@Naveed - any and all parts you have will be much appreciated. Do let me know when you're in ISB next.
@ Timeless, Bashart, Hasnain and others: thanks a bunch for your appreciation. A full, high-quality stock resto is never going to be an easy proposition in PK, but it must be done...and within the month, inshallah. This page may be a little slow whilst I collect the parts, but have patience!
@Storm - no sale this time around (God willing)! They're getting too damn hard to find to play around with anymore. As you might have seen at the meet, the car does need quite a bit of work.
@VWBUG - do let me know if you ever bump into a Ragtop! As Storm and Romano will tell you, I've been searching for one for the past umpteen years and haven't had luck so far. Not many were imported originally, and even fewer survive today in Pakistan. As you'll see, aside from Dr. Asad, practically all owners of Ragtops in PK are either insane or getting there.
In theory, I still own a 1960 Ragtop Beetle in Karachi. You can search for the thread here on PW. It's a very sad story from quite a long time ago. I purchased the car (a complete basketcase) in need of full resto, parked it on a main Karachi road and it vanished a couple months later. I'm still searching for it. It's disappared, may well have been scrapped.
Try Lahore and let me know what you come up with. Only Rags confirmed to my knowledge are:
1. 57 Jungle Green Oval Rag - owned by a Parsi in KHI - not in use now, same owner since new;
2. 59 Rag RHD - owned by Dr. Asad - KHI
3. 60 Rag LHD - KHI - owned by me but where the hell is it?!
4. 63 Rag LHD - ISB - silver
5. 57 Gret Oval Standard Rag LHD - used to be mine - ISB - now owned by Nasir Sheikh, awaiting resto
6. 58 Rag LHD - RWP - grey(?) - owned by grumpy old man. Been after him for years.
7. 60 Rag LHD - ??? - sold from ISB in 2002. yellow. apparently went to Lahore, not heard of since then.
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