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Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Registration: 156 ETV
Engine Size (cc): 1192
Year of Manufacture: 1959
Date First Registered: 24/06/1959
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 14 May - Tuesday 20 May 2025

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes VIN plate, previous new keeper slip, a postcard, wiring diagram, VW sedan and convertible instruction manual, Volkswagen workshop manual, and invoices.

The vendor has provided the model of the vehicle to be a 1959 Volkswagen Beetle, please confirm upon your own inspection.

The vendor has provided the following:

• VERY RARE RHD 1959 VW Beetle
• Newly built engine: 4 cylinder TWIN WEBER ICT34 4 speed manual transmission
• Original split case gearbox replaced with a custom gearbox built to complement the engine
• Fully refurbished & detailed under the bonnet & deck-lid, with the exterior left in its original form
• It boasts an original pinstriped tank to match the pinstriped fan shroud
• Pan off rebuild (2017) with many parts replaced and/or painted
• New brake lines, brake shoes & a new 4” narrow beam with drop spindles fitted
• Electrics converted to 12V. LED lights fitted front & rear, including indicators
• Unfortunately the semaphores no longer work
• The interior is original with minor repairs to the seats. Seatbelts throughout & Bluetooth radio fitted. Porsche 911 FUCHS alloys. Original manuals, receipts for work done & electrical plan included
• Has always been under cover & hooded.