what year models
barls - January 13th, 2011 at 09:29 AM
if you can get the chassis number, it will help. but it sounds like the oval body that the old man use to have which had the bigger window cut in to
it.
rebel - January 13th, 2011 at 09:43 AM
no it has a later decklid tombstone taillights big vw logo on glass of headlights doesnt look grafted in will try and get chassis no it has no
semaphore holes either but the one next to it does shoved with half a dozen bumpers still have the jacks that i scored for free and has white steering
wheel
vw54 - January 13th, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Oval Dash and big rear windows never came out that way
some one mush have fitted an Oval dash to the body
whats it look like ???
rebel - January 13th, 2011 at 10:55 AM
looks like a 60 from outside but has features of early bugwhite batwing steering wheel fatter tailight housing no w on back decklid early type
frontend hupcaps have a slight lip half way from outer to inner floor rusted out old guy said take what parts i want going to scrappers apparently
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[/img]some parts already scored
Joel - January 13th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
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what years did the oval dash come out with a square back window
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None, but it might be one of the ovals that got the modernising process of fitting a big back window.
That used to happen alot..
Or it may just be a big window dash smoothed off
vw54 - January 13th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
whers the pics of the dash ???
rebel - January 13th, 2011 at 03:03 PM
dash looks like this
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[/img]taillights are like this
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pod - January 13th, 2011 at 07:33 PM
looks like an oval to me
rebel - January 13th, 2011 at 08:06 PM
had a good look today has later rear decklid and no backwindow amazing what you can see in the daylight have taken out speedo dated 56
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still has engine gearbox interior and seats seat belts tailights headlights etc
barls - January 13th, 2011 at 09:24 PM
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Originally
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looks like an oval to me
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was just thinking the same thing
vw54 - January 14th, 2011 at 06:03 AM
looks like an Oval to me as well with late engine lid and 40hp taillights
Joel - January 14th, 2011 at 09:49 AM
thats all oval cept the taillights.
W decklid is oval.
68AutoBug - January 15th, 2011 at 12:23 AM
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Originally
posted by rebel
looks like a 60 from outside but has features of early bugwhite batwing steering wheel fatter tailight housing no w on back decklid early type
frontend hupcaps have a slight lip half way from outer to inner floor rusted out old guy said take what parts i want going to scrappers apparently
[img][/img]some parts already scored
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Hi
that is an oval beetle with W deck lid -
batwing steering wheel -
early jack... vw off the bonnet is a late one...
should have been pressed aluminium -
what is the round thing in the dash next to the speedo..>?
type 3 handle on handbrake upside down...lol
tail lamps are NOT tombstone but 1962>1967 tail lamps..
No semaphores [trafficators] is strange... to take them out??
no holes at all???
LEE
68AutoBug - January 15th, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Definately a W deck lid.....
what does the number plate look like.??
does it have a flat piece of plastic or glass for lens?
oval steering wheel horn button and wheel...
ignition key should be on the LEFT hand side..
where the 3 white knobs are....
Headlamp lenses with VW at the top are old type lenses...
vertical flutes.... no cut off...
LEE
hubcaps sound early too..
Joel - January 15th, 2011 at 08:43 AM
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Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
what is the round thing in the dash next to the speedo..>?
No semaphores [trafficators] is strange... to take them out??
no holes at all???
LEE
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Square thing to the left of the speedo is most likely an old period fuel gauge that was availble back then, and the other round thing to the right is
another gauge probably temp or ammeter.
It wasnt uncommon for people to bog over the semaphores and fit later indicators, seen several like that over the years
All ovals had the ignition key on the very right hand side of the radio where this one does, it was only big window cars that have them on the left.
68AutoBug - January 15th, 2011 at 01:16 PM
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Square thing to the left of the speedo is most likely an old period fuel gauge that was availble back then, and the other round thing to the right is
another gauge probably temp or ammeter.
It wasnt uncommon for people to bog over the semaphores and fit later indicators, seen several like that over the years
All ovals had the ignition key on the very right hand side of the radio where this one does, it was only big window cars that have them on the left.
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My Son has a 1956 beetle and the ignition switch is in the furtherest hole to the LHS...
same as LHD cars...
never been moved...
LEE
HappyDaze - January 15th, 2011 at 02:49 PM
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Originally
posted by Joel
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posted by rebel
what years did the oval dash come out with a square back window
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None, but it might be one of the ovals that got the modernising process of fitting a big back window.
That used to happen alot..
Or it may just be a big window dash smoothed off
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In the late '50s, early '60s - when I worked for a VW dealer -
we had to fit the 'big window' turrets to oval Beetles, when the original turrets became un-available.
As spares became obsolete; such as the front guards with the steel wiring tube, we had to use whatever new parts were available. NRMA Insurance had a
policy of replacing damaged parts with new parts only.
Cheers, Greg
Joel - January 15th, 2011 at 07:58 PM
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Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
My Son has a 1956 beetle and the ignition switch is in the furtherest hole to the LHS...
same as LHD cars...
never been moved...
LEE
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No LHD bugs had the ignition switch on the left, was always furthest on the right
As were RHD for that matter
