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For sale is my 1959 beetle.
I have owned the car since June 2020. At the time you of purchase, the car was pink, had big fibreglass arches, 4 stud wheels and was needing a lot of love and attention.
From the VW Heritage Certificate I obtained, it is a November 1959 built car (1960 model year) delivered to Ramsgate in December 1959. I have restored the car in a callook style, in its original Jade Green paintwork, with correct period items such as semaphores and snowflake rear lights. I have also upgraded the car to have greater reliability and safety. Summary of details below:
Body:
- Original body
- Used doors, bought and shipped from the US from rust free states
- New non genuine wings
- New non genuine bootlid and bonnet
- Previous repairs have been done to the inner arches
- Repairs done on the window edges on front and rear screens with new metal shaped and welded in.
- Removable rear section to aid large engine removal (bolt in)
- Painted in original Jade Green
- New stainless steel side trims
- Empi stainless steel running boards
- Original glass (what looks to be anyway)
- New single piece window seals
- New door seals
- T bars currently fitted
- Also have a set of new blade bumpers
- Genuine Talbot Berlin Mirror
Chassis
- Original chassis
- Looks like the heater channels have been replaced previously
- Floor is solid but does have some small patches - I imagine this has also been replaced previously
- 4” narrowed ball joint beam
- Disc brake conversion
- New 5x130 discs
- New 5x130 drum
- New bearings front and rear
- New drum brake internals
- Spax adjustable shocks on the front
- Full chassis and inner arches covered in Upol Raptor
- 4. 5/ 5. 5 x 15 SSP Fuch - centres sprayed in satin black
- 175/ 60/ 15 and 205/ 40/ 15 Kumho tyres - 200 miles use.
Engine
- Non original later 1200 twin port engine
- Electronic fuel pump with kill switch
- Alternator conversion
- Engine runs well but is quite slow
- I do have a 1641 in parts that can go with the car for the full asking price
Electrics
- Brand new wiring loom from Vw looms
- 12v upgrade
- New battery
- New semaphores (12v)
- New Bosch indicator switch
- New ignition switch
- New light switch
- New dipped light switch
- 1967 wiper motor
- Rebuilt 1967 Speedo
- New headlights (high quality us style items)
- Bosswerkes LED rear lights (within the standard snow flake rear lights).
Interior
- Cobra bucket seats retrimmed in ‘fat biscuit’ style vinyl
- New door cards
- Empi headlining
- Newton commercial carpets
- Empi seat bases
- Wooden steering wheel
- Lap belts for the front seats
As you can tell, a lot of work has gone into the car. The car has been on the road since August 2021, however I have only driven it around 200 miles since completion.
The car isn’t to concourse standards, but has been completed to be a useable classic car, with great chassis protection from the upol raptor and reliability from the electronic fuel pump and alternator. The car starts first time every time and enjoyed a nice steady 80 mile trip this weekend.
The car comes with a very large box of spares. There is also the 1641 engine in bits requiring rebuild if the full asking price is given.
On top of the heritage certificate, I have been able to source a genuine 1959 brochure, manual and service book for the car, which looks great on display. I have almost all the receipts for the items I have purchased for the car, and also have multiple previous owners receipts going back to the mid-1980s.
2 small points to note - the wipers are slow to function and there is a scuff on the top of the bootlid from a failed hinge support causing misalignment. I am happy to organise the repainting of the bootlid and will look into the wiper motor action prior to sale.
I will be sad to see the car go, however house moves, weddings and other car projects forces sale.
The car is based in Aberdeen, in the North East of Scotland. I am happy to meet you at Aberdeen airport, bus or train station for a viewing. I also can suggest a car courier who I have used on multiple occasions - probably the safest way of transferring a 63 year old car across the country to you.
