Hi!! Chris, My name is Cris Ramirez now retired ATC. Just want to tell you that all of your videos are AWESOME!! Thank you because by watching some of your videos you got me enthuastic again to continue on my 1960 Europe (Semaphore) type Beetle proyect that I stopped 30 years ago in Killeen, Texas. (How I obtained this 1960 VW in 1980 While in the Military in Ft. Hood, TX is a long and funny story as my buddy and I were just planning to take a part from it to put it on his 64 VW) well..after driving the car for 10 years with a 1600cc engine and later model transmission (12 volt) the Bug was Taken apart in 1990 and painted by my buddy who helped me to discover the car in 1980, but it still untouched for the last 30 plus years inside my garage. However after watching many of your videos I'm back at it again!! I'm now buying new ORIGINAL parts and hope to have it on the road by spring or early summer Thank you again, love all of your very informative videos. God bless you and the family, Keep up the excellent work and Y'all stay safe. Cris Ramirez
hi chris such a lovely story on the beetle you are restoring a family owned beetle from new in the same family for 60 years its going to be fantastic when its done i love that era of beetle the pictures of a similar car was featured in vw trends a while back now your restorations are fantastic they are a credit to you well done
58-59 are super cool with their own details. Lenny is fantastic and has done several of my interiors. One other neat deal with the 58/59 is the front and rear carpet are not the same colors. The carpet behind the rear seat is different than the carpet in passenger areas. Thanks for posting another great informative video.
Great review. I currently live in Europe and am restoring a 59 Beetle. As an FYI leatherette interiors as well as the cloth interiors were available in Europe in 58 and 59. My car was delivered to Salzburg with the leatherette green/gray interior, and still has the stock interior.
FYI, Wolfsburg West carries the arm rest assembly and luggage tray rails. It’s the same armrest used on early bus models too. I’ve got a 58 sunroof and the interior colors are one of the main reasons I love the 58/59 Beetles!
Seeing these videos makes it that much harder to wait for my shell to return from blasting so we can do the metal work and paint it and then reassemble it hopefully it will be done by this summer
In this Video! We take a look at a Brand New "Period Correct" 1958 - 1959 Beetle Interior Kit for a client on our "Build-A-BuG" program. The Interior kit came from Lenny Copp from West Coast Classics Restoration.
You can order the correct arm rest for the 50's and those metal bars that go on the back of the back seat at Wolfsburg West. Chris do you prefer the TMI foam over the horse hair? I got one of Lenny's kits and was wondering which is better for his stuff. Thanks for all the great videos too.
Great video. Although it’s still not “correct” for a 58-59. The door panels don’t have that bubbled ridge look. It’s totally flat. No padding. And with ribs or grooves pressed into the board. Also, yes he is correct that the door pillar is a grey vinyl but the vinyl doesn’t extend under the quarter window, it’s actually headliner mo hair material under the window. And the vinyl is a much lighter grey than in video. It’s almost an off white that fits better with the mo hair color.
I agree about the door panels being a lil more "puffy" than original, but it still is color correct. Also, I have torn down "all original" 58-59s and they had the correct door post and under quarter windows. From what I know and my experience, that was used till 59. I know certain territories might have been slightly different, but this is what I have seen in the USA models.
@@classicvwbugs ah yes that makes sense. Well my ‘59 has the OG headliner and that’s what I was basing it off of. But of course depending on certain years and areas of production, variants are out there. Thanks for the reply! I freaking love your channel.
Sry Sr. what it’s exactly the color and code please?? It’s possible the “special blue” also use in 1956 bug? Because I don’t found this color in the Samba; thank you very much and sry If I had a mistake; I’m Spanish speaker … sry and thx for you answer!! Best Wishes from Peru
Hey Chris just out of curiosity but will Lenny drill out the holes in the panels for the window cranks and the door handles? I've had my eyes on Lenny's interior kits for my 56 but I didn't know the holes weren't drilled out.
@@classicvwbugs Thanks Chris!!!! Is it a pain to cut out or could a interior shop do that for you? I don't have the skills like you and wouldn't want to mess them up.
How you doing brother had a quick question. How do I identify a 53 vw bug pan. My understanding the heater knob goes behind the handbrake. But I can't find good backup information. You have any pictures or information you can share with me. Thanks for any info
@@davidnunezmontecarlo5422 David you can check on Craiglist this place here in TX they have a lots of parts and many doors out there, they are having a sale out soon. Any help you need let me know, I'm in Austin, TX Restoring my Europe 1960. Volkswagen Liquidation Sale !! Bug Acres Lampasas Texas 7 Acres of Vintage VW’s Parts New and Used Upholstery Glass and Doors Hoods and more. Every model of Volkswagens ever made. Open Mon thru Sat 9 to 5. Too much to list ! 254-681-7518 , 901-867-6131.
@@crisramirez8557 Thank you for helping me brother. I'm looking for a right door on my early 53 right now. I have a regular 60 door on it. Do you know how much they run for? Here's my email david.nunez719@gmail.com
Hola buen día me. Podrías dar el número de teléfono o la compañía qué trabaja los interiores de VW 1957 soy de Puerto Rico gracias está muy bien laborado
Hola Harvey, Yo vivo en Austin, Texas tengo un 1960 europe VW yo acabo de ordenar a West Coast Classic Restoration 714.871.1322 necesita hablar con Lanny (ingles) Take care Cris
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Hi!! Chris, My name is Cris Ramirez now retired ATC. Just want to tell you that all of your videos are AWESOME!! Thank you because by watching some of your videos you got me enthuastic again to continue on my 1960 Europe (Semaphore) type Beetle proyect that I stopped 30 years ago in Killeen, Texas. (How I obtained this 1960 VW in 1980 While in the Military in Ft. Hood, TX is a long and funny story as my buddy and I were just planning to take a part from it to put it on his 64 VW) well..after driving the car for 10 years with a 1600cc engine and later model transmission (12 volt) the Bug was Taken apart in 1990 and painted by my buddy who helped me to discover the car in 1980, but it still untouched for the last 30 plus years inside my garage. However after watching many of your videos I'm back at it again!! I'm now buying new ORIGINAL parts and hope to have it on the road by spring or early summer Thank you again, love all of your very informative videos. God bless you and the family, Keep up the excellent work and Y'all stay safe.
Cris Ramirez
Cris! Super nice of you man, thanks so much for that. You need any help on that bug, just let me know.
A nice Baltic Birch piece. It is nice to see such things to improve storage.
hi chris such a lovely story on the beetle you are restoring a family owned beetle from new in the same family for 60 years its going to be fantastic when its done i love that era of beetle the pictures of a similar car was featured in vw trends a while back now your restorations are fantastic they are a credit to you well done
Thanks so much Thomas!
Thanks for all the great info! I’m restoring a 1958 ragtop bug and really like all the little details for 58-59 year bugs!
58-59 are super cool with their own details. Lenny is fantastic and has done several of my interiors. One other neat deal with the 58/59 is the front and rear carpet are not the same colors. The carpet behind the rear seat is different than the carpet in passenger areas. Thanks for posting another great informative video.
I got Lenny's interior as well for my Coral 58. Amazing quality!
Great review of the West Coast Classics interior kit. Btw, thanks for selecting me as a Vallone RCHobby winner 🤗
You are very welcome, let me know what you would like.
Great review. I currently live in Europe and am restoring a 59 Beetle. As an FYI leatherette interiors as well as the cloth interiors were available in Europe in 58 and 59. My car was delivered to Salzburg with the leatherette green/gray interior, and still has the stock interior.
Great info thank you!
FYI, Wolfsburg West carries the arm rest assembly and luggage tray rails. It’s the same armrest used on early bus models too. I’ve got a 58 sunroof and the interior colors are one of the main reasons I love the 58/59 Beetles!
Ah very good, thanks for the info on that.
Seeing these videos makes it that much harder to wait for my shell to return from blasting so we can do the metal work and paint it and then reassemble it hopefully it will be done by this summer
Very cool, would love to see what it will look like.
nice kit and review
Makes me feel better about my 59.
In this Video! We take a look at a Brand New "Period Correct" 1958 - 1959 Beetle Interior Kit for a client on our "Build-A-BuG" program. The Interior kit came from Lenny Copp from West Coast Classics Restoration.
Love it
You can order the correct arm rest for the 50's and those metal bars that go on the back of the back seat at Wolfsburg West. Chris do you prefer the TMI foam over the horse hair? I got one of Lenny's kits and was wondering which is better for his stuff. Thanks for all the great videos too.
I like the TMI foam, yes.
I was thinking that lol. Well you just helped me make up my mind.
@@DoctorRemulak Awesome. I get my foam from cip1.com i think they sell the TMI stuff. Its high density foam.
Yes they do but I think j bugs had the kit and it was cheaper with free shipping.
Saw a guy driving his classic bug in a parking lot. Forgotten how small those cars actually were!
I can’t see the diamond pattern, but I like the quality.
Great video. Although it’s still not “correct” for a 58-59. The door panels don’t have that bubbled ridge look. It’s totally flat. No padding. And with ribs or grooves pressed into the board. Also, yes he is correct that the door pillar is a grey vinyl but the vinyl doesn’t extend under the quarter window, it’s actually headliner mo hair material under the window. And the vinyl is a much lighter grey than in video. It’s almost an off white that fits better with the mo hair color.
I agree about the door panels being a lil more "puffy" than original, but it still is color correct. Also, I have torn down "all original" 58-59s and they had the correct door post and under quarter windows. From what I know and my experience, that was used till 59. I know certain territories might have been slightly different, but this is what I have seen in the USA models.
@@classicvwbugs ah yes that makes sense. Well my ‘59 has the OG headliner and that’s what I was basing it off of. But of course depending on certain years and areas of production, variants are out there. Thanks for the reply! I freaking love your channel.
@@cointelpro25 I appreciate it brother, thank you. i learn stuff everyday that I did not know, so it is all good.
Sry Sr. what it’s exactly the color and code please?? It’s possible the “special blue” also use in 1956 bug? Because I don’t found this color in the Samba; thank you very much and sry If I had a mistake; I’m Spanish speaker … sry and thx for you answer!! Best Wishes from Peru
Color of the car or the interior?
Thanks for another great video! Did you have a coupon code for the kaferlab glovebox organizer?
Yes classicvwbugs10
Hold up let me make a Starbucks run so I can sit down and do this right 😎
haha, cool!
Hey Chris just out of curiosity but will Lenny drill out the holes in the panels for the window cranks and the door handles? I've had my eyes on Lenny's interior kits for my 56 but I didn't know the holes weren't drilled out.
Would have to ask him, not sure. Sewfine does the same, I have to cut the material.
@@classicvwbugs Thanks Chris!!!! Is it a pain to cut out or could a interior shop do that for you? I don't have the skills like you and wouldn't want to mess them up.
@@DoctorRemulak No it is a piece of cake, just use a razor blade.
@@classicvwbugs Awesome thanks Chris!!!
1 thumbs down from a disgruntled viewer 😳 go figure. Great kit!
I always say! thumbs up if you are awesome, thumbs down if you SUCK! =) haha, it's all good.
How you doing brother had a quick question. How do I identify a 53 vw bug pan. My understanding the heater knob goes behind the handbrake. But I can't find good backup information. You have any pictures or information you can share with me. Thanks for any info
yes check out this build I did, I show the resto from start to finish www.classicvwbugs.com/2013/03/28/1953-oval-window-vw-ragtop-euro-beetle-bug/
Thanks brother for the information. Bro you don't have a 53 or 54. Driver door for sale
@@davidnunezmontecarlo5422 I don;t no, tough to find. You need a whole door?
@@davidnunezmontecarlo5422 David you can check on Craiglist this place here in TX they have a lots of parts and many doors out there, they are having a sale out soon. Any help you need let me know, I'm in Austin, TX Restoring my Europe 1960.
Volkswagen Liquidation Sale !! Bug Acres Lampasas Texas 7 Acres of Vintage VW’s Parts New and Used Upholstery Glass and Doors Hoods and more. Every model of Volkswagens ever made. Open Mon thru Sat 9 to 5. Too much to list ! 254-681-7518 , 901-867-6131.
@@crisramirez8557 Thank you for helping me brother. I'm looking for a right door on my early 53 right now. I have a regular 60 door on it. Do you know how much they run for? Here's my email david.nunez719@gmail.com
Pro tip: ‘Käfer” rhymes with “safer”.
Is that bug in the background black cherry 🍒
L51 Bordeaux red
WWC is the best
Hola buen día me. Podrías dar el número de teléfono o la compañía qué trabaja los interiores de VW 1957 soy de Puerto Rico gracias está muy bien laborado
Hola Harvey, Yo vivo en Austin, Texas tengo un 1960 europe VW yo acabo de ordenar a West Coast Classic Restoration
714.871.1322 necesita hablar con Lanny (ingles)
Take care
Cris
cheap is not better