Wowh! Uncle Sammy striked again! BBT’s family forever Uncle Sammy came accross this well build Ghia converted to convertible by previous owner, this Ghia is build in Brazil, modified in Brazil… me, the man don’t like this kind of conversions too much, must say that this don’t look too bad! I wouldn’t mind if I had to drive this car around Sao Paolo on my next visit Uncle Sammy!

This week another couple of nice items came in to our program, but we do start with a long term back order that’s finally available again.

Hella decided that one year is long enough to let wait customers and so delivered a couple of pallets late Euro headlights for over a year in back order. May sound negative, but we do appreciate very very much that Hella still wants to produce. In stock now ready for delivery!

BBT ref# 0600-1 headlight for beetle Euro style 1968 on.

pallets of “something” is always cool, especially with German headlights! we do have the quantity, we can deliver fast! These headlights BBT ref 0600-1 are the best on the market! Hella did a great job with their new production!

Back and front, nice finish, top quality! ACHTUNG! left hand drive!

Also new this week was top quality gastank for splitwindow bus, wowh! are they nice!!!! order yours under BBT ref# 0492-905  fits 55-67 BUS. 

check out the details of finishing! Better then original, never have been this nice… for sure the preffered choice for my own busses!

Also the cover plate for fuel sender hole in gastank for split window bus and early beetle… In case of no fuel sender, block your hole with a top notch quality block off plate… BBT ref # 0492-915  

Big news for this one! BBT’s hunting team located a NOS partslot for some of these Baywindow 74-79 wiper switches, its a very limited stock and gone is gone, but at least we have them for a while available! Brand new OE Volkswagen! order yours under BBT ref#W323-211-953-519G

The most original oval rag in the world?

This story starts in Amsterdam…where it ends… unbelievable but this car, an august 1955 build Oval window bug in the color of stratos silver and bought with the extra option of the sunroof, called ragtop in VW land, was bought brand new in Amsterdam, Holland. And stayed there its entire life! My friend brought it back from a covered car park, last year, where it sat under a nice layer of dust. Amsterdamned! How could that be possible?

The exact history being buried forever with its two previous owners, but thanks God they left enough “souvenirs” with this car to prove its authenticity! The first being a little notebook, from when the car was new. A little book that was hand written with all prices and extra’s paid, here we can find the exchange for whitewall tires when new… the same tires are still on the car today! Wowh! A car on first tires! And then there is also a little period picture book. Pictures from the first “outings” of this magnificent car! On some of these pictures there is some small folding chairs, where the lady of the owner take a little time to rest and to pose for the pictures. These little folding chairs are still in the front trunk today! Imagine!

1955 Oval window ragtop bug, Super survivor! Mint condition! Check out more details and pictures here!