1956 VW Beetle

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The Project

A 1956 VW Beetle which arrived at our Barnard Castle workshop in May 2023 for engine and mechanical works. This custom Beetle also required a full interior trim fit.

Updates

We have looked at the rear brakes and fitted a modified handbrake setup, replaced the air filters and made various mounting brackets for the engine bay and fitted an oil cooler in the engine bay.

We have also attended to the interior trim and recently fitted new door handles.

> More updates to follow.

History

The Volkswagen Beetle, officially called the Volkswagen Type 1 (or informally the Volkswagen Bug), is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. With over 21 million manufactured in an air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive configuration, the Beetle is the longest-running and most-manufactured car of a single design platform anywhere in the world.

During the period of 1953-1957, the rear window of the VW Beetle evolved from a divided or “split” oval, to a singular oval. Steel used for the bodywork was at its best quality, and the Wolfsburg emblem at the tip of the front of the bonnet was a complex fabrication (subsequent models deleted the emblem). The rear ‘W’ decklid was hand-fabricated. The front wing had a particular ‘flare out’.

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