic Resto. Ryan is on this forum. I believe the T4 engine was done by VolksPower
Raf

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 23 Nov 2009, 12:06 pm

#748741

karmannghia60 wrote:Yeah, that outlaw is the one from Melb. The panel work was done at Ryan's panelshop, Classic Resto. Ryan is on this forum. I believe the T4 engine was done by VolksPower
Raf

Hmm funny you say local engine, all the blurb I've seen (two different journo articles) say it's an engine built by the "legendary" Bernie Bergman, 2.4, I assumed type one, pics look type one too.
Ryan must be Hellbus....beautiful work from what we've seen here.

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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 24 Nov 2009, 7:26 am

#748857

Heres the one i have lying around downstairs

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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

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 24 Nov 2009, 10:57 pm

#749032

Mmmmmm. Very nice Steve. Read green with envy.

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karmannghia60 Karmann Ghia Sucker

1,459 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Nov 2009, 10:28 am

#749092

No, Ryan is not Hellbus
Definitely was a T4 built by VolksPower when it was in Melbourne. I recall clearly because I spoke to the owner about how they had to modify the underside of the decklid to provide enough clearance for the fan. Maybe they replaced the engine after that