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Carl and Emily - January 25th, 2013 at 02:56 PM

So,...

I found this advert whilst reading through an old 1960's VW Mag.

My question is,..

How do you cut that hole without needing to repaint???:rolleyes:

vwjon - January 25th, 2013 at 03:04 PM

i guess its like those folks who put a green door on a red car.... respray not necesarry!!!

it might mean "whole car" respray? only the roof section.

Sides - January 25th, 2013 at 03:29 PM

Heh - love the "increased car value" claim... definitely not the case now !!!

:crazy:

vassy66T1 - January 25th, 2013 at 04:05 PM

People bought that ???? What the :dork:

Doug Sweetman - January 25th, 2013 at 04:05 PM

Anyone got an oval with updated rear window ? Would be very uncommon I would imagine ?

ClockworkMonkey - January 25th, 2013 at 04:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sides
Heh - love the "increased car value" claim... definitely not the case now !!!

:crazy:


+1 hahaha yeah that's a good one :)

farkengruven - January 25th, 2013 at 04:44 PM

LOL, thats hilarious.
Back in the 1950's I suppose there might have been the appeal to give your old car a facelift.
I wonder if they ever sold one?

Bizarre - January 25th, 2013 at 06:19 PM

there is a photo (I'm sure Joel posted) that shows a garage with a metre high pile of oval and split rear window cuts that were from conversions

I will dig round and see if i can find it

Sides - January 25th, 2013 at 06:22 PM

My Dad worked at a used car dealers back in the early 60s... he swearss he saw Ovals back in the late 58's that had larger windows put in.

Plus there's the "make the rear window larger" ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeH99gLAdrE 

Bizarre - January 25th, 2013 at 06:24 PM

here - check this out

kombibob - January 25th, 2013 at 06:25 PM

here ya go

1303Steve - January 25th, 2013 at 07:12 PM

Hi

In the 70s when I started driving bugs, people were always trying to give me Ovals.

I had a 63 Austerity model and I always thought why would I want an older bug, slow motor, no synchro on 1st etc.

One friend wanted me to take away his mums old oval, it had a push button starter

Boy was I dumb.

Steve

h - January 25th, 2013 at 07:16 PM

oh I feel sick

vlad01 - January 25th, 2013 at 07:45 PM

those oval remind me of that cars we have now. tiny back non existent window that can't see shit though and improved by have golf club looking plastic head rests in the way :lol: oval would be an improvement on what we have now coz there is nothing in the way of the view :tu::yes:

Joel - January 25th, 2013 at 08:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bizarre
there is a photo (I'm sure Joel posted) that shows a garage with a metre high pile of oval and split rear window cuts that were from conversions

I will dig round and see if i can find it


was really common in parts of Europe, people are still now finding lots of big window bugs in junkyards there that have oval dashboards lol

its not much different to the guys these days putting VY/VZ front ends on VT commodores, see it all the time

people were just trying to make their bugs look newer, ive seen lots of 60s model bugs fitted with late aprons and decklid/hoods and late bumpers.
Some have even had the crescent vents added in and fuel doors, all 70s and 80s victims I bet.

pfillery - January 27th, 2013 at 09:05 PM

If you can cut them out and fit a bigger window it goes without saying that you could also fit a piece similar to the cutout into a large window bug and make it look like an oval or a split.

Seen it done with an oval made to look like a split window.

barls - January 27th, 2013 at 09:08 PM

ask grumble i know he did a few.