Volkswagen Käfer (1958)
Volkswagen Beetle (1958), partially restored, repainted, engine overhauled, with TÜV certification and H license plate
Overview
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Kickdown's Take
by Louis KalendruschatThis is a highly sought-after early Beetle in excellent condition. The car has undergone extensive restoration, including a new paint job and an engine overhaul. With its beautifully preserved interior and classic black exterior, this Beetle exudes timeless charm. A timeless classic!
Kickdown Check
- On-site kick
down assess ment com pleted - 174 pho
tos - Paint thick
ness mea sure ment - Video includ
ing engine run and test drive - Par
tial restora tion in 2015; the fol low ing were replaced dur ing the restora tion: - New gas
kets - Com
pletely repainted - Engine over
hauled - Fold
ing roof replaced - Head
liner replaced
Facts & Specifications
- Year of man
u fac ture: 1958 - First reg
is tra tion: Ger many - Engine: 1.2-liter four-cylin
der engine with 28 hp - Trans
mis sion: Man ual - Exte
rior color: Black - Inte
rior: Gray fab ric - TÜV valid until 09/2027, H-license plate
Condition
Exterior
- Exte
rior color in clas sic black - Paint
work renewed dur ing restora tion (com pletely repainted). Paint thick ness mea sure ments yielded val ues between 253 and 840 microm e ters. (Images 157 to 170) - The paint and body are accord
ingly in very good con di tion with only min i mal signs of wear - No rust is known
- Clas
sic steel wheels with hub caps and white wall tires installed (good tread, tires from 2015) - The black fold
ing roof is in near-new con di tion; it was replaced in 2015
Interior
- Inte
rior fea tures a clas sic two-tone com bi na tion of gray and blue - Clas
sic white two-spoke steer ing wheel with VW emblem - Light-col
ored head liner, replaced dur ing restora tion and neatly fin ished - Inte
rior is very well-main tained with only slight signs of wear typ i cal for its age
Mechanics
- The Bee
tle is ready to drive imme di ately - The engine was over
hauled in 2015 as part of the restora tion and runs very smoothly - The trans
mis sion also shifts flaw lessly - No known mechan
i cal issues - Last ser
vice in Sep tem ber 2025
History
Ownership History
- 2014 to present: Cur
rent owner - Total num
ber of own ers unknown
Service history
- An engine over
haul was per formed in 2015 as part of the restora tion - Last ser
vice per formed in Sep tem ber 2025
Documents
- Invoices (Images 148, 150–156)
- TÜV report (Image 149)
Summary
This 1958 VW Bee
Vehicle videos
Kickdown check
- Kickdown photographer was on site
- Video of the vehicle available
- Main inspection
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Questions and Comments
Können Sie zu der Angabe Motor mit 28 PS etwas sagen? Es gab 24,5, dann 30 und später 34 PS. Soweit man sehen kann, ist der Lichtmaschinenfuss mit dem Motorgehäuse vergossen, was auf 30 PS hindeutet. Danke Ihnen und viel Erfolg