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1963 Ragtop
GASBNR - July 12th, 2014 at 07:14 PM

My 63 ragtop has been a up hill struggle since late 2009.

But after years of graft by my mate Mark.
Got to drive it for first time Thursday night.

Stoked.

Valla here we come. Fingers crossed.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1230941.jpg

crsedge - July 12th, 2014 at 11:09 PM

Beautiful Ol, congrats! :cool:

landfall - July 13th, 2014 at 07:33 AM

Wow, I love it.

Ken

nils - July 13th, 2014 at 07:45 AM

Very nice indeed!!

hellbugged - July 13th, 2014 at 08:13 AM

Lovely :tu:

HappyDaze - July 13th, 2014 at 08:40 AM

I'll be looking out for that beauty at Valla.:tu:

h - July 13th, 2014 at 08:45 AM

good stuff Ol!
great job to you and Mark!
look forward to seeing it in the flesh soon :)

GASBNR - July 13th, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Cheers guys.

GASBNR - July 13th, 2014 at 08:09 PM

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1231259.jpg

Interior shot.

belza - July 13th, 2014 at 08:20 PM

awesome steering wheel!

vw40hp - July 15th, 2014 at 07:58 PM

That's one sweet looking Rag. envious much :tu::tu:

GASBNR - August 6th, 2014 at 09:56 AM

http://s23.postimg.org/o4srw46hn/image.jpg

Valla and back done.

what a blast:cool:

Resto64 - August 12th, 2014 at 07:56 PM

bloody awesome

Sunset Garage - August 14th, 2014 at 08:59 PM

That is incredible. As good as it gets.

matberry - August 14th, 2014 at 09:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DOKA Dave
That is incredible. As good as it gets.


x2 :tu:

GASBNR - August 14th, 2014 at 10:09 PM

Thanks guys.
I haven't had time since valla to drive the rag , but looking forward to getting it out the garage as soon as the weather improves down here.

I have found another rag this time a 61 50/50 model.
So when time and money permits I will start on a tough callook project

vw54 - August 14th, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Looking yum Oliver

h - August 14th, 2014 at 11:15 PM

nice to see it at Valla mate :tu:

GASBNR - August 17th, 2014 at 12:18 PM

back safely next to my next project, a 61 golde ragtop
thanks for the comments.


http://s24.postimg.org/7yj0cbjwk/IMG_3179.jpg

Governor - August 17th, 2014 at 12:29 PM

Who supplied the carpet kit? Looks good

GASBNR - August 17th, 2014 at 12:36 PM

thanks its from Newton commercial in the UK, about 100 pounds shipping

http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/home/ 

It is the good but its the top of there range, read expensive:smirk:

J BOMB - August 18th, 2014 at 08:20 PM

very cool Ol :) sorry i think i drooled on it a bit at Valla ;)

GASBNR - August 18th, 2014 at 08:35 PM

Ta mate.
Had to clean it after Valla anyway.
:)

crsedge - August 19th, 2014 at 08:31 PM

Looks great Ol, bet the trip to Valla was great with rag slid open! :smirk:

Cheers

Craig

GASBNR - September 9th, 2014 at 10:29 AM

http://s3.postimg.org/gilkx0kwz/image.jpg


lowered the rag a little at the back and bought the front up a touch since Valla,
had nice weather today so got the roof open and popouts and cut some laps:cool:

everything has been going good, so fingers crossed it stays that way, got the 58/59 sunvisors both in this week, and have few things on the list to do.

63ragtop - September 16th, 2014 at 02:18 PM

bloody nice rag man, I'm restoring mine at the mo, whats you beam set up/drop spindles?

cheers

GASBNR - February 21st, 2015 at 09:51 AM

http://s17.postimg.org/tx3bu3jlb/image.jpg
Hi the beam is a dub beam narrowed 4in fresh steel with 2 1/2in dropped spindles.
Tried and tested route.

Loving getting out with the roof open.

Think I'll go for drive:no:

retroresto - March 2nd, 2015 at 12:22 PM

Awesome, got to love that colour!

vduboy - March 2nd, 2015 at 06:23 PM

I agree with everyone else it looks fantastic! Really liking ragtops lately. Top Job! :tu:

1cut808 - April 6th, 2015 at 05:19 AM

Man, that is Super Sweet!