Eliot's Vintage 55 Oval

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:53 am

I'll try to look up the numbers on my car. IIRC it's an April car. I wish mine was a 3-fold

Did you ever find out anything about those little metal patches over the over rider holes that your can and mine have?

oval1 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:55 am

I wonder about the red interior.. Guess I need to get a birth certificate...

oval1 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:00 am

mk-Zero wrote:

I'll try to look up the numbers on my car. IIRC it's an April car. I wish mine was a 3-fold

Did you ever find out anything about those little metal patches over the over rider holes that your can and mine have?

Yea, it appears that it is ram guards from the factory that someone welded up at some point. After further inspection there's burn marks on the inside apron through the OG paint. Also stripped the paint and found filler. I want to go back original but I hate overriders

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:14 am

oval1 wrote:

mk-Zero wrote:

I'll try to look up the numbers on my car. IIRC it's an April car. I wish mine was a 3-fold

Did you ever find out anything about those little metal patches over the over rider holes that your can and mine have?

Yea, it appears that it is ram guards from the factory that someone welded up at some point. After further inspection there's burn marks on the inside apron through the OG paint. Also stripped the paint and found filler. I want to go back original but I hate overriders

Huh, it's strange that someone did that to yours and mine so identically. If I were you I would live with the descrepancy between the birth cirtificate and the car and skip the ram protection. It looks terrible with eggs.

oval1 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:32 pm

I agree 100%

I'm not planning to put them back on there. They can always be added back if someone wants them later. I'm sure Buddy would drill the holes for them for FREE

Uncle Nubs · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:01 pm

Thats sweet :thumbs:

Boom · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:43 pm

its just an oval....rat rod it.
it would look sweet with a chopped roof and beam extender

tommiebsmith · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:57 pm

Boom wrote:

its just an oval....rat rod it.
it would look sweet with a chopped roof and beam extender

I say Baja that bad boy.. It's easier to cut a straight line if the car has never been wrecked..

oval1 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:09 pm

Damn, you read my mind :hillbilly:

kdf38 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:58 pm **Posts:** 223

NOPE, It is March 1955 as Eliot shows, because the March chassis numbers ENDED with 847 966.

Mike

ConcreteAce wrote:

oval1 wrote:

I'm also curious to know how close this cars build date is to Bian's??

Body Stamping: 743441 Early March
VIN Plate: 1-0837695 Early March
Chassis Stamping: 1-0837695 Early March
Engine Stamping: 1-1009748 Early March
Wheels are all stamped: 3/55 March

Eliot It cant be a March car because in march the chassis numbers started with 847 966 . Which is after your 837 695. Feb the chassis number started 823 604

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/inf ... dating.php

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