sold · Aussieveedubbers

horty 2 · 9 Jul 2009, 4:20 am

This is the more desirable design that was offered for sale as an accessory in the 60's in Australia.

vwjon · 9 Jul 2009, 6:55 am

first dibs! pm sent!!

horty 2 · 9 Jul 2009, 7:16 am

Hi Jon

I can't seem to sen you a pm so have sent you an email.

thanks

Paul

vwjon · 9 Jul 2009, 7:26 am

no e-mail! try kombijon@yahoo.com.au or vw_jh@yahoo.co.uk if you cannt send Pm's can you recieve them?? i'l send another with more info. cheers jon

vw54 · 9 Jul 2009, 7:32 am

Is it a genuine or a REPRO ???

sgetty · 13 Jul 2009, 12:56 pm

can you post some more pics of your bug! loven it!

MISS VDUB · 13 Jul 2009, 1:23 pm

Aussie only emblem sold from the UK.

Interesting to know if it's a Repro or Original

68AutoBug · 13 Jul 2009, 1:25 pm

I'd hate to see what that would do to a pedestrian...

Lee

similar emblems were common in the late 50s & 60s...
on other cars

LEE

MISS VDUB · 13 Jul 2009, 1:29 pm

Probably no where near as bad as a lot of City Drivers with massive bull bars on their cars.

If people are stupid enough to Run with the Bulls, and jump out in front of a moving car, they can think themselves honoured to be speared with such a fine looking object! 👍

empi · 13 Jul 2009, 2:32 pm

horty 2 wrote:This is the more desirable design that was offered for sale as an accessory in the 60's in Australia.

£120

£12.00 shipped to Oz
Paypal OK
thanks

Hi there , sorry to hijack thread, do you know the color spec of this car?? (Name of color and is it genuine vw?)

Cheers

Empi

horty 2 · 22 Jul 2009, 3:46 am

Sorry guys, been away with work and only just been able to get acces to this.

sgetty wrote:can you post some more pics of your bug! loven it!

thanks!😊
will post more pics in a min.
🙂
I still have the emblem for sale and it is in the UK but no problem to post, it is a repro but still verry cool.😎

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horty 2 · 22 Jul 2009, 3:59 am

empi wrote:Hi there , sorry to hijack thread, do you know the color spec of this car?? (Name of color and is it genuine vw?)

Cheers

Empi

No problem, it is panama beige which is the original colour for my bug.
more pics below😉

all inner wings still with orig paint- for a UK car that it pretty good!

horty 2 · 22 Jul 2009, 4:40 am

MISS VDUB wrote:Probably no where near as bad as a lot of City Drivers with massive bull bars on their cars.

If people are stupid enough to Run with the Bulls, and jump out in front of a moving car, they can think themselves honoured to be speared with such a fine looking object! 👍

😂😂😂

vw54 · 22 Jul 2009, 8:14 am

Horty 2 there innner guards not wings

wings are something thats on an Aeroplane to make it fly LOL

We have Mudguards here in Aussie

Hey it looks like a very nice car looks like you have spent a few winters evening cleaning and polishing underneath

Does you EMPI steering wheel have a crack at the 12oclock position

annosL · 22 Jul 2009, 1:29 pm

Just saw this, appears to be two emblems, the top "aeroplane" one appears facing backwards and looks to be from an american fifties car. The bottom vw emblem were around in the sixties, I think someone has joined the two, the give-away being the 'plane one facing backwards. BUT I am no expert and could be wrong, just someone from that era!

megalania · 22 Jul 2009, 3:19 pm

could be from a 49/50 pontiac but I think they had a indian chiefs head on the back, maybe its been cut off?

vwscene · 22 Jul 2009, 11:05 pm

Hey Guys...

Its not 2 emblems put together.

The emblem is a genuine VW bonnet emblem. 🙂
(From the pics, u cant tell if its a Repro or an OG one)
They were made from the one casting
and the aussie name for it was the "Bullet" VW Bonnet Emblem

horty 2 · 23 Jul 2009, 3:09 am

cheers for that vwscene

Its a repro I can confirm that though as mentioned in previous post😉

have a look at this link about the history and different versions, I think you will find it interesting.

http://www.in2vws.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=79

IN2VWS is this site in the link above anything to do with you??

horty 2 · 23 Jul 2009, 3:13 am

vw54 wrote:Horty 2 there innner guards not wings

wings are something thats on an Aeroplane to make it fly LOL

We have Mudguards here in Aussie

Hey it looks like a very nice car looks like you have spent a few winters evening cleaning and polishing underneath

Does you EMPI steering wheel have a crack at the 12oclock position

wings, mudguards, fenders 🤪

do you guys call bonnets bonnets then or hoods?

EMPI steering wheel in perfect with no cracks or marks and unrestored - I got lucky with that!

annosL · 23 Jul 2009, 1:05 pm

Thanks Horty2 for the clarification, I stand corrected! Interesting though and I didn't know it was a rocket but you live and learn! I remember Austin cars sometimes had a similar emblem but with an "A" instead of a VW, wonder if the same firm made emblems for different marques?

crsedge · 23 Jul 2009, 1:22 pm

annosL wrote:Just saw this, appears to be two emblems, the top "aeroplane" one appears facing backwards and looks to be from an american fifties car. The bottom vw emblem were around in the sixties, I think someone has joined the two, the give-away being the 'plane one facing backwards. BUT I am no expert and could be wrong, just someone from that era!

Hi Guys,

It is an actual version of one of the original Flying VW emblems produced, there were at least three different types made.

We have an original of this same reproduction on Dad's '54 Oval 😎

Cheers

Craig

vw54 · 23 Jul 2009, 4:25 pm

engine lid

yeah i have an EMPI wheel too NO crack new in the box

horty 2 · 25 Aug 2009, 5:35 am

sold