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A very very rare VW

I thought some of you would enjoy this fascinating thread over on the samba. The discovery and amazing restoration of a 1938 VW beetle.

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Just awesome... What a find!
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I'm a former Beetle guy. I drove a '63 all the way to 2005 when I bought my 1983 SC. That thread is amazing!
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Certainly a great thread but so many photos of the restoration are now missing.

The leaf spring rear end had me laughing.
What were they thinking to put that on a Beetle?
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Certainly a great thread but so many photos of the restoration are now missing.
What could have happened to those missing pics? What a shame. There are some nice pics of the finished product on page 216. (Long thread!)
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What could have happened to those missing pics? What a shame. There are some nice pics of the finished product on page 216. (Long thread!)
A lot of times people use their own picture hosting accounts, and they either abandon the account or the hosting company goes under.
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On page 203 there are a ton of pics that he added back in later.
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Good story, awesome car!
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On page 203 there are a ton of pics that he added back in later.
Thanks. Awesome work!



















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Really cool, thanks for posting.

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