Late Models...

[Neil Davies]

...and if you use www.busselecta.com you get type1, type2 and type3 versions, and a Porsche selecta too!

[Koko81]

1300, 44PS  From Germany!

Lowered all around! In the front 4,5" and in the back 5,5" Sprint Stars

[DKK Ted]

NICE!!!! 

[Zach Gomulka]

Is it just me or do cal look late models look soooooo much better with bumpers??

[javabug]

No, its not just you, Zach.  I can't get into those fat (not F.A.T.) t-bars.

[Rick Meredith]

Is it just me or do cal look late models look soooooo much better with bumpers??

I agree!

[roland]

Is it just me or do cal look late models look soooooo much better with bumpers??

Agreed twice!

[ESH]

That was one of the questions on my girlfriends project car, how to resolve that and the trim / no trim thing. We concluded that bumpers were better too. On this subject does anyone have a good match for the factory coating on the inside of a Europa? It's still a low priority as there are other things requiring time so I haven't got around to it yet but I noticed that the finish on the N.O.S one we have is different to the the refinished one we have so it needs to be matched up.

 

[bluestar]

my wife 1300' is with trim , trim are nice with some color ! no trim is more cal-look but very nice to !

[qubek]

Damn, my girlfriend don't want her 1300 to be lowered.
I mean - I understand her, but still....

[Neil Davies]

Damn, my girlfriend don't want her 1300 to be lowered.
I mean - I understand her, but still....

Just don't tell her...

Or offer to do a disc conversion then "accidentally" order dropped spindles instead of regular ones!


As far as bumpers go - none at all is the way to go. No Tbars, no bumpers, just clean the lines right up!

[qubek]

Damn, my girlfriend don't want her 1300 to be lowered.
I mean - I understand her, but still....

Just don't tell her...

Or offer to do a disc conversion then "accidentally" order dropped spindles instead of regular ones!

It wouldn't work. Downside of being with a girl who's into cars

As far as bumpers go - none at all is the way to go. No Tbars, no bumpers, just clean the lines right up!

Actually it depends of the car. Probably combination of factors like trim (color or lack of it), stance, or something, I don't know. Some late Bugs look right without bumpers, but very often - they don't.

I'm thinking what to do with my old Bug (late model) and the idea I have is to keep the bumpers but get rid of trim and use black window frames. But this leaves you with a question about headlight frames and handles (chrome, black, body color?) and then there is a small problem with choosing wheels  

[Zach Gomulka]

I think since the hood and decklid are so short and "stubby" on a late model, it lends itself better to bumpers, trim or not!

[roland]

I think since the hood and decklid are so short and "stubby" on a late model, it lends itself better to bumpers, trim or not!

Zach, my thoughts just came out of your mouth.. well your fingers actually..

[dirk zeyen]

late model bumpers are heavy metal.....22kg for two
but it looks better!!!

dirk zeyen

[Neil Davies]

Actually it depends of the car. Probably combination of factors like trim (color or lack of it), stance, or something, I don't know. Some late Bugs look right without bumpers, but very often - they don't.

I'm thinking what to do with my old Bug (late model) and the idea I have is to keep the bumpers but get rid of trim and use black window frames. But this leaves you with a question about headlight frames and handles (chrome, black, body color?) and then there is a small problem with choosing wheels  

When I was at university in Sheffield there was a local VW parts place that had a red Mexican Beetle parked outside. Factory dechromed, body colour headlight rims and body colour bumpers with the black insert, black handles and mirrors, all factory parts. Even had the smoked rear lenes (elephant's feet though ) and green tinted glass. It was lowered in the front just a little bit and had Revolution wheels, but I thought that if the front came down more and the wheels were swapped for 914 2-litres or something similar then it would look superb! You wouldn't want to over-skinny the front tyres (maybe a 175/60 or similar) but there was just something about the look of it that made me look twice.

[Diederick/DVK]

i was just browsing the greenhearts forum and found this awesome late looker :

are there any other photos available? this is one bad ass looker IMHO

[DKK Ted]

Here is my wifes and I 69' looker.

[Bewitched666]

I have a 69 beetle but it still has the euoblade bumpers on it,is this a european thing?
I know the previous owner swapped the fenders for earlier ones so the car looks pre 60.

Is it possible i have a model thats inbetween big bumpers and euro ones?

[Neil Davies]

I have a 69 beetle but it still has the euoblade bumpers on it,is this a european thing?
I know the previous owner swapped the fenders for earlier ones so the car looks pre 60.

Is it possible i have a model thats inbetween big bumpers and euro ones?

It could be a European 1200 - check out Christophe's thread in readers rides for his orange 1200.

[roland]

Here is my wifes and I 69' looker.

I really love that car! nice pics also, you can hold a camera!

just a question, what size are your fuchs?

[Diederick/DVK]

yeah that first pic is cool!!

late sixes on 205/65/15 and 145/15 is what i'd guess...

[DKK Ted]

Thanks, Yes, they are all late Fuch's, tire size is what you said, 205/65/15 and 145/15's. Good eye! I plan to have the fronts narrowed to 4 1/2. Sometime after the Classic's.

[benssp]

My friend toms marathon in the making

[GreenTom]

some almost new pix of my bug:
night session:






and the rear end off:



interior:

[peach_]

some almost new pix of my bug:
night session:






and the rear end off:



interior:

tom mate i dnt care what anyone else says about this bug it the dogs balls!

im doing a 1200 71 as well atm and im was aming to do exactly what you have done to yours except no t-bars plus iv got a 1641, have you kept the 1200 gearbox?

was jst gonna ask the colour code for the bug?
 
im in the uk so no chance of seeing double while driving around if u was worried about it lol

cheers dude 

P.S that one sweet "cal-look"  hahaha

[GreenTom]

thanx man.

the colour is.... hehe I woullike to know I bought it like that when it was just a typical sparkafer. The paint job was done only for a moment as I gues. I'll repaint it the saim. when I'll mach the paint I'll tell what colour is it

I was in UK for a wille with that bug, drove thre with 1600 and drove back with 1776 as it's now.
Yes it has genuine 1200 box drives good looks quite healthy but also quite short (nice for town cruiseing). I drive it quite often for longer yourneys and it's not so bad but 4th could be longer

[Diederick/DVK]

i was just browsing the greenhearts forum and found this awesome late looker :

are there any other photos available? this is one bad ass looker IMHO

does nobody know this awesome late looker?

[ESH]

Ten or fifteen years ago it would have been hard to imagine it being difficult getting parts for a later car but after months of waiting it looks like we've finally found the right pan in the right quality thanks to a supplier going outside of their normal channels and doing a bit of digging around. A while back these would have been on the shelf at any number of places but they're not right now. In this case I think the panels are out there and it's a short term supply / shipping problem but in other instances we've ended up going down the hand made route to ensure we get the right fit and quality. Now we have the pan it should mean we can finally get on with the finishing and rebuild part of the project though we won't know for sure until it arrives at the shop next Wednesday. This part will have probably ended up being the difference between having the car ready for EBI 3 and not EBI 2 though I'm sure we'll find other delays as we move into the next stage. Whatever though, I think times have changed for the late Bug.  Early cars have always had a cost associated with getting the right parts but none of the air-cooled VWs are young now and it's definitely starting to show. A little off topic I guess!

 

[Ivan]

Oops sorry, I thought this was a thread about Anna Nicole Smith...