Can't see the pics James- what's happened?
Edit- It's ok, they've just opened now! :wink:
Posted by: 55Kab - 22 November 2010 15:26:00
Damn you James...I wish you'd stop posting photos of my future projects! :lol:
Posted by: heb623 - 22 November 2010 15:28:48
[quote=vintagebug]Can't see the pics James- what's happened? [/quote]
Dave, what kind of "hond" you are?:lol:
:twisted: ET
Posted by: JD - 22 November 2010 15:37:57
[quote=55Kab]Damn you James...I wish you'd stop posting photos of my future projects! :lol:
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:lol:
You´ll need some 6" diameter Fuchs for that second one.
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 22 November 2010 16:49:49
[quote=heb623]Dave, what kind of "hond" you are?:lol:
:twisted: ET
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Posted by: Ovaltine - 27 November 2010 12:52:16
[quote=Rich Oakley][img]https://home.btconnect.com/oakley-web/XPO69.jpg[/img][/quote]
I'm confused - its RHD, does it exist here still:?:
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 27 November 2010 14:29:49
[quote=Ovaltine]I'm confused - its RHD, does it exist here still:?:
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No, now scrapped as far as I'm aware. It started life as a 52 Sunroof Split and then was converted by the Lincs VWOC sometime in the 1970s.
Posted by: GKL 7 - 27 November 2010 18:18:36
[quote=Rich Oakley] a 52 Sunroof Split converted by the Lincs VWOC [/quote]
Muppets:evil:
Posted by: 55Kab - 28 November 2010 08:05:49
[quote='50 Karmann]Muppets:evil: [/quote]
Don't foget it was the seventies. Split Bug's weren't worth a w**k then...even if it did have a sunroof... :lol:
Posted by: JD - 28 November 2010 12:49:39
Mad! When contemplating a project such as this, did they not consider that the usual reason for attacking ones car with an angle grinder is to make it [i]better[/i], not worse. Expending time and energy to ruin a car is difficult to understand.
Posted by: Rattletrap - 28 November 2010 13:19:51
[img]https://home.btconnect.com/oakley-web/XPO69.jpg[/img]
Its difficult to understand the mentality involved in hacking a car such as this around. If this really was a club of VW enthusiasts, even in the 1970s they were vandalising a classic. What a shame, even the rear window's been butchered (no centre pillar), a car today that I'd prize as many of us would. Looks like one of those awful government supplied blue invalid carriages from the 1960s-70's.
I weep:cry:
Posted by: Rattletrap - 28 November 2010 13:30:23
[img]https://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/picturesu/v16.jpg[/img]
This has top the lot for a vintage Beetle tragedy, although more excusable than the previous butchery as clearly done when splits or ovals were still in production. What an early car (45, 46, 47?). First saw this in Bob Shaill's Split-Window Club newsletter about 1981. Needless to say,even this mess would have a significant value today, just for parts (whats left):(
Posted by: pre67vw - 28 November 2010 14:21:31
[quote=Rattletrap][img]https://home.btconnect.com/oakley-web/XPO69.jpg[/img]
Its difficult to understand the mentality involved in hacking a car such as this around. If this really was a club of VW enthusiasts, even in the 1970s they were vandalising a classic. What a shame, even the rear window's been butchered (no centre pillar), a car today that I'd prize as many of us would. Looks like one of those awful government supplied blue invalid carriages from the 1960s-70's.
I weep:cry: [/quote]
Don't forget that at this time in the UK you could drive a three wheeler with only a motorbike licence, which gave rise to a big market in three wheelers. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reason for the conversion, it was probably cheaper and faster than most three wheelers available at the time... I wouldn't think it was considered a classic in the 70s, looking in the old safer motoring mags you could pick splits up for peanuts
Posted by: GKL 7 - 28 November 2010 17:14:01
Found today,that would be rebuilt back to original spec.
They mignt not have been worth a W**k Martin,but those of us buying them,knew what we had and their significance.
