63/64 Australian Delivered Beetle Cabriolets

KaeferMann Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 30 Dec 2013, 8:31 pm

#979128

Does anyone out there know of any surviving Australian delivered Beetle Karmann Cabriolets from late 1963 / early 1964?

First hand account from original owner of one of them says that each state received one for promotional purposes. They were European 1964 models (ie built after August 1963).

I asked the original owner if the car had been a special order but they said no, only purchased the car from the showroom floor after seeing it.

1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
1973 Superbug L
2007 Golf TDI

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 31 Dec 2013, 11:35 am

#979192

I read that they were only in the dealers in Melbourne and marketed in June.
Andrew Dodd had one about 10 years ago.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 1 Jan 2014, 1:22 pm

#979295

I know of one that was a 63 model that came from the vw dealer in brisbane, this was years ago when volkspares operated from Abbotsford road at Main, the guy who bought it off the origial owner was a mechanic at the dealership at Breakfast Creek, put a set of flaired guards on it and a set of wire wheels, i remember the car, it got stolen from under his house for the wheels and was found cut up and dumped in a creek a few months later, i have no idea what happened to it after that.

KaeferMann Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 2 Jan 2014, 9:15 am

#979364

Interesting.

The car I know of is a Brisbane delivered car. It still has it's original registration from Dec 63.

I believe the June Melbourne cars were the 1961 batch.

1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
1973 Superbug L
2007 Golf TDI

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 2 Jan 2014, 12:26 pm

#979377

I have no idea if this was ever welded back together.

Carl and Emily Officially Full-On Dubber

349 posts · joined Apr 2012 · 2 Jan 2014, 6:48 pm

#979404

vwo60 wrote:I know of one that was a 63 model that came from the vw dealer in brisbane, this was years ago when volkspares operated from Abbotsford road at Main, the guy who bought it off the origial owner was a mechanic at the dealership at Breakfast Creek, put a set of flaired guards on it and a set of wire wheels, i remember the car, it got stolen from under his house for the wheels and was found cut up and dumped in a creek a few months later, i have no idea what happened to it after that.

That's a sad story.😠

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 3 Jan 2014, 6:36 am

#979442

KaeferMann wrote:Interesting.

The car I know of is a Brisbane delivered car. It still has it's original registration from Dec 63.

I believe the June Melbourne cars were the 1961 batch.

That sounds right to me. It was a batch of 50 cabrios.

I didn't know that there was a second shipment.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jan 2014, 9:24 am

#979455

I know of a Ruby red one and a white one both here is Vic.

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KaeferMann Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Mar 2014, 7:24 pm

#985348

Well the 63 Cabriolet is on its way to reside in my garage.

Birth Certificate confirms it was dispatched to Brisbane from the factory.

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1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
1973 Superbug L
2007 Golf TDI

Abbeyborg Casual Dubber

35 posts · joined May 2013 · 16 Mar 2014, 7:06 pm

#986168

i have driven that 63 convert loads of times. it come from a old mate. look after it please