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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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Last edited by Bellett Sweden on Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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BULLITT
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:03 pm
Posts: 2419
Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
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wow and thanks so much for the treasurable photos ...it sat hidden in the barn all those years ...just shows all makes all kinds are still waiting to be picked up ..cheers davo
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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67GT
Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:44 am
Posts: 348
Location: central coast
Car(s): 1967 bellett gt, wasp trayback , 2018 d-max 4x4 dual cab LSU, 2016 Focus, 1996 GQ Patrol
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Love that last photo. All those early VW's together looks awesome. Not too many split window Beetles left here, let alone the Combi's.
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pa_man
Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 685
Car(s): 67 Bellett Auto Sedan, 65 Wasp, 73 Chev Luv, 1/2 A Chev Luv, VX Commodore
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Great Save and fantastic pics, Luv the early VW's 
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm
Posts: 1524
Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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I love this story. Amazing barn find and still so original.
Your a very lucky man.
I love the last photo with the pretzel window beetle. I had a 56 oval for a couple of years but the split ovals are very hard to find in Australia now.
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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Thanks for all the encouragement! Yes the split is real nice, we also have some ovals a picture of some of them further down. This is when we mounted safari windows that are bought in England when we were there in the spring.     Dads 57 sunroof an my 56 convertible. 
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BULLITT
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:03 pm
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Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
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great stuff ..what year are the dubs ???davo
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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Dads is a 57 (left) and my is a 56.
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| Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:31 pm |
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dave
Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:15 am
Posts: 1991
Car(s): 1965 Wasp, 1966 Bellett, 1967 Bellett, 1969 Florian, 1973 Bellett GTR, 1976 Buick Opel by Isuzu, 1978 Gemini van
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Genuine Karmann convertible!
I don't think we got any genuine convertibles here; all we have a customised jobs of VARIOUS QUALITY!
That being said, there are a few Karmanns here now that people have imported.
I also know a guy who has a split-oval Beetle ex-South Africa; they never sold any split-ovals here at all.
That same guy has a Hebmueller under restoration as well!
Cheers,
Dave
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Anthiron
Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:21 am
Posts: 57
Location: Sunshine Coast QLD
Car(s): 74 Chev Luv, 60 VW Baja Bug, 72 MK1 Escort, 70 MK2 Cortina, 04 Harley Sportster Custom, 79 Yamaha RX125 Tracker,
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Nice bus. Very rust free, an amazing find!
There are certainly a few Karmann Cabs in Australia. I know of at least 5, 1 of which is a RHD converted 79 car from California with the factory fuel injection.
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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No one can do a convertible as nice as karmann! I would go and watch a 63 beetle, but it was too expensive and too poor in condition so we went for scrap safari and found these three cars a Tempo Viking a 71 bus and a single cab 72. He who sold the beetle has a nice garage.   We also looked at a friend's luxury bus that is been restore.  1972 single cab.   1971.   Tempo viking  
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Glenn
Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:23 am
Posts: 2823
Location: Melb.
Car(s): '72 Sport Bellett (imported 180912), M/B AMG A35, i30, had Belletts in past, 2 sed, 3 GT's.
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Its interesting to see those cars just fading away like that.
We have constant Ads in the newspapers etc offering $200 min for any old car to be taken away. To the scrap yards. This will eventually make it fairly unlikely some enthusiast cars survive for much longer, in the 'bush' or tucked away in yards when easy money can be had for them.
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm
Posts: 1524
Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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That is the first Tempo Viking I have ever seen  I have seen a few Tempo Matador's though and the brother of one of our fellow forum members (KJB) has one in his garage. I have unfortunately lost the photos of it though when my hard drive melted down a few weeks ago. I might have post pics of it on here somewhere but can't remember in which thread......
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
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Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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The Tempo is unusual, it is the first I've seen in reality.
I have seen and got pictures of matador from kerry .
it is absolutely wonderful !!
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
Posts: 93
Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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KJB
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:05 am
Posts: 620
Location: Western Victoria
Car(s): Bellett GT, Bellett Sedan, Prince Skyline GT, Porsche tractor, Lanz Bulldog, 996 Carrera 4,Prince Miler,
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The Tempo is an excellent find...........
and I reckon "pick up" day (looks like it was well planned and prepared ) would have been full of excitement.
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm
Posts: 1524
Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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That Tempo is a beauty!
I LOVE IT!!! Would make an excellent work van
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1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT
RUST isn't a crime
www.gartdesign.com.au
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Bellett Sweden
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:20 pm
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Location: Staffanstorp Sweden
Car(s): 1966 x5 1967 x1
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