1967 RHD Australian Squareback - "Elanora"

shaven · 2012-05-04T06:59:32+00:00

well where to start... firstly i'd like to introduce you all to "Elanora". my newly acquired 1967 Squareback. some may think they know her already under another alias or from other thread. well you are spot on! it isn't very often i name a car (actually never) but i thought she deserved it. her name is from the suburb that we will be picking her up from... Elanora Heights. from there, she starts her new life (sounds like a bloody kid). http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=486161&highlight= = check the last post out... :wink: the plan was in place :P this car belonged to Simon (canyoudrivestick?). the story to date is in the thread that he started... great story but not fully told after speaking with him over the last few months. Elanora is at a stage of completion... just a few little things to tidy up. my wife & myself should be picking her up within the next 1-2 weeks then we will take a road trip together back home over 3-4 days. im going to transfer some old build pics then ill add some new updated ones as we go... start a little story on her :wink: Elanora lives here now the old Elanora in 2008 Simons idea was to take it back to original... well as close as possible with a few mods :wink: her transformation taking place. 2008 she was painted... & thats where she sat covered up for the next 2.5yrs... :o

shaven Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 24 Apr 2013, 9:24 pm

#952797

Hey Dallas,
I've been waiting for you to pop up in this convo😘
So when are you sharing/selling your rare stuff to me😂

"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends"

1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 24 Apr 2013, 10:58 pm

#952809

shaven wrote:Hey Dallas,
I've been waiting for you to pop up in this convo😘
So when are you sharing/selling your rare stuff to me😂

Still space for it in my shed Matt!! I still keep looking at a LH door I have for it to replace the one on it. For some reason the one on it hasn't got the mirror mount hole. I've had a good rust free door here for 8 years and haven't got around to stripping the paint off it. Also have the bits to make another dash pad as I was never happy with rhe re skinning of the one on it. There's no one in Sydney who can be trusted to do a good job so will have to look down your way.

Haven't got many spare bits now... gave most of them away a few years back (or used them as land fill) Only have a spare indicator arm and a set of dome top "S" pistons.... no cyls although Dave Butler has some in QLD from memory. Gary from Wolfsburg has (had) a complete set but I wasn't willing to pay the price.

Back to the 67 Square, I wish the one I had was as solid as yours! It did however do some long trips. One from here to Geelong in Dec/Jan 1972-3 towing a trailer full of camping gear and a number of trips to Brisbane. Strange to hear some of the ones on here wondering how many spares to take on a trip! Most of the engines are in better condition than many of those daily drivers of the 60s-70s.

DH

shaven Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 27 Nov 2015, 11:43 pm

#1021482

SOLD this old girl 🥲

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