1958 Vw Ragtop European Semaphore Patina on 2040-cars
Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Here is an unusual 1958 Semaphore Ragtop with a locking steering
ignition. This car has been sitting outside for over 25 years. I believe
that this car was purchased by an armed forces person who imported the
car in the early 70's. There are upgrades from that area that include,
removal of semaphores ( it comes with two semaphores) larger chrome mid
sixties taillights, us bumpers, no over rider supports, mid sixties fuel gauge with an electric sending
unit on the original fuel tank up by the collar of the tank( not mechanical), mph speed o
and a 40 horse. Obviously the car needs all mechanical s rebuilt. The
40 horse is locked up. I had just cleaned and pressure washed out the
car just prior to pics and than it started raining! I have a bunch of
pics and will try and show all damage and rust. The car is moderately
straight for its age. It needs the pans replaced. The heater channels
have pitting rust. The drivers side door pillar to the heater channel is
rusted through. The passenger side bottom of the door and lower hinge
area have rust. The outside of the battery tray has rust. The bottom of
the spare tire area has rust through. The hood has a small crack near
the bottom. The rear fenders are on the rougher side. There was a
Frankenstein weld repair on one. Personally I think it goes with the
entire patina look of the car. The bumper wholes have been elongated.
The rear h apron is there but has rust through where the car sat in the
dirt for a long period of time. The rear deck lid has the same area
rusted through. It appears that maybe the deck lid had scoops from the
70's at one time with mounting holes. . The sunroof assembly is all
there along with the golde handle. I have the seats that were taken
apart as you can see in pics. One seat back is missing. The front door
panels are ANOTHER bad 70s mod!The car looks to be originally a gray
color, than black than red? The pressure washer removed some black so
with some tedious work it could be brought back even more? In my
opinion, this a pretty unusual car that would make an excellent patina
type preservation type car. If you could repair the pan and the rusty
areas, select what you want to do with the drive train and clear coat
the body and roll it. The sky is the limit, This is a major project, not
a weekend put together. Thanks!
I can assist in shipping worldwide at YOUR expense.
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