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1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:18 pm
by mattb
Our family Beetle will finally be taken out of storage and put back on the road. There is alot that is not original on the car but we will be working to get it back to its former glory
I will be changing the wheels and Steering wheel right away...any suggestions where I can get a correct steering wheel?
Will continue to share here as we go through the journey
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:29 am
by Jdt1976
Very nice.
Does it still got the semaphores or did someone close it? Do you know what the original colour was?
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:57 am
by jolas
Cool car, keep the progress pics coming
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:17 am
by Riaan.N
Very nice beetle! Haven't seen this model before.
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Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:56 am
by mattb
Jdt1976 wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:29 am
Very nice.
Does it still got the semaphores or did someone close it? Do you know what the original colour was?
I do know that it was converted to 12 volt years ago and I have had someone else suggest that it may have had semaphores. I will have to see if it does
My dad bought it in the 70s and it never had them
Original colour was a cream / off white
Is there a way to look this up?
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:23 am
by fig
If it's a 58 it would have originally had semaphores, so no need to look further than the VIN. I notice the rear bumper is a one-year-only 1967.
That's an enviable car and looks like a great project. I'm looking forward to your progress reports.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:30 pm
by Jdt1976
Interesting. I have got a 58 cabrio that looks a lot like yours. My colour looks similar, no semaphores etc.
I could see where the semaphores used to be on mine.
The semaphore was behind the door below the rear side window. If you knock the metal in that area you should hear where they closed them of.
Here is a pic of my one.
It original colour was Atlas blue.
The RHD Cabrios were model 152 and LHD 151.
Here is a link to colours:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/inf ... stype2.php
Looking forward to see the progress.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:43 pm
by retrovan
But surely the back lights on both your cars are not correct, or did Karmann start using these back light 1st ..???
Herman
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:50 pm
by mattb
Jdt1976 wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:30 pm
Interesting. I have got a 58 cabrio that looks a lot like yours. My colour looks similar, no semaphores etc.
I could see where the semaphores used to be on mine.
The semaphore was behind the door below the rear side window. If you knock the metal in that area you should hear where they closed them of.
Here is a pic of my one.
It original colour was Atlas blue.
The RHD Cabrios were model 152 and LHD 151.
Here is a link to colours:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/inf ... stype2.php
Looking forward to see the progress.
Wow yours is beautiful
Can you send me pics of your interior?
I will check the semaphores later in the week.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:52 pm
by mattb
retrovan wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:43 pm
But surely the back lights on both your cars are not correct, or did Karmann start using these back light 1st ..???
Herman
I agree
I am going to check this later in week.
Wonder if I will be able to get the semaphores somewhere in Sa
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:48 pm
by fig
mattb wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:52 pm
retrovan wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:43 pm
But surely the back lights on both your cars are not correct, or did Karmann start using these back light 1st ..???
Herman
I agree
I am going to check this later in week.
Wonder if I will be able to get the semaphores somewhere in Sa
Herman is correct. A 1959 should have the oval glass "snowflake" taillights.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:52 pm
by Terry Phillips
Nice JDT,now all the toys are coming out. Send us a picture of her topless so we can see the inside.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:59 pm
by splitfan
The dash also looks to be later than 58" am I wrong ?
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:58 pm
by Jdt1976
Thanks Matt. I will take some pics of the upholstery but I know it is not original. This info I got on the certificate:
I agree
I am going to check this later in week.
Wonder if I will be able to get the semaphores somewhere in Sa
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Herman is correct. A 1959 should have the oval glass "snowflake" taillights.
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I agree, should have snowflake taillights and no front indicators.
Terry Phillips wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:52 pm
Nice JDT,now all the toys are coming out. Send us a picture of her topless so we can see the inside.
Thanks Terry, come to think of it I never went topless with her. Will do it over the weekend and post a pic.
Re: 1958 Karmann Kabriolet will be rolling again soon
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:52 pm
by mattb
Jdt1976 wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:58 pm
Thanks Matt. I will take some pics of the upholstery but I know it is not original. This info I got on the certificate:
i am most interested in getting the right knobs - steering wheel etc for now so anything you can show will help me source parts