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69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:01 pm

If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:

My wife's daily driver is an automatic 69 Squareback. She has driven it for over a year without complaint about its outward appearance. Well, its time has come and it is at the body shop now. We went to visit it today and I took a few pictures. When it went in, the plan was just to mask windows and lights before spraying. As you will see, the body man decided that wasn't good enough; the doors are off and windows are out.

His sign isn't much, but his work is great.

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Yes it has the dealer AC vents.

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When it is done, no more red hinges. :D
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We have several NOS parts we have been saving to put on once it is painted. I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Amskeptic » Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:22 pm

Hobug wrote:If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:
I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D

That is a good looking car up close. What color is the exterior/interior going to be?
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:18 am

Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:
I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D

That is a good looking car up close. What color is the exterior/interior going to be?
Colin
Thanks Colin. The exterior will be Anthracite with a Pearl white top. Interior will be
red from my 68 Square.
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:06 pm

Hobug wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:
I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D

That is a good looking car up close. What color is the exterior/interior going to be?
Colin
Thanks Colin. The exterior will be Anthracite with a Pearl white top. Interior will be
red from my 68 Square.
What exterior colors did VW offer with the red interior?
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:19 pm

Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:
I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D

That is a good looking car up close. What color is the exterior/interior going to be?
Colin
Thanks Colin. The exterior will be Anthracite with a Pearl white top. Interior will be
red from my 68 Square.
What exterior colors did VW offer with the red interior?
Colin
As far as I can find it was Black or White, but Anthracite is the color that should have a red interior. :headbang:
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:24 pm

Hobug wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Hobug wrote:If you will allow me one more Type 3 post:
I can't wait to have Mary rolling in a car that looks as good as she does. :D

That is a good looking car up close. What color is the exterior/interior going to be?
Colin
Thanks Colin. The exterior will be Anthracite with a Pearl white top. Interior will be
red from my 68 Square.
What exterior colors did VW offer with the red interior?
Colin
As far as I can find it was Black or White, but Anthracite is the color that should have a red interior. :headbang:
Looking forward to seeing it. With chrome trim or "cal" style?
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:23 pm

Trim of course! Going to polish it first.
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Post by Amskeptic » Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:17 pm

Hobug wrote:Trim of course! Going to polish it first.
Trim is good.
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Just so you know I am not a complete Stach Natzee, I did change the interior from factory dark blue to off-white with a nice grey loop carpeting . . . :cyclopsani:

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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:41 pm

It seems like an eternity since I took the Squareback to the body shop. (it was late January) It finally came home. :cheers:
I still have to have the headliner and windows installed. At this point I must admit that I went with the Cal-look rubber after the buffer ate the window trim. Here are a few pictures of the homecoming.

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by hambone » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:47 pm

Lookin good!
You sure have a lotta cars for a young whipper-snapper.
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by zabo » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:02 pm

he's no whipper-snapper - looks great jon, love the color
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:18 pm

zabo wrote:he's no whipper-snapper - looks great jon, love the color
True dat. I'm getting older and my bank account is getting drained, but I have some VWs to keep me busy and happy. :thumbleft:

I'm very happy with the color combo and more importantly, my wife is happy with it. This is her daily driver.
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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by jonyem » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:33 pm

That's nice.
Late 1973 ASI/Riviera conversion.

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by Hobug » Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:08 pm

Ok, time for some pictures. We took the Squareback down to Florida with us for the Bug Jam week and got most of it put back together.
The interior is now red and I found a better rear bumper at the swap meet at Bug Jam.
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Wow! Look at that headliner.

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My assembly crew. (not much, but it is all I could get. )

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Loving the red interior.

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A friend came over to play.

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Today's club meeting.

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Re: 69 Squareback

Post by bajaman72 » Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:38 pm

Nice looking Squareback. Thanks for posting pics. I'll be trolling your thread now ;) I have never worked on one of these and am unfamiliar with most of it and trying to figure out what's missing and what the PO hacked in has me going buggy. (No pun intended)
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