1963 Volkswagen Beetle Custom All Steel Convertible on 2040-cars
Saint Augustine, Florida, United States
63 CONVERTIBLE, TOP IS HARTZ CANVAS, INTERIOR IS BLACK SUEDE AND TWEED, SATURN SEATS,
32 FORD DASH WITH DAKOTA DIGITAL GAUGES AND BUDNIK STEERING WHEEL, POWER PLANT IS A CB PERFORMANCE 2.0 WITH FUEL INJECTION INCLUDING A 911 SHROUD AND ALTERNATOR. FULLY POLISHED BUILT TRANS, EXTERIOR OF THE CAR IS A DE CHROMED BODY, WITH 57 FRONT FENDERS (INCLUDING MERCEDES HEADLIGHTS). DOOR HANDLES , SEMAPHORES, TAILLIGHT AND DECKLID. HOOD HAS BEEN HAMMERWELDED TO MATCH DECKLID (LOTS OF HOURS), ALL SPRAYED PPG BLACK 2 STAGE. CAR HAS BEEN LOWERED VIA SELECT DROP 5", NARROWED BEAM & SWAY AWAY ADJUSTABLE SPRING PLATE, ROLLING ON 16" BUDNIK'S WITH BFG'S. THIS CAR WAS BUILT "NO EXPENSE SPARED" IN 1999, THEN SOLD AND DRIVEN UP AND DOWN AN EXTENDED DRIVEWAY FOR OVER 10 YEARS. THE ENGINE HAS VERY VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT, IF ANY. AS REPORTED,THE ELDERLY OWNER WAS SIMPLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT . WHEN I GOT IT I HAD IT SORTED OUT BY A LOCAL PORSCHE EXPERT WHO ALSO MEASURED AND ADJUSTED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I RESTORED A 1963 MERCEDES SL TWO YEARS AGO, I KNOW WHAT AN ALL METAL PROJECT LIKE THIS WOULD COST TO BUILD TODAY. YOU WOULD HAVE TO SPENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $ 75 000 TO $ 100 000 DOLLARS TO REPLICATE THIS CAR , IF YOU WANTED THIS KIND OF QUALITY. I AM GIVING IT AWAY FOR LESS THEN A QUATER OF THAT AMOUNT ! SO, IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT , AND YOU ALWAYS WANTED ONE LIKE THIS, GRAB IT. SOME WARNING ; THE PAINT LOOKS WONDERFUL AND HAS SOME IMPERFECTIONS THAT ARE NOT VERY NOTICEABLE. ( VERY FEW NOSES, SMALL CHIPPING) . THERE IS ALMOST NO RUST, APART FROM MINOR SURFACE RUST IN THE FRONT UNDER THE CAR WHERE IT HAS HIT THE GROUND , BECAUSE IT RIDES SO LOW. ONLY 2 OR 3 PARAMETERS ARE WORKING ON THE DAKOTA DIGITAL DASH INSTRUMENTS. CAR COMES WITH THE FULL MAUAL OF THIS DASH AND THE GAUGES NEED TO BE TURNED OR PROGRAMMED IN . THIS CAR HAS A MODIFIED DASH AND FRONT WINDOW WITH NO WIPERS AND ALSO DOES NOT HAVE SIDE WINDOWS. I HAVE MOST OF THE WINDOWS PARTS BUT NOT ALL , AS SEEN IN ONE PHOTO. WHAT IS MISSING IS ONE MAIN SIDE WINDOW AND ONE BACK SIDE WINDOW. (THE FRAME IS THERE) WHAT WINDOW PARTS YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. IT CANNOT BE ROCKET SCIENCE TO GET THE MISSING WINDOW PARTS FROM WOLFSBURG WEST. I BELIEVE THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS ON THE DOORS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT REINSTALLATION OF THE WINDOWS , IF THAT IS WHAT YOU DESIRE. CAR COMES WITH A BIG FOLDER WITH LOTS OF BILLS FROM GENE BERG ETC. I AM SELLING THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TOO MANY PROJECTS AT HAND. I AM NOT GIVING THIS CAR AWAY OTHER THEN TO MY GRANDCHILD. (SORRY) BUT I KNOW THIS IS A MORE THEN FAIR WINTER PRICE. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. THERE ARE MANY MORE DETAILED PHOTOS ON OLD BUG COM. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND SEEING THIS CAR BEFORE YOU BUY, SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS , UNLESS YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE BUG NUT AND REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS. IT IS EXCEPTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL. I WILL ONLY ACCEPT CASH OR CASHIERS CHECK (AFTER CLEARANCE), NO PAY PAL . I NEED A NON REFUNDABLE $ 1000 WITHIN 72 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE ! THANK YOU FOR LOOKING |
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The ore is mined by the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army), and exported to Pennsylvania, where it is refined. The refined ore is then sent over to Austria, where a company called Plansee turns it into a finished product. Now, it's important to note that we aren't talking about the world's supply of tungsten here. In 2012, Plansee's American refinery purchased 93.2 metric tons of tungsten, valued at $1.8 million. That's peanuts, with the entire Colombian tungsten mining industry producing just one percent of the world's supplies.
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