My new project 1960 Beetle

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 4 Jul 2010, 12:15 pm

#788522

I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot. Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.

Here's a couple of pics..

Beach Buggy
74 L Beetle
Mk4 Golf

pancake Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 4 Jul 2010, 3:59 pm

#788539

looks like alot of work, but good price though!
will watch with interest 😉

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jul 2010, 7:55 pm

#788592

Hi

Did it come with the 1960-61 aussie tail lamps...???

1/2 amber 1/2 red ??

LEE

64vwmark wrote:I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot. Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.

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annosL Officially Full-On Dubber

378 posts · joined Dec 2008 · 4 Jul 2010, 8:05 pm

#788596

Good on yer, I got a '60 which is my weekend -driver, to bunnings and back. Great model, tricky with no fuel guage though but mine has it's original motor. Good luck with the resto! mine could do with one but I love the original interior and old-car smell and am reluctant to change much. With not much rust on yours it will be more pleasant to rebuild🙂

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 4 Jul 2010, 11:19 pm

#788644

68AutoBug wrote:Hi

Did it come with the 1960-61 aussie tail lamps...???

1/2 amber 1/2 red ??

LEE

No it didn't. It has the normal tail lights.

64vwmark wrote:I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot. Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.

Beach Buggy
74 L Beetle
Mk4 Golf

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 5 Jul 2010, 7:54 pm

#788764

why why do so many people pull poor beetles apart and them leave em to rot🙅🥲
I hope you get him back together and back on the road soon.😊

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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲