Hi Guys,
Does any one know how many we have in australia ?
Cheers,
Alex.
I Wana Herbie ·
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Question about Split Beetles
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/63151/question-about-split-beetles
MickH ·
this has been asked before...try a search.
I Wana Herbie ·
Hmm interesting, thanks for that Type1!
be good to see some of them in one place! get them out of hibernation :P
be good to see some of them in one place! get them out of hibernation :P
vwtyp2 ·
I know of 3 in Adelaide.
there might be a few I don't know of.
there might be a few I don't know of.
57 Cal look ·
i would say there are alot more then 20 in Australia ... alot more..
MickH ·
Add another 2 to QLD....
hellbugged ·
one at least in WA
vw54 ·
John
Before Grahame Lees imported a few there was around 20, Cliff Sedg from Melbourne had a record of them all and use to put out the newsletter, i havea copy of it somewhere, his son is on here as well .
Grahame imported at least 10 and there have been a few more after that
so i would guess some where between 35 and 40
There another one just arrived here in Sydney about a month ago.
Before Grahame Lees imported a few there was around 20, Cliff Sedg from Melbourne had a record of them all and use to put out the newsletter, i havea copy of it somewhere, his son is on here as well .
Grahame imported at least 10 and there have been a few more after that
so i would guess some where between 35 and 40
There another one just arrived here in Sydney about a month ago.
Rural Baja ·
One cut up on sittting in tasmania. Two down east coast of tasmania???? Cut one was turned into a ute hence "Cut up one Lol"
Dyno ·
many of the dealers who started in 1952-3 started off the zwitter. 13 of the first dealers in SA alone had a zwitter each and a barny bus . This is exclusive of any private imports which had arrived from 1952 and earlier. I know of 6 pre 1948 cars alone.
vw54 ·
"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""
yes i agree
yes i agree
MickH ·
I agree also...my great uncle got one of the first 6 imports into the country and wishes he still had it....vw54 wrote:"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""
yes i agree
vw54 ·
Boris from Vintage has one of the 53s as well
Joel ·
i've got a mate here in ballina thats a bit of a collector
he has a '48 splitty that still drives to work every so often, ill have to ask him if he knows any history on it and when hes not driving that to work he has a showroom condition '56 oval
other intersting ones he has is a '61 cabrio and a brand new mexican beetle think its a bout a 2001 model with about only 80 kms on the clock cos it cant be registered in NSW
he has a '48 splitty that still drives to work every so often, ill have to ask him if he knows any history on it and when hes not driving that to work he has a showroom condition '56 oval
other intersting ones he has is a '61 cabrio and a brand new mexican beetle think its a bout a 2001 model with about only 80 kms on the clock cos it cant be registered in NSW