Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge on a 52' Pre A Coupe
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:14 am
Hello,
My wife & I are entering the 356 world with the purchase of a 1952 356 Pre-A Bent Window Coupe. The owner is in the process of trying to get a Kardex Report for this 52' 356 Pre-A Coupe before we take delivery of the car. The car does come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The owner does know quite a lot about the car, but never acquired a Kardex Report on this specific 52' 356 Pre-A Bent Window Coupe. So there is a lot of unanswered questions we have about the car. I have done quite a bit of research, and know that the Kardex Report shows the chassis number, motor number, trans number, motor changes, interior & exterior colors, ignition key number, dealer name, first buyer with address included, and a lot of other specific details about the car.
One of the other catagories on the Kardex Report is "optional equipment originally supplied on the car".This 52' 356 Pre-A Coupe has a Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge on the left side of the dash where the original ignition key would be. The ignition key is now located to the right of the Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Guage on the dash. So my question is this...Is there a chance that this specific 1952 356 Pre-A Coupe came (as an option) with a Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge from the factory before it was shipped off to Max Hoffman in New York? The owner did not know the answer to that question. Here is another question....Could the Kardex Report potentially show that an optional Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge (which I personally would consider a aftermarket part) was installed on the assembly line by Reutter at the Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory? Any clarity on these questions I have posed would be greatly appreciated. Please share all & any thoughts, and knowledge you might have so we can understand if maybe this Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge was factory installed or dealer installed. Who knows... potentially a previous owner decided to add it to the car. Thanking everyone in advance for helping us out with this information request.
All the best,
Don Greenman
My wife & I are entering the 356 world with the purchase of a 1952 356 Pre-A Bent Window Coupe. The owner is in the process of trying to get a Kardex Report for this 52' 356 Pre-A Coupe before we take delivery of the car. The car does come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The owner does know quite a lot about the car, but never acquired a Kardex Report on this specific 52' 356 Pre-A Bent Window Coupe. So there is a lot of unanswered questions we have about the car. I have done quite a bit of research, and know that the Kardex Report shows the chassis number, motor number, trans number, motor changes, interior & exterior colors, ignition key number, dealer name, first buyer with address included, and a lot of other specific details about the car.
One of the other catagories on the Kardex Report is "optional equipment originally supplied on the car".This 52' 356 Pre-A Coupe has a Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge on the left side of the dash where the original ignition key would be. The ignition key is now located to the right of the Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Guage on the dash. So my question is this...Is there a chance that this specific 1952 356 Pre-A Coupe came (as an option) with a Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge from the factory before it was shipped off to Max Hoffman in New York? The owner did not know the answer to that question. Here is another question....Could the Kardex Report potentially show that an optional Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge (which I personally would consider a aftermarket part) was installed on the assembly line by Reutter at the Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory? Any clarity on these questions I have posed would be greatly appreciated. Please share all & any thoughts, and knowledge you might have so we can understand if maybe this Beck Kraftstoff Fuel Gauge was factory installed or dealer installed. Who knows... potentially a previous owner decided to add it to the car. Thanking everyone in advance for helping us out with this information request.
All the best,
Don Greenman