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 64vwmark
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| posted on July 4th, 2010 at 12:15 PM |
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My new project 1960 Beetle
I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery
but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot.
Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a
few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.
Here's a couple of pics..
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pancake
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looks like alot of work, but good price though!
will watch with interest 
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68AutoBug
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Hi
Did it come with the 1960-61 aussie tail lamps...???
1/2 amber 1/2 red ??
LEE
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I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery
but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot.
Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a
few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.
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| posted on July 4th, 2010 at 08:05 PM |
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Good on yer, I got a '60 which is my weekend -driver, to bunnings and back. Great model, tricky with no fuel guage though but mine has it's original
motor. Good luck with the resto! mine could do with one but I love the original interior and old-car smell and am reluctant to change much. With not
much rust on yours it will be more pleasant to rebuild
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64vwmark
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| posted on July 4th, 2010 at 11:19 PM |
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posted by 68AutoBug
Hi
Did it come with the 1960-61 aussie tail lamps...???
1/2 amber 1/2 red ??
LEE
No it didn't. It has the normal tail lights.
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I just picked up a 1960 Beetle for a project. The body and the floorpan have next to no rust at all. There is a bit of surface rust under the battery
but is is still really solid. It has a running 1300 motor and it came with a truckload of spares...worth well over the $400 I paid for the whole lot.
Apparently it has been sitting in the PO's shed for the last ten years. It was pulled apart for a paint job and that's the way it stayed. It has a
few different paint colours on it but it looks like it was originally jade green with true red interior. I plan on taking it back to original.
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ian.mezz
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| posted on July 5th, 2010 at 07:54 PM |
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why why do so many people pull poor beetles apart and them leave em to rot 
I hope you get him back together and back on the road soon.
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