New 356 owner
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:53 pm
Hi...
After 20 years of being into vdubs and following a trip to The Classic in LA last year and seeing Greg Banfill's Pre-A slammed and on chrome early fuchs, I decided to sell my '58 beetle 'vert and buy a 356A.
I put a wanted ad on the 356 Registry and had plenty of responses but seemed to lose out on a few deals to our european friends with their strong Euro's. Finally ended up buying a '58 Super from a guy just outside New York, which was originally Meissen Blue. It was hard decision to make seeing I was buying it purely from photographs and the owners description but once it turned up it was as described and I was happy with what I'd bought. The car finally turned up on christmas eve...
Welding wise it needs the panel under the fuel tank and I shall replace the whole floor as it has been patched badly, Also the battery floor has been badly repaired so that will be replaced but apart from that it is very solid and complete.
Plan is for a full show quality resto but it will be running chrome 4.5 and deep 6 fuchs and slammed suspension on air shocks.
This is from when it turned up on christmas eve...
After 20 years of being into vdubs and following a trip to The Classic in LA last year and seeing Greg Banfill's Pre-A slammed and on chrome early fuchs, I decided to sell my '58 beetle 'vert and buy a 356A.
I put a wanted ad on the 356 Registry and had plenty of responses but seemed to lose out on a few deals to our european friends with their strong Euro's. Finally ended up buying a '58 Super from a guy just outside New York, which was originally Meissen Blue. It was hard decision to make seeing I was buying it purely from photographs and the owners description but once it turned up it was as described and I was happy with what I'd bought. The car finally turned up on christmas eve...
Welding wise it needs the panel under the fuel tank and I shall replace the whole floor as it has been patched badly, Also the battery floor has been badly repaired so that will be replaced but apart from that it is very solid and complete. Plan is for a full show quality resto but it will be running chrome 4.5 and deep 6 fuchs and slammed suspension on air shocks.
This is from when it turned up on christmas eve...
More updates soon....
Love the 356 , looks to be a great project
like the sound of that. (and it's just the sort of mad thing i'd like to do) think i'd have to find another 356 though, otherwise Andy prill might get upset. his but blood sweat and tears into getting my car just right.