Factory rhd convertible 1950-1960s

Has any one got a VW beetle convertible rhd that they may be interested in selling? I am not interested in home made or other must be factory?

Pm me if you have one.


thanks

You can count by your hands how many of them in Australia...

Check this out www.carsales.com.au

good luck

What is your budget?

PM sent

How About a1964 LHD Karmann Ghia Cabrio???

Cheers,

David

0434 58 22 64

Very nice but no thanks

What about this?

Also very nice but its not old enough Thanks I really like the look of the early type 1's
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I asked a question, but no answer....?

MISS VDUB wrote:What is your budget?

I dont see how that has anything to do with it?
If you know of one let the buyer know

Black64 wrote:

MISS VDUB wrote:What is your budget?

I dont see how that has anything to do with it?
If you know of one let the buyer know

Fair question regarding budget but also fair point regarding cars available.

I kind-of keep a register of early RHD cars (I am pom, so at least my steering wheel is on the correct side). As far as RHD 'Oval era' Karmann Cabriolets are concerned (1953-57), we are talking about 15 surviving examples worldwide. Some of these are incomplete, on the wrong floor pan, chopped about etc. For early big window RHD Cabrios (1958-60), we are talking about a few more survivors worldwide. In the 20's, maybe into 30's.

These cars are seriously rare.

Maybe one day I will sell my 57k from new UK RHD '56 😂

Hi Rich,

Tried to send an email, but it bounced back. Have you changed your email address? Mine hasn't changed.

Cheers, Greg

Black64 wrote:

MISS VDUB wrote:What is your budget?

I dont see how that has anything to do with it?
If you know of one let the buyer know

Because there is no point wasting time on a dreamer as there have been plenty come and go around here... also no point wasting time on someone with attitude.

Best of luck with your search...

your a greedy bugger , how many have you got?😂

Miss VDUB said: Because there is no point wasting time on a dreamer as there have been plenty come and go around here... also no point wasting time on someone with attitude.

Best of luck with your search...

People looking for these rare cars know there not cheap! they are not going to advertise there price point, they want to neg.

We can all dream!! if you dont dream you are not alive anyway, I had a 56 RHD oval cab missing a few bits and swapped it for work done on my 356 cabrio. silly me

Dubai there is one for sale in NZ a 1960 rhd nz new car for $15,000 is on the road but needs work i will get the number for you if you like

Good luck these cars are so rare in australia

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Check out The Samba site
Their is one in the UK and one in the USA for sale
UK is a 59 not totally original the other has had conversion
Both cool cars all depends on the need and the motivation to go through the import riggers
Gaz

I find it interesting that people fell the need to pass comment about things that are not relevent to the post, it is obvious that the person who wants to purchase a early convertable already knows what it will cost, then go on to pass comment unnecessarly about him personally, see it all the time on this forum. good luck with the search and hope you find what you are after.

This 1954 Aussie delivered RHD cabrio was sold at The Classic Throttle Shop in Sydney a few years back, I remember trying to work out how to buy it but to no avail....🤪 I think I recall the advertisement at the time said it was VW's Motor Show display vehicle for 1954/5??

Does anyone know where it ended up? It would certainly fit the bill for dubai!!

(Sorry about the photo size- straight from their website under 'Sold' cars)

Cheers

Craig

Went to a machinery & truck show at Wauchope (NSW) yesterday, and lo & behold, there was a 1954 RHD factory convertible. The bloke that owns it lives nearby near Johns River - I never even knew it was there. Didn't seem like he wanted to sell it though. :-)

Nice, shame they don't know how to spell Karmann and have butchered it by removing it original tail lights 🙁

and they're not even 61 tail lights🤪

Would the change of tail lights be because some low life are apt to removing the rarer ones?

If the tail lights were fitted straight that would be half way there, you could justify the tail light change if it was driven daily

crsedge wrote:This 1954 Aussie delivered RHD cabrio was sold at The Classic Throttle Shop in Sydney a few years back, I remember trying to work out how to buy it but to no avail....🤪 I think I recall the advertisement at the time said it was VW's Motor Show display vehicle for 1954/5??

Does anyone know where it ended up? It would certainly fit the bill for dubai!!

(Sorry about the photo size- straight from their website under 'Sold' cars)

Cheers

Craig

Wow- it turned up, there you go!

Great example (minus the rear tailights and the indicators on the front guards which also shouldn't be there given it has semaphores), a real treasure.

Cheers

Craig

Don't know if this is the same car but saw a 54/55 Convertible in 1987 at Wallaby Bob's pub in the Gold Coast....was talking to the owner at the time and they asked if i was interested in buying it for $7500....it had Vic registration at the time, same Grey colour but didn't have the white then....same car?

vwlfiend wrote:Don't know if this is the same car but saw a 54/55 Convertible in 1987 at Wallaby Bob's pub in the Gold Coast....was talking to the owner at the time and they asked if i was interested in buying it for $7500....it had Vic registration at the time, same Grey colour but didn't have the white then....same car?

I will keep an eye out for the bloke at local shows around the area, and see if I can find out.

I have a 54 cabrio that has been in Oz since 1955. Was ordered via the UK by a Vic dealer for his wife, as the factory wouldn't supply them direct. Martin Fenner in the UK keeps the register of RHD Oval cabrio's. He had 14 on the register as of late last year. I am aware of 5 RHD Oval cabrio's in Australia, 2 of which I don't think are on Martins register.

I also have one of 14 or so 1961 cabrios that were the only official Karmann cabrio beetles imported into Australia for the 1961 Melbourne Motor show.

Cheers

Steve

Pastit wrote:Would the change of tail lights be because some low life are apt to removing the rarer ones?

He was most likely worried about people running into the back of him because the tailights on 50s bug aren't all that easy to see for the average driver, they had no blinkers in them, the car only had semaphores

Here is one for sale, right hand drive.
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=140110

vwo60 wrote:Here is one for sale, right hand drive.
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=140110

Wow!! 😎😎

OUCH ! looks good tho

Awesome but I need it to be original thanks for the heads up though

Dubai weren't you recently shopping for a split beetle too? Did you find one as I am on the hunt too!

Cheers

David

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It aint RHD, it is original, it needs a major restoration and it is one of only 831 Zwitters (oval dash split) Cabrios made. It will be exactly 60 years old on the 28th October this year and has to be one of the oldest Zwitters around. It was delivered from the Karmann factory on the 28th October 1952 to Kraus VW of Nuremberg the following day.
The Chassis Number is 1-0397910 and the original 25hp motor was 481436.
The first Zwitter Cabrio Chassis Number is 1-0397116
Three of the rims are stamped "3 52" and they are 15 inch and not 16 inch
The car came to Oz originally back in 1958 and was partially converted to RHD in 1959 however the speedo remains on the left hand side.
The vehicle is very complete and comes with a new roof and wood bows allowing whoever does the resto to watch it come together from the ground up. Some small trim items including sunvisors and the alloy frame for the interior light are still required.
There is no 25Hp motor however the vehicle will come with a 36 HP engine with original Okrasa kit if required.
The vehicle is located in Sydney and is for sale at $25K firm.
It needs alot of work, alot of devotion and an expansive bank balance. The purchaser will end up with one very special heritage vehicle, certainly one of most unique and historical VWs in Australia.

EM me if there is any serious interest.
countrybuggybill

Hi Steve, ive just been reading 1 of your old posts in 2008 when you were doing some research about numbers of 1961 cabriolets at melbourne motor show. i wondered if you have found much information as i believe i have got one of the cars, i would have pm'd but it wouldnt let me for some reason. im over in Perth doing a full resto but unfortunately mine is now on a 69 pan and i dont have the vin tags on the body. Please drom me a pm, would love to find out more!! Cheers

HappyDaze wrote:Hi Rich,

Tried to send an email, but it bounced back. Have you changed your email address? Mine hasn't changed.

Cheers, Greg

Hi Greg,

Sorry mate, changed my email a while back. It is now: oakley843@btinternet.com

Regards,
Rich.