Split Beetle
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:02 pm
Seen today in George!
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Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:42 am
Nice ! What was going on there - with all the other classics 'n all ?Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:00 pm
It was yesterday at a Potjiekos event for the South Cape Old Car Club 
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http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 12&t=25628 Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:16 pm
I met the owner once in Sedgefield. He swears it's an 1951. I tried to correct him, but I ended up losing that battle. 
Sometimes it's better to let people believe what they want to. It is still a nice car however.
Sometimes it's better to let people believe what they want to. It is still a nice car however.Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:32 am
very nice looking car!
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:18 am
Looks like a zwitter judging by the dash.
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:23 pm
Was actually just looking at this car on my PC too
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 1:35 am
Q. What is a “Zwitter”
A Zwitter is a Beetle manufactured between October 1952 thru March 10, 1953. The Beetle retained the rear window in two split halves, but had the newly redesigned dashboard more commonly seen in the Oval Rear Window Beetles thru the 1957 model year. Unique and scarce.
Zwitter is the german word for hybrid.
A Zwitter is a Beetle manufactured between October 1952 thru March 10, 1953. The Beetle retained the rear window in two split halves, but had the newly redesigned dashboard more commonly seen in the Oval Rear Window Beetles thru the 1957 model year. Unique and scarce.
Zwitter is the german word for hybrid.
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:17 am
Zwitter yes....still...not a '51 by a longshot
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:20 am
Hey !!!! ... She's and OLD Lady, she's allowed to forget her age.... 
Herman
Herman
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:31 pm
Hahahaaaaa!!
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:00 pm
So how did my thread with pics of a nice Beetle on a car-inspired family outing end up in unneccessary criticism by a bunch of armchair Beete fundis more than a year later? Sometimes the negative comments on this Forum really SUCK 
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:10 am
....And the doorsBushpig wrote:Looks like a zwitter judging by the dash.
Wouldn't mind to have one of those.
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:27 am
Looks like I'm on the trail of a '53 Zwitter... 
Re: Split Beetle
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:44 am
This is the only negative comment I can see on this thread.Pine wrote:So how did my thread with pics of a nice Beetle on a car-inspired family outing end up in unneccessary criticism by a bunch of armchair Beete fundis more than a year later? Sometimes the negative comments on this Forum really SUCK
Bad babelaas on Sunday Pine?