My UK '66 1300
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Repro ones are available in a bright red colour from StatusVW here in tge UK, they do other colurs too.
The one on mine is an original Sinko wirbulator/bug deflector and the clear colour is a little harder to get hold of. They did make them in red but to be honest it's more a Orange colour. There are some mad and funky original ones with thermometers built in and air speed things in them, they are all sorts of shapes and they can be cheaper than the repro ones from Status if you are lucky. Have a good look through eBay in America (not eBay UK) you'll be suprised at the bargains, do searches for sinko, wirbulator, vintage bug deflector etc
Good luck!
Alex
The one on mine is an original Sinko wirbulator/bug deflector and the clear colour is a little harder to get hold of. They did make them in red but to be honest it's more a Orange colour. There are some mad and funky original ones with thermometers built in and air speed things in them, they are all sorts of shapes and they can be cheaper than the repro ones from Status if you are lucky. Have a good look through eBay in America (not eBay UK) you'll be suprised at the bargains, do searches for sinko, wirbulator, vintage bug deflector etc
Good luck!
Alex
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That's amazing. Only in the UK do you see that kind of dedication toward bringing back a rusty old car. Bravo.crazydaze wrote:In the UK we have to deal with the dreaded rust on almost all the old VW's, and there are plenty that have to under go such drastic surgery, at least you have the escurity of knowing exactly what has been done and to what standard, and just driving the car more than makes up for the expense etc.jmartini wrote:Alex - That is a beautiful car - and so much work went into it - most people would probably have just given up and let it go to the salvage yard - thankfully there are people like you out there that believe in bringing some of these cars back to their original glory - she's a great looking car - congratulations - I'm sure she turns heads where ever you go!
Alot of the metal may have been changed and worked on, but all the OG switch gear etc has been retained and of course plenty of accessories collected as well.
The car still runs the OG gear box, unfortunately the 1300 motor gave up a few years ago and was replaced by a 1600 tp with twin 40 dellortos - great for the extra power, kinda regret not keeping the OG motor and having it rebuilt now though, really shoulda at least kept it
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Going back to the topic, having some good auto parts would really compensate everything for the performance of an old school car. In this way, you would be able to really get things work good and all for your compliment.
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