How many are there in Oz?

I have a mate looking to buy one anyone know of any for sale?

I dont like his chances so he may have to get one from the USA.

u can count them on one hand

I have one but NOT 4 sale

I know of 3 in Sydney that are Genuine theres been a couple of roofs grafted into hard top Ovals over the past few years

I have a grafted one, Nice rust free original car, I have owned it for 28 years and still haven't got around to restoring it.

I knew of one but it is now in japan was pictured in one of the early magazines as a barn find from memory.

I have one imported from OZ but its here in the UK now
Had a new one put in to replace the worn older one a few years back

Pics.... http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/jonjob/54%20Bug/ 

Yes it is a 54 - the ragtop was in when it came over from Oz but it has had a new one put in as the original was old and ragged.

So it has been grafted into the body ???

I only knew of one 54 Ragtop

I had a genuine '54 model Golde sunroof some years ago. It was a LHD which was brought over by a German migrant. He switched the steering wheel over to the right side (but still LHD dash) and drove it like that for years in country NSW. Kids/surplus of cars/life etc made me sell it, a guy in Brisbane bought it and he still had it a few years later I know, but I've lost track of it since. I'll see if I can dig up a photo.

anyone know of any for sale?

Yeh you dont see many of them around.I will keep my eye open for you.

that made me remember this dude we met.Who had a Ragtop(not oval) 1970 or something like that,for sale.It had nothing in it completely stripped and looked like it had been in a fire.Holes in door.It was a freakin mess.We asked him how much,and he said "Realistically its worth $50,000" WHAT!!!
We left within 5 mins.,i dont know,unless he knew something that i didnt ,but i dont think it was that special..

Good Luck,With the Search

Clayton produced a total of 1207 Sunroof Beetles ( Type 118) with the last one coming off the production line in March 1968.

Of the 1207 total units, 988 were produced prior to end of December 1965 but there is no further breakdown prior to that date so I cannot give any idea of Oval Sunroof production.
countrybuggybill

Neither can I - the FCAI only lists total sales for 'VW 1200'.

Early 1954 cars were fully imported, as CKD assembly did not begin in Clayton until June 1954. So there may have been a handful more than 1,207 - but not a great deal more !

This preview was from the 1954 Motor Manual annual.

Interesting the 54 Motor Manual has a Beetle with crotch coolers and round grills in the guards - that puts it as a pre October 52 model ??

Yes we didn't get any of those in Australia. The publishers must have just used a 'stock' photo that was a couple of years older.