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 68AutoBug
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 posted on June 18th, 2004 at 10:48 PM |
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Did You know VW made Beetles with No glove box Lid in the 60s??
Between 1963 - 1965 Volkswagen Australasia in Clayton Victoria - made the Standard Beetle which had No Glovebox lid - headlining only on the
roof - none on the sides etc.. painted hubcaps & blade bumpers without the over riders etc
the front blinker housings , VW badge & headlamp rims were also painted - no chrome trim anywhere - thin painted black line where side chrome
strips go- No fuel gauge - these beetles did look ugly - I can only remember them painted white or grey -
Next - the Custom beetle with a 'Custom' badge on the engine lid - No glovebox lid - No external chrome -
Stainless steel blade bumpers with no over riders etc.
again - headlining only on the roof section... paint everywhere else... silver painted hubcaps ... painted blinker housing and VW Badge.. No fuel
gauge -
Now these did look much better than the standard Beetle...
a bit of Australia VW History from 68AutoBug -- Lee
in freezing & Blowing a gale winds in downtown Scone...
[Edited on 18-6-2004 by 68AutoBug]
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Alex Holzl
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| posted on June 18th, 2004 at 10:54 PM |
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thats what we call the '' poverty bug pack'' :jesus ''ill have one thanks...''
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 12:22 AM |
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The German factory made a base model beetle as well with only a central headliner and blade bumpers. Personally, I think they have that extra cool
factor. One of my favourite cars i've owned was my base model 65 on rostyles.
Roofracks are for plumbers!
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68AutoBug
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 12:39 AM |
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They have all seemed to have disappeared although one of the local VW fanatics has had a few one owner custom Beetles.. He always puts a glovebox lid
and fuel gauge in them.. they usually already have chromed bumpers and hubcaps..
Lee
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 03:59 AM |
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i heard from Steve Muller ''Custom" badged beetles existed but i didnt believe him i guess i was wrong
He's got an original Custom badge maybe i should buy it off him?
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 07:55 AM |
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Hey Lee you forgot about NO interior light and the plastic cover that they used to fill the origional hole in.
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 10:36 AM |
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:sandrine
Had a friend here in Byron who owned a beautiful stock pale green bug with no glovebox lid.
He called it a "standard" modelHe just recently sold it.
Judy
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68AutoBug
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 10:42 AM |
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thats right Dave
- No interior light - but plastic cap and a plastic cap where the door switches were....
Now that must have saved a few pennies ???  [Cents]
Its a wonder Volkswagenwerk let them make a cheapy like that ... but someone said they also had a cheap & nasty beetle from there too....
I remember the standard Beetle looked terrible with painted hubcaps and bumpers.... I'm Not sure whether they were all dark grey or not..
Lee
The customs weren't grey.... I can remember a light green one... so maybe they had a couple of colours...
Lee
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 12:35 PM |
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I have one of those and its dated '66.It has the central headliner,no fuel guage with a reserve tap,no glove box lid but doesn't have any badges
anywhere.It has chrome blade bumpers,all the chrome side strips,interior light,and all the bright trims in the windows but the 1/4 windows are
black.It has a black steering wheel,no passenger door arm rest and the seats are the early type with the square tops.When I got it the hub caps were
chromed as were the headlight rims.Seems to be an odd one.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 12:45 PM |
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It would be a Custom Model... they did have a chromed "custom" badge on the engine lid...
I thought the 1/4 windows were painted...
any chance of a few photos?? You have a fairly rare VW..
I think the actual standard model may have been only one year- 64 or 65... they were terrible looking with painted bumpers and hubcaps...
The Custom didn't look too bad....
there isn't a lot of information about them available...
I believe Your friends Beetle would have been a Custom model .. Judy...
Lee -- 68AutoBug --
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 04:15 PM |
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The Stardard.
Extract from VWA Review dated Sept 1963.
"Chopping 12 per cent off the price of a car while keeping 100% of the qulaity sounds like a motor manufacturers nightmare.
But, this is in effetc what VWA has achieved with its improved VW Standard 1200 model.
The VW Standard first appeared on Australian roads in 1962 as a utilitarian version of the ever popular little Volkswagen De Luxe. A "plain jane"
motor car if ever there was one still represented good value at 849 pounds,104 pounds chaeper than the Deluxe. Howefver, a few weeks ago the Standard
came out in a new dress up uniform with brighter plumage and more comfort- with the price unchanged. There were only small changes- you could need a
micrometer to measure them. Changes included improved upholstery trim, a better colour range, chrome replacing paint on door handles and one or two
other places and a lock on the engine compartment.
The bumper bars are still painted (personally I prefer chrome) and the glovebox remains lidless..
You still get the advantages of the efficient VW heater ( minus back seat vents)the superb all synchro 4 spped box and the same 40 hp engine.
Do not be confused with the Standard model on the Continent which has a less powerful motor and only the two top ratios synchronised."
Lets not forget about Barry Ferguson's adventures in the 1963 Armstrong 500 at Bathurst where he was running a 1200 cc Standard. Class A was won by
Barry and Bill Ford. Five Beetles started and fivwe finished. Barrie's car averaged 25 mpg throughought the race driving at "race speed"
BTW,
I have a brother in law with a very good example of a Standard sitting in a shed at Bathurst. One day it will move
Regards,
Countrybuggybill.
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| posted on June 19th, 2004 at 10:55 PM |
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Hi
My 1st Beetle was a povo pack, a few trips to wrecker had looking like a deluxe in no time. They were much sought after by people doing rallies
because of their lighter weight.
1302Steve
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