Whats a Beetle 1967 1300 Custom vs a 1300 Deluxe?

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 11:59 am

#241853

did they come with more or less features?

Are they rare?

whats the story behind them?

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 7:24 pm

#242030

bump!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 7:30 pm

#242035

Australia didnt have Customs its just an American Badge

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 7:33 pm

#242037

but this badge looks oem

BTW what were the difference to US custom vs deluxe?

supercab Casual Dubber

40 posts · joined May 2004 · 5 Oct 2004, 9:29 pm

#242121

The Australian 1300 Custom was the austerity Beetle of the time - no chrome trim, very low spec interior, no bright work in the window rubbers, etc, similar to the earlier Standard model.

It was only around for 1967, I believe.

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Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 9:49 pm

#242139

Dave? What??? you should know,

Custom Beetles were an Australian only for '67, they are almost just a standard beetle, but with a glove box lid, and stainless steel blade bumpers with no over riders, and the custom badge on the engine lid under the 1300 badge.

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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 9:49 pm

#242140

cool i noticed that its got no trim in the windows or on the dash i assumed it got cal looked

are they rare?

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 9:59 pm

#242145

Not rare, but you don't see too many around anymore,
I had one a few years ago with 58,000 original miles on it, sold it too a girl in Sydney for $2000.00. I haven't seen it since. I have a couple of custom badges somewhere.

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 10:01 pm

#242147

That explains a Beetle we had in our workshop a year ago which was a 67, had the "custom" badge, and the bumpers were stainless blades. It had a glovebox lid, no trim on the side windows, and the roof lining was in the middle top only. The bumper reconditioner said in all the years of doing repairs and rechroming of steel bumpers he had never seen stainless Beetle ones until those ones.

Dave Becker wrote:Dave? What??? you should know,

Custom Beetles were an Australian only for '67, they are almost just a standard beetle, but with a glove box lid, and stainless steel blade bumpers with no over riders, and the custom badge on the engine lid under the 1300 badge.

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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 5 Oct 2004, 10:04 pm

#242151

well its weird this beetle has over riders but yeah the roof trim is only in the middle

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 6 Oct 2004, 11:17 am

#242330

Well mines slightly different again-It comes up as a 66 model with 40hp 1200 motor,no badges anywhere,no window trim in the back or 2 side windows but the windscreen and the two doors have all the brightwork,yet the 1/4 widows are painted black as are the catches.It has no fuel guage,glovebox lid or dash chrome mouldings. There were no chrome trims on the running boards and the head lining was only in the centre section.It has all the holes in the body for towel rail bumpers,but the front one had been changed to an early type.It has the early low back front seats and has a black steering wheel and gearlever knob.From memory I think it only had one interior sun visor as well.All the side chrome strips are stainless steel and the original rear bumper was bright chrome as well.There were a few other things that I remember being different,but too long ago-I stripped it down about 4 years ago for a full resto but came across an Oval so shifted focus.Will do this one when Oval is done.

ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 6 Oct 2004, 12:38 pm

#242364

My original Baja was made from a 1300 Custom - no Chrome, sun visor on drivers side only and hoodlining only in the center of the roof - couldn't comment on the rest of it though as most of the 'custom only' features had been changed when it was converted to a Baja by the previous owner.

Anyone got a picture?

R

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Oct 2004, 1:02 pm

#242382

The standard Beetle had no glovebox lid..
painted bumper blades and 1/4 windows, hub caps etc..
No chrome strips.- painted line -.. no fuel gauge - No Badge --no dash chrome - top of front blinkers painted - etc..

it was replaced by the Custom model with the extras as detailed by Dave Becker & supercab

The Custom is now fairly rare - many owners added the extras like glovebox lids - chrome strips - over riders - chromed front blinkers .. chromed hub caps - etc...

IMHO - the standard beetle looked Terrible --
where as the custom Beetle looked like an earlier model beetle without the towel rail bumpers... [1960-61]

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Oct 2004, 8:00 pm

#242560

They should be a Standard model ... not custom ??

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

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 6 Oct 2004, 11:41 pm

#242697

well, well, well...someone has caught Dave out! 😉

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