Ghia fuel tank colour ?

Ask and give advice here
Post Reply
Haans
Camshaft
Posts: 893
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:10 pm
What model do you have?: 1960 ghia
Location: Nelson Mandela Metro
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 107 times
South Africa

Ghia fuel tank colour ?

Post by Haans »

Please assist,.....a omie told me that thefuel tank colour should the same as the body!
It seems all the pics that I could get with body colour tanksare for low lights.
Most of the cars post '59 ,.the tanks are black
Haans is a '60 model

What say you ?

Haans


User avatar
retrovan
Donor
Donor
Posts: 8709
Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:51 pm
What model do you have?: 52T1,68FB,72Bay,75FL
Location: Eich! no, in Jefferys Bay
Has thanked: 421 times
Been thanked: 539 times
Contact:
Netherlands

Re: Ghia fuel tank colour ?

Post by retrovan »

As the older cars had all the parts fitted and then moved over to the paint plant, most parts where body colour.

When the production system changed, the cars where build, painted and then assembled with all other parts, resulting in most add on parts being satin black

Herman
1952 Split Beetle 1835cc
1968 Fastback 2Lt.type4
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle Truck 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
Haans
Camshaft
Posts: 893
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:10 pm
What model do you have?: 1960 ghia
Location: Nelson Mandela Metro
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 107 times
South Africa

Re: Ghia fuel tank colour ?

Post by Haans »

Noted satin black is what I purchased initially

Thanks

Haans
Post Reply