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This is a low mile original paint surviver, Well fenders where wallinut shell blasted and all dings metal finished and matched with semi gloss color and rubbed to match original paint. Was going to leave stock but just couldnt do it. So with lowered spindles and cutting beam 1/2 inch a side, here it is so far. Will have a dualcarb 40 hp motor when done.

Couple more shots

another cool car danny  , are those empi are the same one who are on your cow look car???

The Perfect Sleeper !

Thanks harry I am fighting the urge to put a big motor in it, Thats for sure !!!  Hi and thanks Fabs, I found a second set of wheel last summer on the samba, I was going to restore them and sell them but things change with this vw sickness.

BRO.. THE CAR IS BADD ASS.. LOOKING GREAT.. U NEED TO STOP WHAT UR DOING.. AND FINISH IT NOW! B

That ride is SWEET! Now finish that fucker!

Thanks guys and I'm trying ! I 'm trying to get it done for the classic.

Pukka dude !!

God I am itching for a set of 5s  :o

They're only finished when they're sold!  ;D

That is a clean car, thanks for sharing!

a very unusual one year only colour  8)

did your car come with the original wing beading and if so was it coloured or black with black running boards as the pictures ?

here a picture of my flint grey november '59

largely original but someone replaced the fenders for fiberglass items but I still have fenders and hope to refit them once they are repaired


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Danny,
That thing is absolutely STUNNING!
Perfect execution as always ....

Love to see some 'before' pics ... let's see what you had to start with 8)
Great project & I like the idea you're wanting to keep the engine (somewhat) simple ... sometimes it's MORE fun driving one with less that 150-200 horses!
TxT

Hi ron, When I got the car the outside was cal-trans orange. I bought the car for all the sheetmetal, It was going to go on my cow-look car! But the more I looked at it the more I wanted to save it, So my helper george for about two weeks cleaned inside and out and scraped and blew the orange paint off and saved as much as we could. There are a few little spot jobs on body, and was not trying to make perfect, Just a nice clean driver. Now its one of my favorite cars I have built! To your question, There was no fender beading, But the was a pep-boyz sterring wheel and shag carpet! Want to say thanks to george and my old buddy randy for selling me the car!

I hope the shag carpeting is staying!  ;)

Hey tom a couple more with the beam removed and will post more as I find them

The trunk

You're welcome, when I bought the car I knew you of all people would appreciate it more than most. Once you got past that hideous paint that was on it. Glad you like it

I wanna see the before pics! It's hard to believe it was orange!

I wish I would have taken more shots or any shots of the before,  There is a little orange inside vents under rear window Zack,Just could not get it all out with heated preasure washer. Zack most of the paint blew off with airhose! Thank god for shity paint preping!!

I saw it in Danny's garage in Norwalk... hard to believe it's the same car. It was as bad as Danny said!

Unbelieveable ... But you're still not gonna convince me just anyone would have 'seen the trees in the forest'.

You gotta find a before pic! :D

Tom I use to be bad about takeing pictures of stuff, Hell I think I only have 2-3 pictures of my black ghia. But now with these digital cameras, snap and there it is ! And two minute later a printed picture. Plus I hate looking at the before's, Just reminds me of how much work I did  and how tired it made me!! LOL

Danny, I know what you're saying. Fortunately, there's a cure for THAT ... ;)

What about this one? Ready to go? ;)
TxT

The big 40

Added a shifter and little trim ring I made

making manifolds

making more pieces

More stuff

exhaust got Jet Hot coated black

More stuff

Thin plywood templates I made for cutting carpet out , Now have edges sewn around all the pieces .

Thing behind fan shroud is a manual deal for opening manual chokes on both carbs from dash

More stuff

Lookin' BITCHEN' Danny!  8)
Missed ya Bugorama . . . I was lookin' for ya!
BTW . . . if ya ever think about getting rid of those wheels, please let me know, okay?

Thanks Mark , with all the fires up here in Tahoe the roads where closed to go to Sac , So I worked on one of my cars instead of Bugorama .