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 KaeferMann
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| posted on December 30th, 2013 at 08:31 PM |
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63/64 Australian Delivered Beetle Cabriolets
Does anyone out there know of any surviving Australian delivered Beetle Karmann Cabriolets from late 1963 / early 1964?
First hand account from original owner of one of them says that each state received one for promotional purposes. They were European 1964 models (ie
built after August 1963).
I asked the original owner if the car had been a special order but they said no, only purchased the car from the showroom floor after seeing it.
1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
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2007 Golf TDI
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AA003
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| posted on December 31st, 2013 at 11:35 AM |
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I read that they were only in the dealers in Melbourne and marketed in June.
Andrew Dodd had one about 10 years ago.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on January 1st, 2014 at 01:22 PM |
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I know of one that was a 63 model that came from the vw dealer in brisbane, this was years ago when volkspares operated from Abbotsford road at Main,
the guy who bought it off the origial owner was a mechanic at the dealership at Breakfast Creek, put a set of flaired guards on it and a set of wire
wheels, i remember the car, it got stolen from under his house for the wheels and was found cut up and dumped in a creek a few months later, i have no
idea what happened to it after that.
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KaeferMann
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| posted on January 2nd, 2014 at 09:15 AM |
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Interesting.
The car I know of is a Brisbane delivered car. It still has it's original registration from Dec 63.
I believe the June Melbourne cars were the 1961 batch.
1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
1973 Superbug L
2007 Golf TDI
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vwo60
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| posted on January 2nd, 2014 at 12:26 PM |
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I have no idea if this was ever welded back together.
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Carl and Emily
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| posted on January 2nd, 2014 at 06:48 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vwo60
I know of one that was a 63 model that came from the vw dealer in brisbane, this was years ago when volkspares operated from Abbotsford road at Main,
the guy who bought it off the origial owner was a mechanic at the dealership at Breakfast Creek, put a set of flaired guards on it and a set of wire
wheels, i remember the car, it got stolen from under his house for the wheels and was found cut up and dumped in a creek a few months later, i have no
idea what happened to it after that.
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That's a sad story.
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AA003
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| posted on January 3rd, 2014 at 06:36 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by KaeferMann
Interesting.
The car I know of is a Brisbane delivered car. It still has it's original registration from Dec 63.
I believe the June Melbourne cars were the 1961 batch.
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That sounds right to me. It was a batch of 50 cabrios.
I didn't know that there was a second shipment.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
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| posted on January 3rd, 2014 at 09:24 AM |
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I know of a Ruby red one and a white one both here is Vic.
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KaeferMann
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| posted on March 7th, 2014 at 07:24 PM |
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Well the 63 Cabriolet is on its way to reside in my garage.
Birth Certificate confirms it was dispatched to Brisbane from the factory.
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1954 Beetle 1200 (Stato silver fully German built)
1963 Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (Australian delivered)
1964 Beetle 1200
1967 Beelte 1300 Deluxe
1969 Karmann Ghia (genuine Australian delivery)
1973 Superbug L
2007 Golf TDI
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Abbeyborg
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| posted on March 16th, 2014 at 07:06 PM |
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i have driven that 63 convert loads of times. it come from a old mate. look after it please
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