VW beelte panels;

junkyard

Has anyone got VW beetle wings and doors to suit a 1967 model before I go and buy new ones? Thanks.

Abelloid

Get in touch with Roadcow (Britt) he is based in San Jose, California, and regularly ships genuine rust free parts to Northern Ireland,
probably has some in stock up North.
Repro parts are easy to come by but are generally a poor fit and poor quality steel,
depends on the level of restoration, my old ragtop had repros and they did the job and were cheap too
If you want the best ask Britt about a set of '67 doors and '66 or earlier wings (US 67 fronts had round H-lamps),
they will have the oval lamps up front and the rears will have small lamps and holes for the bumper support bars.
Here's a US spec 67 http://www.oldbug.com/yel67.htm

You can find Britt on the forums at;

http://www.southernvolksfolks.com/phpBB2/index.php
http://www.type2ireland.org/forum/
http://www.thebugzone.com/nbocforum/phpBB2/index.php?

(PS; There is a 356 powered oval for sale on http://www.kieftenklok.nl/uk/index.php
I'll give you a buzz on monday about the Fiesta)

Abelloid

Just found a 67 (same as yours except euro model) for £300 in Swansea
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=215805

junkyard

Thanks for the info Justin, I think I might be better off fitting good quality secondhand panels instead of spurious stuff.

Silvera

I'd reckon that you would have a difficult task to source secondhand parts for a '67 Beetle in Ireland.

Have you tried .....

The Beetle Club (southernvolksfolks)?
Emilios Beetles?
The Morris Minor Centre (Ranelagh)?

Having said that, I spotted a circa.'65 Beetle parked/abandonded in a garden in Clane, Co. Kildare some time ago.
- hard to say what parts might be salvagable tho ? .........PM me if you need more details.


Silvera.

Abelloid

Just remembered for the best quality repair panels try
http://www.hookyspanelshop.com/

Silvera, did you also spot these in Kildare?





http://www.emiliosbeetles.com

Silvera

Cool!
Where is that lot located JustinOval ?

Any '65's/'67's among them ?

Abelloid

It's Emilios top secret yard full of old dubs awaiting restoration, somewhere in Kildare.
I don't think there are many, if any pre-68s there. Emilio mainly works on later cars AFAIK.
The lucky beetles in that yard will be given the full treatment and turn out something like this;



My old '71, back in '99

junkyard

Thanks everyone for their help, I have a few leads and will follow them, I'll PM you Silvera if I don't get anywhere with them, thanks again.