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Had a look for "peppermint dream" and a few different Dubs come up, but I love the colour. Also love how easily Beetles can be transformed by a simple colour change. So much room for doing something unique with them.
I think (about 90% sure, but not 100%) the original "peppermint dream" that started the mint green cal look explosion had a polished half roll cage in the back of it, it was slammed with polished empi 5 spokes and I think was a '65, but not totally sure that year is correct.
It was built by a couple of guys who had a car or bodywork shop, to do the rounds of the VW shows, but they had no idea the legacy that car would leave over the next decade.
It was first featured in Volksworld magazine and then that was it, it spawned a huge number of look-a-likes, some were actually 'better' technically and in terms of materials used (for both exterior and interior) but there was only one original car that started it all.
Yeah, you hit the nail on the head about being unique, there are so many different ways to restore or modify a bug, so many diffierent styles or trends to choose from, that was one of the things that made them so special, your car was always 'yours' and no-one could replicate it exactly.
Here's a link to a Splitty with the turquoise paint, it's darker than what you're looking for but it's still an awesome colour, for any Vdub.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1137182
Apologies, got no idea how to upload images - sorry, not being lazy, just haven't a clue how.
Best of luck with your project, and most of all, enjoy the feeling (when at petrol stations etc) of having many old ladies and men walk up to you with stories of what they got up to in their 'bugs' back in the 50's and 60's and the happy memories it gave them.
It's crazy the attention a nice 'dub gets you from ordinary members of the public, all bound by the happy feelings and memories of the little ol' bug
Old people love them , kids go crazy for them, people wave at you, take pictures.....just for a little ol' dub!
Enjoy...!!
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