Hi,
I'm new on here, i've had my '58 Swedish Import bug for about 3 months now, in that time he's had a few improvements:
New interior fitted
He's been in Classy Campers for some minor resto work and had the following done:
Heater channel repaired
Both rear quarter bottoms replaced and entire rear quarters resprayed
Split on bonnet welded and bonnet resprayed
All holes around rear quarter area repaired
Door jambs and heater channels painted
Edges of doors repainted
entire car mopped
Rear arches undersealed
Heater channels undersealed
His interior is finally fitted and he's all polished! :D
He looks so shiny!!! :D :D :D
Heres piccies:
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Posted by: six-o-one - 02 April 2007 01:34:24
Hi, welcome to the forum. :D
That's a lovely looking bug you have there!
Posted by: JD - 02 April 2007 09:12:04
Looks really nice. Can't beat a black `58 :wink:
What is that on top of your fuel tank? I'm intrigued.
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 02 April 2007 09:29:27
Its an Eberspacher heater, blows hot air into the cabin. Well it should, at the moment it just blows cold air - thats next on my 'to fix' list - lol!
Posted by: JD - 02 April 2007 10:04:37
I meant the extension piece where the fuel filler cap goes. Never saw one like that before.
The Eberspächer factory is just up the road here. Don't know if they'd be much help for such an old unit though.
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 02 April 2007 11:52:10
I don't know TBH, its just the filler cap and breather hose, I didn't realise it was any different?
Posted by: simonhanloncole - 03 April 2007 13:22:32
thats a lovely bug,
Simon
Posted by: mrsherbie - 12 April 2007 03:03:50
Hi :D
Nice. A black bug always looks great when its shiny.
Out of interest have you kept the old interior panels and seat covers?
I am thinking they would be fabric?
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 14 April 2007 23:38:51
He didn't have an interior when I got him (well the red seats were aready in him) the owner who originally bought him from FBI in swansea decided he'd rip out the pretty much mint interior and put a weird flowery interior in, whch the last owner ripped out for amore fitting interior but only got as far as the seats, i've fitted everything else - so unfotrunately I dont have the original interior - i'd have had it repaired, not rip it out if it did!
I've managed to get pics of his original interior - i'm gutted it was ripped out! [ATTACH]496[/Attach]
Posted by: 48REME - 16 April 2007 15:00:16
Very attractive car indeed!
Are you going to put semaphores on or leave the 'elephant ears' indicators?
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 18 April 2007 21:01:38
Gonna stick with his ears for now, they are part of his 'Swedishness' and I like that.
My next mod if you like will be getting his tyres whitewalled (hopefully this weekend) and respraying the centres of his wheels red.
Posted by: 48REME - 19 April 2007 12:54:26
Yes, it's very Swedish to have the ears just like it's very Belgian to have round reflectors on the rear wings of Split window Beetles.
Nice and original. It's funny how each country treated the same little car differently...
Posted by: mmayson - 19 April 2007 13:45:34
Great looking car!
Mike
Posted by: hfj258e adam - 22 April 2007 00:16:49
what a nice beetle makes me want to get one even more :D
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 20 June 2007 14:59:38
Heres some pics of how Harry looks now, he's had white walls added, his chromes fitted to the windows, a wicker parcel shelf and a period 'picnic' radio and dual mount aerial fitted :D
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Speakers hidden under the parcel shelf, attached with Cable Ties :D
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Posted by: 48REME - 20 June 2007 20:12:12
Oh no! You've got dust on the bonnet...! :D
Posted by: JD - 20 June 2007 21:09:34
[quote="48REME"]Oh no! You've got dust on the bonnet...! :D [/quote]
LOL, black cars - you have to love em. Theres [b][i]always[/i][/b] dust on the bonnet!
Posted by: jonathan.28 - 21 June 2007 00:12:53
Very lovely indeed!
Posted by: 1958 Harry - 21 June 2007 09:38:10
LOL! Cheers!
Yep its a nightmare to keep clean (even though it spends most its life locked in the garage until shows/meets), its covered in dust at the mo!
