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General Forums => Classifieds => Topic started by: caribooOval on September 07, 2004, 08:54:43 PM
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Hi Guys I'm new to this and I'm looking for some help
I have recently acquired a 55 oval and I'm thinking of selling it
it's in very restorable condition the only rust in the whole car is in the front fender opening on the lower firewall about the size of a twoonie. the floors are all good as well as the batt box area.
the fenders have cracks but no rust it has the original engine also the front seat frames are there but the back seat is missing as is the gas tank.
I can e-mail pics as well
can anyone tell me roughfly the value
Thanks for the help
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pics can go along way towards a value.55 is an odd year does it bullet fenders or semaphores correct seats,taillights ect they all add to the value.
if you want to send me pics i'll post them for you
russ
vw4me@shaw.ca
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NICE TRY RUSS - send the pictures to me and I will post them - Russ just wants dibbs on the car :)
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55 is a very common year.... as you can see in one of Geoff's trip picture there was a graveyard full.
I figure that it is worth about $2000, top dollar if it is all complete... send me the pics and I will come get it....er I mean post it
:wacko:
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Pics are worth a thousand words, hard to put a price on something sight unseen.
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Ok guys I'm going nuts trying to figure this out
How the Hell do you post a pic in here
I've been trying all night
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They need to first be hosted on a server such as a personal webpage or one of the free photo servers that are out there (webshots etc)
Then click the above IMG button paste your url link and there you have it
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Ok guys I'm going nuts trying to figure this out
How the Hell do you post a pic in here
I've been trying all night
you have to post them on a host site and then cut & paste the link or properties of the pic.
post them on www.thesamba.com & i'll help you out.
allthough someone probably has a better idea for a host site.
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click on this link.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=87265 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=87265)
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place the picture against a fence post, and using a hammer and nail, hammer the nail through the picture into the post.
Consider it posted.
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thats my bug
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I would suggest using a different place to post the pictures, thesamba.com has not been working well lately. Who is your internet provider?
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shaw
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click on this link.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=87265 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=87265)
whats the vin # of the car?
are the doors ribbed? how is the w deck lid? heater channels? interior?
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ok I got it posted at samba if you click on the link that Silas sent me it takes you to my bug
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ok start here
Shaw Webspace Setup (http://support.shaw.ca/customercare/webspace.htm)
Then you can upload your pictures to there using an FTP application. Then you will have an image link like this
http://members.shaw.ca/yourwebspacename/img12345.jpg (http://members.shaw.ca/yourwebspacename/img12345.jpg)
You have tonnes of space there!
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the interior is rough just the front seat frames left and the door panels and rear side panels
heater channels are rust free
the w deck has a dent below the w
not sure what you mean about the doors there is a body line at the top just below the window
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non semaphored car,i would make sure the seats are correct for the year i post a pic it will have no adjustment on it.someone has changed the front fenders. without looking at it i would say around 1500.00 -2000.00 but it is all dependent on what someone will pay for it. The price will vary on what pieces are with the car.do the seats look like what i posted? best way to tell what year it is,is post the vin number under the rear seat.
can you take interior shots?
russ
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OK the vin # on the rear floor is 1-0748216
the # ON THE ENGINE IS 1570191
THE SEATS look the same to me as the pic RUSS posted
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vin # on the rear floor is 1-0748216
# ON THE ENGINE IS 1570191
i'll take a stab at this.
first of all, the engine is from a 56. probably built between feb-april 1956.
secondly, i think your vin # has one too many #'s in it. if it was 1-074821 it would be a 56 and would match your engine #.
if the # is 1-748216, your car would be a 54. which it definately is not because it lacks semi's.
i know jason (bananasplit) is good with this stuff. hopefully he or someone else will help out or confirm what i have stated.
i'm 95% sure it's a 56 model built in the early months of 1956.
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ok I just went and double checked the vin # on the floor
and it is 1-0748216-
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hey dude its me you know meeeeee
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no I don't know who meeeeeeee is
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ye its AL
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Ok now I read your profile and HI Al
hey i found 6 more bugs today and one's a 57 with bullit fenders
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HEY I lost those bugs awhile back - I'll come pick them up.
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hey right on i guess thats the good thing bout suckin shit all day" heehee" :D you get to find all the goodys :rockon:
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sorry dude got lost 4 a minute
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hey i found 6 more bugs today and one's a 57 with bullit fenders
you did what ? :blink: :blink:
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my 55 vin number is 1-0 839 661 it puts it at feb-mar of 55
that would put yours at oct-nov 54 pan swap? the seats if correct add about 400 to the value.i don't know why you have no semi's pan swap to a 54 with a 56 body? the front where the heat comes out do they have vents on them or just mesh?
russ
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my 55 vin number is 1-0 839 661 it puts it at feb-mar of 55
that would put yours at oct-nov 54 pan swap? the seats if correct add about 400 to the value.i don't know why you have no semi's pan swap to a 54 with a 56 body? the front where the heat comes out do they have vents on them or just mesh?
russ
good point russ. i never thought of the 'ole pan swap.
so the #on the pan would mean that the pan is a 54.
does the vin# on the metal plate behind the spare tire on the brake fluid reservoir shelf match the # on the pan? or is it different?
the body does not look like a 54 (no semi's/bumper with over-riders).
:huh:
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Ok guys
I checked the # plate behind the spare tire and it matches the # on the floor
also I looked at the floor heater tubes where they dump out at your feet have mesh approx 1/4 inch squares
I guess I got a tough one to figure hey
Thanks for all the input
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that would make it a 54 or 55 for sure has any work been done where the semaphores would go?mabey some one filled them in?
i would like to see more pics of the car if you have a digital camera (curiosity as i can't afford another project:)
russ
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yes, more pics.
how about the rear apron? are there exhaust cutouts or not?
the doors. are they ribbed? there would be a "ledge/line" under the window above where the door panel is.
1/4" squares? i thought a 54 was supposed to have round mesh covered holes in the heater channel?
oh yeah. more pics ;)
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ok that pic didn't work either but I put up a rear pic on the samba under oval beetles
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i did look at the pic but the bottom line is if you had a digital camera and posted specific pics i could tell for sure.i'll list a few things to look for
1 decklid lift it up underneath where the spring is does it form a "V" or is it straight?
2. gas tank completley square? or does it have a big hump in it?gas cap extremly large (100mm)
3. seats should be like i posted no adjusters knob on them.
4. front where the heat comes out roundish holes with mesh in them not slits.
5.ribbed doors (like silas mentioned)
6. batwing steering wheel
7. semaphores
if most of these are present and no semaphores mabey they were filled in?the rear apron to me almost looks like it had exust cutouts but it is banged up pretty good.
russ
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You can post the links to the pix on the samba by right clicking on the pic and selecting "properties".
Hi-lite the link and copy it to your clipboard > 'ctrl+c'. Then just paste it into your post here > 'ctrl+v'
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/171828.jpg (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/171828.jpg)
That way peeps on dial-up don't have to download the whole 275K pic, when viewing the post.
-=Cheers=-
OOPs, just tried the link and it doesn't work. You have to copy the URL to your clipboard and paste it into your web browser URL bar.
Somehow the Samba blocks links from other web sites, but allows you to access the photos directly from your browser....
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wow, the rear apron is extremely mangled, but i can see that it definately has exhaust cutouts.
the rear fenders have later tail lights on them, but they were probably added by a p/o.
take a pic of the inside of the doors and the gas tank.
i'm still thinking it's a 56.
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/thu...ails/171873.jpg (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/thumbnails/171873.jpg)
OK again I posted pic's for all the questons Russ asked
except for the Gas tank as it is missing
the seats are the same as the ones in the pic that Russ posted
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_sea...hor=CaribooOval (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=CaribooOval)
ribbed doors, round mesh covered holes. straight decklid spring.
60's steering wheel. no semis.
looks like a 55.
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definatly a 55 i would say the semi's have been filled,it's one beat car but a good year oval to own if i do say so myself:)
by the way that aircleaner is worth about 175.00 us funds don't lose it :D
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Well I went outside and decided to find out about the semis and low and behold it had semiphores and they were welded over and filled with lead and covered with a thin layer of plastic filler (bondo).I assume
then painted.There now we know.Thanks for the heads up on the air cleaner Russ and everyone else for all the info. I bought another oval yesterday and it has the missing door handle and side glass I was missing
not sure of the year or Vin # yet as I haven't brought it home yet but it has bullit fenders on it
Anyway Thanks again all