Vw Beetle Semaphore

All vw semaphores will interchange no matter what year they re from as long as they aren t convertible beetle.

Vw beetle semaphore. 1955 was the first year for a signal flasher relay and bullet turn signals. 1959 european beetle semaphore working. Classic vw bugs topic. This little 59 beetle is located in kansas and it is a running driving car that is ready for a restoration and a new chapter in it s life.

Semaphores were used on north american models beetle and bus until early 1955. The seller is letting it go for what seems like a fair price of 11 500 noting it comes with a non matching engine but that the floorpan is original to the car. We serve the vw parts and vw tech needs of owners of aircooled type 1 vw beetle karmann ghia type 181 thing type 2 volkswagen bus type 3 vw squareback fastback. All european beetles and buses had semaphores up to 1960.

Also it appears it had turn signals on top of the fenders new for 1958 with us models previously on the outside of the headlights and i think us models had bumper over riders in 58 so this may be an export model non us with later model fenders. Turn signals used before flashers were in general usage these arms pop up from the body of the vehicle and lights up via a small bulb to indicate you wish to turn. Find great deals on ebay for vw semaphore. This vw is a bit unusual.

Here is a short video on how to use some new technology to make your semaphore turn signal flash. It is overall a very straight and solid example and it has some fun special details that hint to it s past such as semaphore turn signals and some pretty rare turn lights on the front fenders.