My '63 Squareback

Foxy just dropped this off to my freight forwarder in the UK yesterday, should be here early March. Very excited.

Man thats awesome 😵.

Very nice. Got any pix of the inside?

zocstar wrote:Very nice. Got any pix of the inside?

A couple teasers for you.

how easy to import and do you have to get tested etc?
is that the one on the uk volks world mag cover?
sweeeeeeeeeeet

f--k yeah, your one lucky boy, very nice car indeed and one of my favs

cant wait o see a pic of your line up once they are all here

congrats on your fleet mate its very impressive and kudos to you for bringing some nice cars to the shores

hope you get this thing to a few shows and i have a chance to see it in the flesh

clyve wrote:how easy to import and do you have to get tested etc?
is that the one on the uk volks world mag cover?
sweeeeeeeeeeet

Yeah it's the one from the UK built by Simon Fox. Importing is easy, just need an import permit for the car and in QLD just have to get modern compliant seat belts fitted. Plus its gotta pass roadworthy of course. Pretty straight forward. Most stressful is hoping it arrives with no damage while in transit.

dragsters for life wrote:f--k yeah, your one lucky boy, very nice car indeed and one of my favs

cant wait o see a pic of your line up once they are all here

congrats on your fleet mate its very impressive and kudos to you for bringing some nice cars to the shores

hope you get this thing to a few shows and i have a chance to see it in the flesh

Thanks! Yeah pretty stoked that's for sure. Can't wait to go cruising in it. Will do my best to get it around to a few shows. Will be at any QLD shows for sure.

Good to see some aussie's taking vw's from other places, instead of the other way round! Can't wait to see this beauty driving around nice score man!

tar76 wrote:Good to see some aussie's taking vw's from other places, instead of the other way round! Can't wait to see this beauty driving around nice score man!

Thanks mate... yeah looking forward to cruising in it.

Wow you have 3 of the coolest type3s around now.

Any one of those cars is a dream for most people.

Warning, stupid question following....

Where do you find these nice imports, off forums, is there a carsales UK? Lol

Burrelli wrote:Wow you have 3 of the coolest type3s around now.

Any one of those cars is a dream for most people.

Thanks, yeah they all a dream for me too. Very excited for when they arrive.

Weeds wrote:Warning, stupid question following....

Where do you find these nice imports, off forums, is there a carsales UK? Lol

The '62 I had as my desk top image a few years ago when I decided I wanted to get a Squareback again. I thought it was the coolest Type 3 I had ever seen. Then whilst searching around for cars for sale, I found the exact car for sale in the UK at a classic car dealer. Couldn't believe it. I had to make it mine.

The '69 Panel I had been watching for a while on a US VW site for a long time & had to made it happen.

The '63 happened because I had a chance to get the famous Squareblack from the UK but had to let it go. Then heard that Foxy's Squareback was going to be on the market soon. Tracked Simon down directly & hit him up. At that point it was already sold so I bought the Panel instead. Then after I had done the deal on the Panel, Simon got back in touch & said the deal didn't work out. It was too good a chance to pass up so made it happen.

So in short... just searching the net for cars for sale all the time & they will pop up eventually. No real websites as such just general searches.

I read the Volksworld article on this car. Absolutely beautiful man, can't wait to see it at a show

mickya wrote:I read the Volksworld article on this car. Absolutely beautiful man, can't wait to see it at a show

Yeah not long now. Should be here and on the road mid March. Gonna be crazy to finally see it!

Will you be bringing the cars to Valla this year?

mickya wrote:Will you be bringing the cars to Valla this year?

I can only drive at a time, so will only be the one car I am sorry to say. Most likely the panel van. The '63 at this point in time will not be taken on longer trips like that. See what happens though? Either way, at least one of them will at Valla. Looking forward to it !!

All you need now is the Squareblack for the complete collection. Haha. Good job. That rosters just got a little bit bigger.

telf wrote:All you need now is the Squareblack for the complete collection. Haha. Good job. That rosters just got a little bit bigger.

Funny enough you say that as I actually did have it invoiced to me late last year. Had the deal done with a classic car dealer in the UK for it but I backed out in the last minute due to financial concerns with the economy here. Think I have more than made up for it now though. haha.

You Bugger. You'll be able to open a T3D show room soon. 1 lucky show room. Nice job.

do you have someone on the ground there to look over the cars or do you go on their reputation

robb wrote:do you have someone on the ground there to look over the cars or do you go on their reputation

Just go on their reputation & do as much homework as I can. I did however happen to be in the USA for other business & had the chance to inspect the panel van. A little risky but so far, so good.

thanks for that keep up the good work

tar76 wrote:Good to see some aussie's taking vw's from other places, instead of the other way round! Can't wait to see this beauty driving around nice score man!

Not just taking it, he bringing it back home. Page 15 has a brief article on the purchase of it by Clint as issue was just being touched up. Full article is on page 50 of latest volksworld and it explains how it was originally from OZ.
Quality resto. Well done on purchase.

split09 wrote:

tar76 wrote:Good to see some aussie's taking vw's from other places, instead of the other way round! Can't wait to see this beauty driving around nice score man!

Not just taking it, he bringing it back home. Page 15 has a brief article on the purchase of it by Clint as issue was just being touched up. Full article is on page 50 of latest volksworld and it explains how it was originally from OZ.
Quality resto. Well done on purchase.

Thanks, pretty excited. It's here in 2-3 weeks & on the road a few days after is the plan!

It finally arrives back home next week !! 👍👍👍

It's finally in the country now after it's long boat ride over. Very impressed to say the least. Should be on the road in a week or two. Very stoked. Couple sneaky photos getting it out of the container for now. More to come soon enough.

mmmmm very nice

Looks great. Hope you were stoked when you opened the container!

Awesome mate - bet it looks great in the flesh - hopefully no damage en route?

Wow looks even better than it does in the magazine.

Dasdubber wrote:Awesome mate - bet it looks great in the flesh - hopefully no damage en route?

Yeah Al, unbelievable to be honest. No damage what so ever, very relieved about that. Will bring it down for you to check out next week if you like?

That would be awesome mate, would love to have a drool over it 🙂

Man thats awesome, nice to see it on OZ soil and in QLD is a plus !.

Got the '63 home today introduced it to my other family members. I am stoked to say the least. The '63 will be road going next week.

One word says it all.......nice.

😎 👍👍👍 triple thumbs up . that is one really awesome collection!

😎😎 and 😎

As of yesterday the '63 is all registered and on the road now. Went very smoothly without a hitch. Stoked on how good it is to drive as well. Now it's time to enjoy it. I also got the same plates it had when it was found down near Adelaide back in the day. Finishes off the story of it returning back home to Australia nicely I thought. More pics to come soon.

When the hell is this rain gonna stop? Every chance I get to take it out, it's bloody raining. I have only driven it once yet, itching to take it out. Hopefully this weekend we see some sunshine in the sunshine state !!

Mate that looks bloody nice, really looking forward to having a close look and a drool!
Al

Hope the rain stops to mate, makes my work crazy! look forward to seeing your 63 at some shows !

Dasdubber wrote:Mate that looks bloody nice, really looking forward to having a close look and a drool!
Al

Will bring it down & show you mate once it's nice & clear skies. Hopefully next week. Would be a nice cruise down to your shop.

tar76 wrote:Hope the rain stops to mate, makes my work crazy! look forward to seeing your 63 at some shows !

It will be around to check out in the months to come for sure. Thanks !!

Perfect weather up here today so took the '63 out for a spin. Clocked up some good kilometres in it too. Gotta say it drives like a dream, so stoked.

Dropped in to see Alan at Das Resto Haus for a chin wag, thanks for the chat Alan. Then popped up to Manly to see a friend & grabbed some fish 'n' chips by the bay. Took the opportunity to get some happy snaps by the bay.

Then back home & took the '62 out for spin cause it has felt neglected of late. The '62 really has so much more power than the '63 or the '69, so much fun to drive. So loud compared to the other two as well, love it. I got back in time to give the '69 a wash.

A great day in all. Gotta love a day that involves VW's. More planned for tomorrow as well.

Went for a cruise in the '63 today as it had been a few weeks since I had a chance to drive any of my cars. Going away to places like the states is cool but I get withdrawal symptoms from not driving my babies. Man I love driving an VW !!

Took the chance to snap a couple pics along the way for all to share, enjoy.

Looking forward to tomorrow's cruise up the Sunshine Coast. Will take the '69 tomorrow. See some of you there.

ohh i just wee'd a little , very nice ..get plenty of pics on the cruise🙂

😵 my most fav type 3 in oz! Awesome pics mate, can't wait to see the 69 tomorrow.

Hi Do you know what the colour is
i am looking for a colour to do my 54 oval and 61 dual cab
Have been looking at the greys but still undecided

Just checked out your pics and I am getting jealous as you have a great fleet of type 3s I regret parting with my 66 type3
is your panel panama beige loved that colour as well

1966 type 3 wrote:Just checked out your pics and I am getting jealous as you have a great fleet of type 3s I regret parting with my 66 type3
is your panel panama beige loved that colour as well

your 66 went to a great home and is well loved



cheers for sharing sooo many pics of your stunning cars clint

Now that is an awesome type 3 square!! Love it!!

1966 type 3 wrote:Hi Do you know what the colour is
i am looking for a colour to do my 54 oval and 61 dual cab
Have been looking at the greys but still undecided

Hey mate, not sure on exactly the colour code but here is the word from Simon Fox (the guy who built the car)

Colour is a VW/Audi 80s colour called unsuprisingly enough 'grey metallic'.

Hope that helps?

hey clint theres some t3c stickers heading to leon, i sent him some for you too

dragsters for life wrote:hey clint theres some t3c stickers heading to leon, i sent him some for you too

about bloody time Both of them got a T3C sticker on their cars❗

And drive em all down to melb for a gathering...

empi wrote:And drive em all down to melb for a gathering...

clint told me DOVW... didnt you mate😂
he may need help to bring down the other two... roadie😘

shaven wrote:

empi wrote:And drive em all down to melb for a gathering...

clint told me DOVW... didnt you mate😂
he may need help to bring down the other two... roadie😘

We will see!

dragsters for life wrote:

1966 type 3 wrote:Just checked out your pics and I am getting jealous as you have a great fleet of type 3s I regret parting with my 66 type3
is your panel panama beige loved that colour as well

your 66 went to a great home and is well loved



cheers for sharing sooo many pics of your stunning cars clint

Love the plates! Jah Rastafari! 🙅

Hi Clint, what size wheels & tyres are on the 63??
Looks fabulous.
Cheers,
B

brendanwright wrote:Hi Clint, what size wheels & tyres are on the 63??
Looks fabulous.
Cheers,
B

Hey mate... thanks for that. I am pretty stoked. They are 135's with 15x4.5" on the front, 205's with 15x5.5" on the rear.

Been very busy of late with business, family & everything else that goes on in life. So I have not been on here much of late. Thought I would share a few pics from my trip down to Valla & back. Was a good time but didn't get to hang at Valla itself as much as I would've liked. But all was good though when I was there. Such a fun time driving the '63 down & back as well, good times. My schedule is pretty busy the months ahead but hope to catch up with some of you soon enough.

On the drive down...




At Valla...




On the way home...




Home sweet home...

type 3 heaven, the uprising has commenced👍

damn! that is a sweet square.

grinderman wrote:type 3 heaven, the uprising has commenced👍

ditto
thanks for sharing Clint🤓