I had to go and get reciept for the car ... i bought it 15 years ago...
And Nick has one of those phone cameras....
so he snapped this off while i was there n he Emailed it to me from the side of the road...
more pics to come
[ Edited on 6-2-2006 by vw54 ]
kombi_kid ·
thats looks sweet as dave!!!!!!
cheers
rhys
KruizinKombi ·
Very nice!!! :thumb:thumb:thumb
speedster356 ·
So will we be seeing it in at work on Monday?
Grey 57 ·
Pete isnt the real question "will Dave be doing any work at work on Monday"
Nice car Dave, I luv that Blue on Beetles.
Tazzielittle ·
SWEEEEET!
Its good to see another VW on the road..
Good job Dave!
:thumb:thumb:thumb
vw54 ·
yeah this one has taken some time... but its been enjoyable,,,, did all the little things over the years untill i had the funds to get the major body work done.
I would like to thank Qantas for there generious donation to the fund.
And Carlton n United.... :puke
That pic dosent show the true colour...
speedster356 ·
Hmmm, good point Grey57.
The question has been asked several times before" is this a chemical manufacturing plant or a VW workshop?".
Looks like we have to update the "work carpark shot" Dave. Thae Sea Blue will add a nice contrast to the collection.. 😀
XXX-1.8T ·
Thats my cars twin!:bounce
Shazzas the same colour only a touch lighter so we solved the mystery shes
SEA BLUE:bounce
vw54 ·
Didnt i tell you that in the other thread ???
vw54 ·
I had the craps with my rear screen glass... it had a stain on the glass which i though wouldn tshow up... but out in the sun light it did ... so this arvo i kicked the screen out n got another screen from the archives.. much betterererere....
Its just that i have spent the last hour fitting the staino chrome trim to the rubber... and its driving me made sometimes those trim windows can take hours.. and besides i heard the putor calling
SKEWtYpe3 ·
LOVE IT
it is a rag i can see right !
got any pics with a better colour refference dave
if i owned a beetle i want it to look like this one ! with me pushing the peddals !
:bounce
Pat ·
Is it a golde?, I thought they stopped before '65?
Anyway, looks great Dave love the colour.
vw54 ·
Goldie ragtop sunroofs for Beetles stop in Australia in May 1966
I have an origional VW parts catalogue that shows it...
I will be taking some pics next week so hopefully they will show the colour better. Yes i have all the reference numbers for this colour.
OvalGlen ·
good one Dave, will certainly add to the colour in the carpark.
vw54 ·
Well I am in the carpark today so heres some better Pics
vw54 ·
Rear view with some twinkles
vw54 ·
Red Interior
vw54 ·
Origional German Square Weave from der Fatherland.
vw54 ·
Nice with your hair in the breeze with a Goldie sunroof open
Tazzielittle ·
Very nice dave...
Very nice...
Even with the twinkles!
:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb
Pat ·
Very shiney Dave, nice work.
vw54 ·
yes thanks bloody cameras still dont do the paint colour justice....
Oh well there better than the first pic.
Unity-28 ·
That is a fine car!!!!! The Blues that came out on Vw look great, esspecially with a great big hole in the roof!!!
Cheers N!
vw54 ·
I drove it 35 odd miles this arvo with the heater on full and the sunroof open
The heater is stuck but only until i can get underneath...
But the roof was excellent no noise you could hear the engine purring sweet....
where was my left hand ... :cussing
XXX-1.8T ·
Hey dave ur car looks awesome, now im embarressed to show u my car.
But for $800 i cant complain:kiss
vw54 ·
Mate never be embaressed to show yr car....
At least it a VW.
BUGBOY ·
I noticed you have a nice reverse light on the back!
Cool, nice touch.
Who did you rag roof?
As I`m about to recover one myself soon.
If you can email me some info,that would be neat.:thumb
vw54 ·
The cover material is from Chucks Convertables in LAX and is Mercedes Material
I fitted it material to the sunroof which took about 6 or 7 goes to get it right and stretched out to fit the corners correctly.
And of course its a Genuine Goldie Sunroof, fitted Standard .
kombi_kid ·
them pictures done it more justice hope to see this beast at the show dave where sik of ur orange smoothy bring on sea blue resto!!!!
cheers
rhys
vw54 ·
Rhys i am gunna have both of them there.....
Did u ask yr DAD how i am gunna do that yet ???
kustomkool ·
Kool car imagine it slammed with white walls,roof rack,some spots.mmmmm
vw54 ·
I entered both cars at both shows on the weekend. I had to keep them company and won the following trophies / classes
The Bug In 2003
Car of the Day
Best pre 67 Standard
The VW Nationals 2003
1957 to 1967 Standard Beetle
3rd place Vintage VW on Club Plates
pyr0 ·
love the car u did a great job man.
vw54 ·
Yeah it was great to finally see it at the show...
As with the Orange smoothieeee... I was always looking at the other 40hp restos...
I just had to show it after 15 years.
It getting nioce to drive as well... running it in a bit...nearly done 300 miles
vanderaj ·
Beautiful car, Dave. 🙂
Andrew (who likes stock 🙂
vw54 ·
So what was the story with the weekend Andrew...
vanderaj ·
Cat minding fell through. 🙁🙁 Finally got on to her last night through MSN Messenger 🙁 Four days without humans - I don't think I'd have a house to return to.
I think I needed to have been less dithering about Tuesday last week.
Andrew
Craig Torrens ·
Dave, I don't think the car suits you, so I think you should sell it to me !!!!:thumb:thumb
vw54 ·
Poor effort Andrew...
Craig I dont think u have enough money
Shit i am just starting to enjoy it... after 15 years.
vw54 ·
The heater is now fixed n running even better after doing an exhaust gas fuel air mixxture ratio
the main jet was opened up to 130 and the air idle to 60
done 300 miles now and it running fine.
kafer70 ·
Fantastic job it's a credit to you
Nice colour:thumb
geodon ·
In about 1974, I bought a beetle for parts this colour that had had a fire in the eng compt. We were living in my parents house at the time while they were living O/S & they had a very large crawl space underneath. So I went rummaging around & found the stub axles, trannny & a near virginal bonnet!! Bonus!
vw54 ·
You still havet he bits n pieces ???
Give the bonnet a polish it will proberly come up like new
[ Edited on 31-1-2006 by vw54 ]
splitbusaustralia ·
Still catching up after being away....
Very very nice dave! I'd only take 0.05 of a point off because its not a type2!
So what's next in the pipeline - everything we've seen seems to be done?
RobK
vw54 ·
Another Type 3 for the young bloke
If you can find me a nipple blinker Twin Cab split i would love that.
Of course it would be STOCK.
XXX-1.8T ·
I think a nice set of whitewalls would look hot on ur car Dave, you'd be suprised at the cosmetic difference its made to my car, suits our colour the best too :thumb
Mister Hoodjacks ·
Bewdiful!
vw54 ·
No dont like white walls or dirty walls is what you call them after afew days.
The bloody things get dirty too quick n some times get loose n fall off.
No there not for me...
maybe a flash down the side or a full Euro look with the wholes side panel in light grey, to match my interior.
Just wait till the Judosn gets fitted
XXX-1.8T ·
I clean mine with Jif and look new everytime!
vw54 ·
and they yellow after a while as well.
vw54 ·
gotta go for a drive
XXX-1.8T ·
Mine are still white, after being a daily driver in all this $hit weather they are still white Dave
:beer
vw54 ·
Well thats good to hear i hope they stay that way for a long time
they must be making them from different material now days cause the old ones were bloody hard to keep clean.
XXX-1.8T ·
Atlas ones are made out of white rubber. I thought they were always made of white rubber.
They fit so flush with the tyre people think they are real whitewalls!
Im really happy with them:kiss
vw54 ·
Finally found the correct Aussie seals for the door switches as well.
XXX-1.8T ·
nice.......
vw54 ·
It was nice to have a good drive along the freeway last Sunday
decked dubby ·
That's a really nice volkswagen Dave. :thumb
vw54 ·
Thanks...
vw54 ·
Taking my Sea Blue out on Sunday up to the Mountains on Club Vee Dub run all welcome
XXX-1.8T ·
found any flashes yet Dave im on the hunt for a pair as well:cry
vw54 ·
No ive seen a few sets around but i want Stainless ones to match the rest of the trim.
vw54 ·
I had my 65 Sea Blue out at the Compak Attak show at WSID on the Weekend.
I enter and won the Top Authentic category
There were 5 Beetles Drag racing, with Dave Stokers car making it through to the final.
jenz58 ·
Dave congratulations....nice!!! 😎
The Sea Blues a sweet car...BUT where r the other cars...you on your own??? :P
Goodness I hear the sound of a whip cracking .... :o
vw54 ·
yep thanks Jen got to get into gear n fit up the side flash..
Freddie Fender ·
Looks Great!
vw54 ·
finally got round to getting this on the car
vw54 ·
flash me
vw54 ·
it took bout 4 hours to fit
Lots of measuring and planning
VWFOOL ·
nice, love that colour...
PrettyBlueBug ·
Wow... that looks sweet as! 👍
vw54 ·
Thanks
VWFOOL ·
hey dave im really interested to see ur oval rag on sprints, have u still got it?
vw54 ·
What this one....
Sam i am getting the other set of Sprints fixed for the Sea Blue
65busser ·
Nice Dave. Those wheel trims look good. Give it a lift.
Now all you have to do is drop it on its guts and rat it.
XXX-1.8T ·
im jelous now Db looks tops.
Was it hard to find a flash like that?
Its different and suits the sea blue really well!
vw54 ·
yep hard to find theres 3 or 4 different types of flashes around
Drop it why thats what the Orange Smoothie is for
And it will NEVER b a Rat sorry
Carnt drop a resto..
VWFOOL ·
bring the oval! bring the oval!
vw54 ·
No the Oval needs a full resto its been 20 years or more since i painted it.
jenz58 ·
Looks good Dave....not seen flash like that before...only seen the type that looks like the trim on a western shirt if you know what I mean 😏
It give the Sea Blue a new completely new look...sweet
vw54 ·
yes it does brighten it up
western shirt hehehehe
ctefeh ·
That colour is just great. Was looking in VWMA at the two tone Bus in Sea Blue and wondered how great it would look on a Beetle...and now I know!! Fantastic....
Did you go 2 Pac and what brand if you don't mind?
Regards
Ctefeh
vw54 ·
Its not the brand of Paint ( PPG ) its the way its applied, which is what you pay for.
isky ·
Gees you do some nice work Dave....
vw54 ·
yeah thanks for that took bout 15 years on n off some times with money some times with none
doing a few changesto the car at the moment so hopefully will be showing soon
vw40hp ·
Sweet. I would love a Golde . maybe one day 😵💫
vw54 ·
YEp there out there but bring big dollars now days Mine are original
Yeah they look good looks like only one style but you could vary it around to suit and paint the infill
BUT i am a purist and when it comes to accessories no Repros for me unfortunatly sometimes is costs a lot to get them looking good once again but worth it in the end