Vehicle Description
1958 Volkswagen Beetle California Top� Very rare and desired
factory black Bug with roll-back California top roof First model
year for larger rear window Black-plate California car Original
owner worked at California's Jet Propulsion Lab Factory folding
fabric sunroof Recent black exterior repaint and new Terra Cotta
interior 1200cc flat four-cylinder engine Four-speed manual
transmission Four-wheel hydraulic brakes Hella headlights VDO
gauges Factory black VW bugs are hard to find, especially from the
earlier years. MotoeXotica Classic Cars is excited to offer this
1958 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, a black-plate California car.
That has resided in Sierra Madre, LA Since 2005 (12 years). This
example, made sometime between December 31, 1957 and July 1958, is
in excellent condition. It was purchased at Chick Iverson
Volkswagen in Newport Beach, California, which is reportedly the
current site of Newport Beach Porsche. The car was sold new to an
employee at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
because the plate began with JPL, a combination only available to
those employees. Dressed in black, its recent professional repaint
glistens in the light and its trim is well sorted and ready to win
trophies. This bug's windows are clear and crack-free. Note that it
has the pop-out rear side glass common on later Bugs. The car has
its original Hella headlights, haze-free and intact, and the rest
of its lights are in great shape. The car rolls on Commander
bias-ply wide whitewall tires and factory moon wheel covers. The
car's body panels are straight and solid. Its factory folding
fabric�roof looks very good and the car's engine bay is very tidy
and nicely detailed. For 1958, all Beetles received a revised
instrument panel and a larger rectangular rear window replaced the
previous oval design. Earlier in the decade, VW fitted its cars
with four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Under its rear bonnet, the engine
has been upgraded to the 1200cc engine, making daily commuting much
easier. The horn in inoperable too. The engine is hooked to a
four-speed manual transmission. The car has independent front
suspension with swing axles, trailing arms and torsion bars in the
rear. The car has also undergone a recent tune-up and front end
alignment. Inside, its new Terra Cotta interior, with contrasting
white piping, looks fantastic. The front buckets, rear bench, black
carpeting and white headliner all look beautiful. The black
instrument panel, with its VDO gauges and original, white,
two-spoke steering wheel, appear new. The inner door panels, which
continue the theme set by the seats, look great, and the mirror
glass and white shift lever round out the interior. This is a
radio-delete model. This car is currently located at our facility
in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows
98,851 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
exempt mileage title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR
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