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 I Wana Herbie
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 06:24 PM |
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Question about Split Beetles
Hi Guys,
Does any one know how many we have in australia ?
Cheers,
Alex.
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MickH
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 07:31 PM |
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this has been asked before...try a search.
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I Wana Herbie
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 08:47 PM |
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Hmm interesting, thanks for that Type1!
be good to see some of them in one place! get them out of hibernation :P
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 09:26 PM |
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I know of 3 in Adelaide.
there might be a few I don't know of.
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 10:30 PM |
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i would say there are alot more then 20 in Australia ... alot more..
Aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines - Enzo Ferrari
You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody, you buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody - Frank Sinatra
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MickH
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 11:16 PM |
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Add another 2 to QLD....
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hellbugged
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| posted on June 14th, 2007 at 11:18 PM |
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one at least in WA
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| posted on June 15th, 2007 at 07:09 AM |
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John
Before Grahame Lees imported a few there was around 20, Cliff Sedg from Melbourne had a record of them all and use to put out the newsletter, i
havea copy of it somewhere, his son is on here as well .
Grahame imported at least 10 and there have been a few more after that
so i would guess some where between 35 and 40
There another one just arrived here in Sydney about a month ago.
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| posted on June 15th, 2007 at 06:17 PM |
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One cut up on sittting in tasmania. Two down east coast of tasmania???? Cut one was turned into a ute hence "Cut up one Lol"
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| posted on July 14th, 2007 at 02:10 AM |
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many of the dealers who started in 1952-3 started off the zwitter. 13 of the first dealers in SA alone had a zwitter each and a barny bus . This is
exclusive of any private imports which had arrived from 1952 and earlier. I know of 6 pre 1948 cars alone.
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| posted on July 14th, 2007 at 08:12 AM |
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"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""
yes i agree
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MickH
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| posted on July 14th, 2007 at 11:01 AM |
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posted by vw54
"" Officially, only 33 Oval window Beetles were imported during its introduction in late 1953, and they were not Zwitters.""
yes i agree
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I agree also...my great uncle got one of the first 6 imports into the country and wishes he still had it....
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vw54
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| posted on July 14th, 2007 at 12:26 PM |
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Boris from Vintage has one of the 53s as well
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| posted on July 14th, 2007 at 02:09 PM |
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i've got a mate here in ballina thats a bit of a collector
he has a '48 splitty that still drives to work every so often, ill have to ask him if he knows any history on it and when hes not driving that to
work he has a showroom condition '56 oval
other intersting ones he has is a '61 cabrio and a brand new mexican beetle think its a bout a 2001 model with about only 80 kms on the clock cos it
cant be registered in NSW
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