Great to hear from you! Missed you asking questions about VWs that have all but totally disappeared in the US!
glenha :<) Sharkey's Garage wrote: > Great to have you back, Asad. The list's been quite quiet the last little > while. > > -James > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of asad ishaque > Sent: August 3, 2007 8:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [vintagvw] Starting off my 1959 ragtop project! > > Okay, > > My test message made it through! So I should waste no time in posting. > > Some of you might remember that I rescued a 1959 ragtop bug from the > scrappers a couple of years ago. Ragtops are rare in Pakistan and so are > bugs from the 50s. And it was a semaphore model! So this was a little gem > which although bastardised to the core had a lot of potential. > > Sadly most of the original parts are gone, having been replaced by > 'newer' bug parts by some 'enterprising' last owner. Front and rear clips > along with both bonnets post 68. Doors 67 vintage. Seats superbug highbacks. > > Fenders post 68 with upright headlamps and tombstone tail lights. Steering > column superbug. Engine and gearbox late 60s 1300 setup. Wheels 67 > vintage.The list goes on. > > Over the last couple of years I managed to collect a huge stash of > parts which although not yet complete will help me greatly with the resto. > Major thing missing is a pair of correct doors but I have eyed a pair of pre > > 64 vintage and am in the process of negotiating with a very very eccentric > VW mechanic. > > I am trying not to be too wordy here so as to keep everyone awake. So I > > think after this intro I should post individual questions/set of related > questions in separate posts. This list has been invaluable in teaching me > loads of VW stuff and I am confident that the nice people here would guide > me immensely through a very tough project. > > I seek every bit of wisdom here!!! > > Regards, > Asad > Karachi, Pakistan. _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
