new bodies

while out getting parts with my old man i found these items on the shelf.
a kombi minus running gear

or a 69 shell

Man that's impressive! No paint work needed. Pitty the beetle shell is LHD and appears to be a super?

no its based on a 69 from what i was told it just has the big tail lights on the guards. it doesnt take much to convert it though

How Much.........:thumb

and whats the number :P

im sorry moose i cant give the number but i will say about 5g for the bug and about 15g for the kombi

twin cab looks like it may be LHD also as no door on the left side :kiss

shame you cant rego the kombi. it'd be a current year build and would have to comply with all the current ADR's.

thats fermans at peakhurst they have had that beetle body in the front window for the last 11 years i no a guy who bought a kombi body of them about six years ago and he paid $8000.00 for it

rob

Secoh wrote:shame you cant rego the kombi. it'd be a current year build and would have to comply with all the current ADR's.

Not if ya had a busted one and swapped the compliance plates over:duh

yeah every time I asked about these bodies they got more expensive. when I first heard about the beetle it was $1500, when I phoned it was $3000, now it's $5k? "drugs are bad, mmkay"


Mick, that's called rebirthing and you can spend jail time if caught.

You should be able to register the Kombi with an engine that complies with current ADR's shouldn't you?

Maybe a subi engine?

Are they mexican/brazilian? It'd be nice to have a clean straight body but I think I'd trust an old one more.

I think secoh meant current ADRs like crash safety, etc which old aircooleds have no hope in hell of meeting.

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The only way would be as an ICV which would be a lot of hassle and expense. you'd be better off to export it to NZ, build it, then import it as a private import and rego it that way.

Secoh wrote:Mick, that's called rebirthing and you can spend jail time if caught.

I wouldn't be giving birth to it!!! I would be adopting it and giving it a different name.I know people who have done this with a Kombi,and while not saying it is legal or moral (it IS wrong/against the law people) if the "donor":duh car is a writeoff and i mean you melt it for scrap:thumb there is no way it could be traced as a rebirth car. I doubt that anyone would even be any the wiser...especially if the "donor":duh was already a registered car (current rego). With the prices of the Twin cabs these days I'm suprised no one has bought this yet!!! A "NEW" Twin cab for under $20000......makes your brain start a tickin' !!:duh