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Richard Roth
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I bought an original folding shifter at the Michigan Buggy Builders swap meet for $.50 this year !
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coad 
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Can anyone ID this shifter? It's for a beetle, it's a straight shaft, and the shifter folds using a steel cable under spring tension. The top piece lifts out of the base piece--there's no hinge. It's an elegant design, but I'm wondering who made it.
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snotchback
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Can anyone ID this shifter? It's for a beetle, it's a straight shaft, and the shifter folds using a steel cable under spring tension. The top piece lifts out of the base piece--there's no hinge. It's an elegant design, but I'm wondering who made it.
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That's a Dehne folding shifter:
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Thornton
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Can anyone ID this shifter? It's for a beetle, it's a straight shaft, and the shifter folds using a steel cable under spring tension. The top piece lifts out of the base piece--there's no hinge. It's an elegant design, but I'm wondering who made it.
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Thats a Dehne folding shifter, the rarest of all shifters
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Thornton
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you beat me to it LOL
you got the same answer Coad
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djeaudio
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Here's Hazetguy's pic. of some catalog:
I can't see why you would need a folding gearstick in a bus, any ideas? even if you get the gearstick out of the way you still have a big steering wheel hanging about, if you want to get amorous just go in the back. |
i think were made for early commercial walk thrus so the driver could access the rear easily.
i picked up one for my single
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vintage bits
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| Hi.. I know the post was many years ago.. Yes it is an original period accessory.. I removed that folding gearshift from a 1954 Oval beetle... Just recently found another and the guy I got it from has another... I think it was made by Volmac[[/img] |
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ezcamper
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I reproduced the folding part.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1919601
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surferdudedav
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Here are a few I’ve found. I’ve had about 5 or so. Cool accessory!
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henry roberts
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