[For Sale: Car] For sale -66 beetle
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Congrats on the sale Mac...was also thinking about picking this up when it came up originally!
...my wife's just back from a 3 month work secondment out in Bahrain and doesn't even know that there is a splitscreen sitting in a container in Dublin Port with my name on it. I love surprising her! :innocent:
...my wife's just back from a 3 month work secondment out in Bahrain and doesn't even know that there is a splitscreen sitting in a container in Dublin Port with my name on it. I love surprising her! :innocent:
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Well done on the sale mac, loved that car from the start, Well done also to Kieran on his new purchase,
Cheers
Well done on the sale mac, loved that car from the start, Well done also to Kieran on his new purchase,
Cheers
Loads of room...you could squeeze another 2 bugs in there!
So whats the plans for her?
Loads of room...you could squeeze another 2 bugs in there!
So whats the plans for her?
Try telling my wife that! She's ready to lynch me as it is.
The Plan:
Definately a Cal looker.
Keep all the chrome though, including window chrome.
Nice pair of pop out windows at the rear sides.
Retrim interior in light cream (& maybe a blue)
Drop the front.
Black 5 spoke BRM's.
Single blade bumpers & over-riders.
Paint - Thinking Horizon Blue (a 56/57 colour)
American style all red rear lights.
Change the front indicators to narrow earlier type with clear lenses and drop them down towards the headlights or else leave them out and go for the american style headlight with the indicator bulb included.
American style rear license plate.
Gene Berg shifter (already aquired - Thanks to James)
Engine - Stock 1300 for the moment.
Plans are great aren't they?
Firstly there's the matter of cutting out all the rot and welding in a shit load of new panels.
I'll start a new thread once I get started but it will be a slow one. Hopefully the thread comments will spur me on!
At least you have a plan...thats a start! Without it, you'll just be sitting there night after night looking at it!
Get a build thread going now...thats step 2!
...although that's a '61, in a different shade of blue and with US overiders.
Close enough. I was thinking something like these. Earlier bugs too though.
Glad you made it home okay Kieran and best of luck with the project ,I definetly like the look your going for and looking forward to the build all ready .You've plenty of room in that shed too !
Great fun getting it off the trailer. She was parked on the trailer at an angle and when I let out the clutch, I didn't expect her to lunge forward so much so soon so she jumped forward and missed one of the ramps completely and landed on her belly with the front right wheel in mid air. I'm sure the neighbours had a good laugh. Had to get the trolley jack out & jack up the front and reposition the ramp. All ok in the end though. Thanks again for everything, especially the present!
Was there an inner arch panel you bought too? I thought there was one. Also, was there just the one rear quarter repair panel for behind the door? No worries if not.