Volks, Several of you asked for more information about the pristine 1956 Oval being sold in Austria. I attached pictures with my original posting, but will gladly re-send them if you couldn't access them. My contact is a world-class rallye driver in Austria; the car's seller is a personal friend of his. If you are a serious buyer, I'll just give you his address and step back.
Here's what I've got for you: Q: Why the converted 1961-style turn signals? A: Flashing turn signals were required to be retrofitted to all cars back in the 60s, as semaphores were banned. If the prospect would like the original turn signals, I have them. The semaphores have been out of service for around 40 years, but I'm a specialist and can make them functional. [Die Blinker mußten in den 60ziger Jahren bei allen Fahrzeugen nachgerüstet werden, da die Winker verboten wurden. Falls der Interessent an originalen Rückleuchten haben sollte, ich habe welche . Die Winker sind ca 40 Jahre ausser Betrieb, aber ich bin Spezialist und kann sie in Funktion setzen.] Q: What's the doohickey alongside the fuel tank filler? A: The odd thingy next to the tank neck is a compressor for dual air horns. The car was purchased new by the seller's parents [in 1956] and has been in the family ever since. [Das komische Ding neben den Tankstutzen ist ein Kompressor einer 2-Ton-Hupe. Der Wagen wurde von den Eltern neu gekauft und ist immer in Familienbesitz gewesen. Q: What kind of a price is the seller looking for? A: In the 70s it had some accident damage in the front that was repaired at that time. The car also had a factory exchange engine installed in the past. The radio is not working. It is a tube-type radio, but if anybody is seriously interested I have functional 6-volt radios. The car is a 1956 model. The seller is asking 16,000 Euros. If anybody needs special photos I can gladly send them. [Er hatte in den 70ziger vorne einen Unfallschaden der damals instandgesetzt wurde. Weiter wurde einmal ein original Austauschmotor eingebaut. Der Radio geht nicht es ist noch ein Röhrenradio aber falls interesse ist ich habe funktionierende 6-Volt Radios. Es ist ein 1956. Der Verkäufer will Euro 16000. Falls noch spezielle Fotos gewünscht werden kann ich Dir noch welche senden.] Q: Does the seller have any shipping connections? A: I would have to check out shippers, but only if there is a 100% interested buyer. A friend of mine operates a produce shipping company and I can check with him. Maybe the prospective buyer can check out shipping options from that end and we can just use the most reasonable option. [Wegen einer Spedition müßte ich mich noch erkundigen, aber erst falls der Käufer 100% Interesse hat. Ein Freund hat einen Obstgroßhandel da könnte ich mich erkundigen. Vielleicht könnte sich der Interessent gleichzeitig inden USA erkundigen und man könnte die günstigere Möglichkeit nutzen.] Tell your friends. The seller wants the car to fall into a VW lover's hands, not just somebody with more money than nostalgia. Bert -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
