'50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
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'50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
Spotted at Melville Spar. This car was perfect in every way. Strangely, the owner was not interested in chatting about it at all. He saw me gawking, leapt in and roared off despite my attempt to throw myself in front of it to get his attention...
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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
Now thats a sweet ride !!!
Eish maybe you scared him he thought you were trying to hijack him
Eish maybe you scared him he thought you were trying to hijack him

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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
That's the one from Malmesbury advertised on here some time ago....
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Yes... Chris from Malmesbury' Vert.... another Cape Town gem exported to Guateng....
I wonder if he paid the full R125 000 asking price or took it in cheaper form, minus the Fuchs wheels, Judson supercharger etc etc...
That is a sweet ride for sure, and if I was checking you all over my 50's vert in a parking lot, I too would have high tailed it...
Muds

I wonder if he paid the full R125 000 asking price or took it in cheaper form, minus the Fuchs wheels, Judson supercharger etc etc...
That is a sweet ride for sure, and if I was checking you all over my 50's vert in a parking lot, I too would have high tailed it...

Muds

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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
I thought so too, minus the Fuchs of course.eben wrote:That's the one from Malmesbury advertised on here some time ago....
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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
I wonder if its still supercharged?
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The friend with me recognized the number plates being from Malmesbury. I screamed to the owner that I had a '62 and he yelled back through a slit in the glass that he has a '58 saloon and a '68 as well. He drove off like the clappers so it could well have had a bit of a boost under there. It sure sounded healthy...
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Yummy !
Good to see it on our streets now !
Good to see it on our streets now !
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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
Father in law worked on it a couple of weeks ago,its still supercharged,he said he paid a 100k for it,i hope he changed the hup caps cause he had diff ones on each wheel,,still an awesome ride thou.

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I went to see that Bug in the metal in Malmesbury. Stunner, really really nice.
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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
Golfmad wrote:Eish maybe you scared him he thought you were trying to hijack him

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Re: '50's Karmann Convertible Beetle - Must see!
Now would not mind Parking that one in my Garage


Maby bugger took it ?

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