Looking through some old photos..
Saw these.. where are they..
RTC296 - Seen in Bad Camberg 98
547BTE - Seen in Bad Camberg 98
PSK758 - Seen in Bad Camberg 98
HSU681
506JTR - Cabrio
YYK821
SUW95 -
UOA305 - black
VBP937 - blue
801AXF - White Cabrio
PLJ310? - White
547BTE - Cream?
JLT420 - you know the one
TLE70 - Blue? Rag Top
MDR155 - Grey?
KAP975 - Drab green Ragtop
TYY817 - Blue - Expo 95
HCT158 - Grey Cal look bug jam 88
MDL179 - Silver Ragtop
TLE593 - Mid Green lowered
551CPC - Mint Green Cal look
MWS599 - Chocolate Brown
JFX892 - VW Action 82
235JMU - VW Action 82
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 19 June 2010 23:55:50
RTC296 - Seen in Bad Camberg 98- owned by John Maxwell since about 1462.
547BTE - Seen in Bad Camberg 98- owned by Simon Parkinson. His dad bought it new in '57.
PSK758 - Seen in Bad Camberg 98
HSU681 - Dave Cantle's old Belgian Zwitter, maybe in the US now?
506JTR - Cabrio - still doing the rounds and seen at shows from time to time.
YYK821
SUW95 -
UOA305 - black
VBP937 - blue - Still owned by Arthur Carr
801AXF - White Cabrio - Still doing the rounds
PLJ310? - White- Beige, not white. Now reg'd as SFF141 and in Leeds.
547BTE - Cream? - As above.
JLT420 - you know the one- Still owned by Colbournes.
TLE70 - Blue? Rag Top
MDR155 - Grey?- Blue, not grey. Haven't seen it in years.
KAP975 - Drab green Ragtop- early Oval on a late 'pan with raised suspension. In Surrey.
TYY817 - Blue - Expo 95- Still comes out now and again. Owner is in Southampton.
HCT158 - Grey Cal look bug jam 88
MDL179 - Silver Ragtop- was for sale earlier this year. Don't know its current whereabouts
TLE593 - Mid Green lowered
551CPC - Mint Green Cal look
MWS599 - Chocolate Brown
JFX892 - VW Action 82- Green Split? Used to be owned by John Miller and Martin Southwell.
235JMU - VW Action 82
Posted by: Mike Peckham - 20 June 2010 00:08:45
JFX 892 was my Black '56 Oval. I took it to Action '82. I'd love to see the pictire of it!
It is now owned by a member of the Historic VW Club but I haven't seen it since I sold it in 1983...
Mike
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 20 June 2010 08:18:57
[quote=Mike Peckham]JFX 892 was my Black '56 Oval. I took it to Action '82. I'd love to see the pictire of it!
It is now owned by a member of the Historic VW Club but I haven't seen it since I sold it in 1983...
Mike[/quote]
Oops! :oops: Sorry Mike, I knew I recognised that plate from somewhere!!
Posted by: Kev - 20 June 2010 09:50:46
JLT420 - you know the one- Still owned by Colbournes. - I last saw JLT in the REME museum near Reading a couple of years ago.
Posted by: CNE789 - 20 June 2010 11:53:58
[quote=nev]JLT420 - you know the one- Still owned by Colbournes. - I last saw JLT in the REME museum near Reading a couple of years ago.[/quote]
Indeed, it is still there - see https://www.rememuseum.org.uk/recent/vw.htm
Posted by: CNE789 - 20 June 2010 12:06:18
I would like to add to this list:
VVS 203 - '56 Standard Oval in olive drab, see the thread [url=https://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=17253][u]Army Oval[/u][/url]
I managed to track down the second and third owner, but have not found the current owner yet. Who knows where VVS 203 is today?
Thanks!
Posted by: 54 Gertie - 20 June 2010 15:04:23
Mind if I add a few to the list? Mostly from old Volksworld 'Vintage Specials'.
PLJ 738 - Polar silver '54
ULN 444 - Agave green '57
TYJ 970 - Beige NZ CKD
VGJ 188 - UK reg'd Kubel. Seen at BVF '96
SFF 372 (I think, cant read well) - White '51 split in classifieds.
SSU 658 - Zenith Blue '54
XDD 521 - Fjord blue '59
OJY 559 - Black 'late' oval.
MTR 900 - Black '54
Some Chris Clarke cars....
SCV 616 - Blue oval
MCG 120 - RHD (?) '52 sunroof split
ONJ 854 - Green '59
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 20 June 2010 21:45:52
[quote=54 Gertie]Mind if I add a few to the list? Mostly from old Volksworld 'Vintage Specials'.
PLJ 738 - Polar silver '54
ULN 444 - Agave green '57
TYJ 970 - Beige NZ CKD
VGJ 188 - UK reg'd Kubel. Seen at BVF '96
SFF 372 (I think, cant read well) - White '51 split in classifieds.
SSU 658 - Zenith Blue '54
XDD 521 - Fjord blue '59
OJY 559 - Black 'late' oval.
MTR 900 - Black '54
Some Chris Clarke cars....
SCV 616 - Blue oval
MCG 120 - RHD (?) '52 sunroof split
ONJ 854 - Green '59[/quote]
I believe ULN 444 is still in West London. TYJ 970 is in E.Sussex (I drove past it this afternoon!!!). XDD 521 was purchased in recent years and slammed (search RW forum for more details). Don't know where MTR 900 is now, but I remember the story about it being 'unrestored' as being a bit questionable at the time. I think Chris Clarke still has MCG 120.
Posted by: 48REME - 21 June 2010 12:42:30
ULN 444 used to belong to a man called Anthony Ripley who lived in Chiswick, West London. That, I remember from around 1991/92 as I lived close by at the time.
MTR 900 belonged to Alf Lilley in Stoke on Trent, again around the early 90s.
MCG 120 was a homemade Chris Clarke RHD conversion.
Posted by: 64rotbox - 21 June 2010 13:10:03
XDD521 got cal-looked. I last saw it bouncing around the middle lane of the M6 at 50mph about 3 years ago.
Posted by: 55Kab - 21 June 2010 14:26:03
[quote=Rich Oakley]Don't know where MTR 900 is now, but I remember the story about it being 'unrestored' as being a bit questionable at the time[/quote]
It's totally true Rich. I remember 20 odd years ago when Dave Cantle from the HVWOC found it. It really was a never driven in winter, never restored, never welded and never repainted car.
Always remember Dave saying he bought it from the owner's son who was never allowed in the car with his shoes on. The owner kept a record of every journey made, every time he put petrol in it and so on and it was so original the paint had been taken down to the primer near the Wolfsburg crest where the owner had polished it so much.
Of course it wouldn't be done today but for me it was ruined after Dave sold it - what with the addition of whitewalls, fender skirts, other accessories and I believe some repainting.
Posted by: 55Kab - 21 June 2010 14:30:46
[quote=54 Gertie]PLJ 738 - Polar silver '54[/quote]
This one was built by John Devereux from SCS fame in Bournemouth. It made the trip to Camberg in '91 and was recently seen in the car park at either Plymfest or Run to the Sun - can't remember which now in the same condition as when John built it.
Posted by: 48REME - 21 June 2010 15:37:33
[quote=55Kab] I believe some repainting.
[/quote]
That's because, if my memory serves me well, some nasty jealous concours entrant at VW action scratched the whole side of the car in revenge, when they didn't win. I think it was around 1992. I remember seeing the damage, it was terrible. Alf Lilley was gutted and was never to be seen again with the car. It probably changed ownership after that.
MTR900 Now lives up North in nearby Pontefract. Still in good condition and it attended the Vw show at "Mighty Dub Fest" in Newcastle last weekend.
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Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 22 June 2010 18:11:00
[quote=Mike Peckham]JFX 892 was my Black '56 Oval. I took it to Action '82. I'd love to see the pictire of it!
It is now owned by a member of the Historic VW Club but I haven't seen it since I sold it in 1983...
Mike[/quote]
Its a photo of a photo...
[IMG]https://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/jrvwjr2010/VW%20ACTION%201982/wwwvwbugcouk-VWACTION1982.jpg[/IMG]
Posted by: Mike Peckham - 22 June 2010 19:05:21
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]Its a photo of a photo...
[IMG]https://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/jrvwjr2010/VW%20ACTION%201982/wwwvwbugcouk-VWACTION1982.jpg[/IMG][/quote]
Julian
Thanks for posting that picture, despite JFX 892 (Beaky) being my first car, I took very few pictures of it so it's great to see a new one appear nearly 30 years later! Looking at it now, it's difficult to believe that I used to drive it up and down the M1 everyday, in and out of London loaded with cable and tools (I was an electrician). It was a great car and I was sorry to part with it but let it go in order to buy a very smart '73 1300, which I duly wrote off about a month later on the A600 just south of Bedford.
Beaky is now owned by a member of the HVWOC, but I haven't been able to contact him so have no idea what shape it is now in.
Maybe one day we'll meet again...
Mike
ps. that's me at the wheel!
Posted by: 55Kab - 22 June 2010 20:20:08
[quote=Phil@Oval54]MTR900 Now lives up North in nearby Pontefract. Still in good condition and it attended the Vw show at "Mighty Dub Fest" in Newcastle last weekend.[/quote]
Tks for the photo Phil. It looks much better now its lost the whitewalls and skirts although it looks like the headlight buckets have gone rusty.
Posted by: mattym - 24 December 2010 19:57:37
hi i have got TLE 593 had it for 2 years now restoring it,do you know anything about the car really intrested many thanks
Posted by: mooney3019 - 31 December 2010 18:07:08
MDL 179, was purchased by my father from a freind of his, we were led to believe it was the first non import rhd oval to be sold on the isle of man, my dad stripped the car and sold it back to his friend who did nothing with it, it was then purchased by my brother who is a classic car restorer who restored it and sold it about 15 years ago, have seen it around since for sale and at shows, still have as couple of bits for it, also i have seen the owner was trying to sell the reg off it.
Posted by: Rattletrap - 12 January 2011 18:47:26
TLE 70 a metallic light blue oval, may still be with the VW dealer in Norwich, '[i]Robinsons[/i]'. Back in the '80s it was still in their showroom. They kept it there after getting it back from the original owner in the 1970s who they originally sold it to new.
MDR 155 was light green, a 1956 oval. I owned it for a year or so in the early '90s. No idea who has it now though.:?
Posted by: GKL 7 - 17 January 2011 17:15:00
Prof Rich where is it now,ESV 451 Ex Sheffield owned '51.
U.S ?
Posted by: pre67vw - 26 January 2011 17:06:42
Found these old photos on Volkszone
SXW55
ESV451 [ATTACH]5400[/Attach] [ATTACH]5401[/Attach]
Posted by: vintagebug - 26 January 2011 23:09:56
[quote=pre67vw]Found these old photos on Volkszone
SXW55
ESV451[/quote]
SXW55- I remember this one from many years ago. It used to belong to Billy Black (I might have got that name wrong, my memory's pretty cr*p these days), who owned an independent VW repair garage called Volksway, in Rutherglen, Glasgow, back in the early 80s. I recall seeing that car in there at the time, it must have been one of the first splits I'd ever seen "in the flesh". I think he was restoring it at the time.
No idea where it is now though :(
Posted by: GKL 7 - 27 January 2011 17:03:53
Think your memory is OK Dave,that all tallys with what you told me approx 10 years ago.
ESV 451 was featured in Lawrence Meredith's "Original Beetle" fully restored,i remember it being for sale,about a month after buying the other Sheffield based split,"KET",which we have both owned in our time.If i'd have been shopping a month later i would probably have purchased ESV and kept it, and if circumstances had gone this way,we would probably never have met:cry:
Asked the original question as i'd wondered where ESV had gone.No response from the Prof 'tho,is this the only U.K based Split he has lost track of:wink:
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 27 January 2011 17:32:03
[quote='50 Karmann]Think your memory is OK Dave,that all tallys with what you told me approx 10 years ago.
ESV 451 was featured in Lawrence Meredith's "Original Beetle" fully restored,i remember it being for sale,about a month after buying the other Sheffield based split,"KET",which we have both owned in our time.If i'd have been shopping a month later i would probably have purchased ESV and kept it, and if circumstances had gone this way,we would probably never have met:cry:
Asked the original question as i'd wondered where ESV had gone.No response from the Prof 'tho,is this the only U.K based Split he has lost track of:wink: [/quote]
ESV 451 is now in Spain.
Posted by: pre67vw - 27 January 2011 17:36:27
[quote='50 Karmann]No response from the Prof 'tho,is this the only U.K based Split he has lost track of:wink: [/quote]
[quote=Rich Oakley]ESV 451 is now in Spain.[/quote]
Booyah... Never doubt the Prof... :thumbup:
Posted by: GKL 7 - 27 January 2011 18:11:16
[quote=Rich Oakley]ESV 451 is now in Spain.[/quote]
Which Town:?:
Posted by: vintagebug - 27 January 2011 22:54:24
[quote='50 Karmann]and if circumstances had gone this way,we would probably never have met:cry:[/quote]
I bet you wish now that you'd bought it!! :d
Posted by: GKL 7 - 28 January 2011 17:16:20
[quote=vintagebug]I bet you wish now that you'd bought it!! :d
[/quote]
Nah!Dave a good friend is more important.(There's no being sick smiley)
Posted by: Tonser - 28 March 2011 09:55:40
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]801AXF - White Cabrio[/quote]
This photo of 801 AXF is from Bodiam Castle 1982, next to my kabrio 587 NKX :) I was given the photo when I bought the kabrio.
[img]https://www.mustardpost.com/KabrioatBodiam.jpg[/img]
A virtually identical photo in black and white was in an article in VolksWorld in Aug2009. From the article, both cars were then owned by Eddie Butler ( show organiser on behalf of The Split Club )and his partner Fran Spinks. They were credited as a '60 sedan and 58 kabrio, but the Kab' ia a May 1960 car.
Does anyone know what time of year that Bodiam show would have been, as the previous owner to 587 NKX bought it on the 15th August 1982, and he lived in Maidstone - I wonder if he saw it at the show !?!
If anyone has any details for 587 NKX, Eddie Butler, or Fran Spinks I'd love to have them, thanks.
Tony
Posted by: Mike Peckham - 28 March 2011 10:32:13
Hello Tony
I was at Bodiam in 1982, I have a feeling it was at the beginning of the summer, maybe May time? I'll see if there was any mention of it in the VW Motoring Mags of the time.
It was a great event, very intimate. There were lots of great cars there like yours and many 50s beetles still being used as every day transport. I had a very original, 3 owner 1954 Oval then (RNC 676)that I was using everyday, I put it up for sale at the show as I was in the process of buying a 1970 1500 June Beetle. I sold the Oval to Jerry Ashplant for £120, those were the days.
Last I heard it was being restored by a guy in Storrington, but that was in about 1985 and I've not seen or heard anything of it since then. I wonder if it's still in some lock up somewhere?
Eddie Butler I believe was a friend of Bob Shail's, Bob is still very much about so he might be able to help you contact Eddie.
Mike
Posted by: GKL 7 - 28 March 2011 18:49:08
Bodiam was late spring/early summer and nearly always Bloody Freezing.
Posted by: Rattletrap - 28 March 2011 18:55:06
[quote=Mike Peckham]Eddie Butler …
[/quote]
He's still on the scene.:?
Posted by: Mike Peckham - 29 March 2011 10:48:50
[quote=Rattletrap]He's still on the scene.:?
[/quote]
I have no idea. Sorry.
Posted by: GKL 7 - 29 March 2011 17:32:07
Well if he's still around, great.
But i thought i had heard,he had passed away.
Posted by: Tonser - 30 March 2011 11:31:46
[quote=Mike Peckham]Hello Tony
I was at Bodiam in 1982, I have a feeling it was at the beginning of the summer, maybe May time? I'll see if there was any mention of it in the VW Motoring Mags of the time.
Eddie Butler I believe was a friend of Bob Shail's, Bob is still very much about so he might be able to help you contact Eddie.
Mike
[/quote]
Thanks mike, I thought it was around springtime. I'll try to contact Bob.
Tony
Posted by: Tonser - 30 March 2011 11:37:32
[quote='50 Karmann]Well if he's still around, great.
But i thought i had heard,he had passed away. [/quote]
That would be sad :( I wonder if Fran Spinks is still around ?
Posted by: smull - 13 January 2012 12:54:23
[quote=64rotbox]XDD521 got cal-looked. I last saw it bouncing around the middle lane of the M6 at 50mph about 3 years ago.[/quote]
That'd be me then :wink: XDD 521 is now owned by a guy called Phil in Devon. Last time we spoke via email he was thinking about going back to stock. A very special car which I was sad to part with.
Thread from the dead I know, but I just found this on the tinterweb and thought I'd respond.
:thumbup:
Posted by: pre67vw - 13 January 2012 13:19:30
[quote=smull]That'd be me then :wink: XDD 521 is now owned by a guy called Phil in Devon. Last time we spoke via email he was thinking about going back to stock.
:thumbup: [/quote]
If you've got any contact details, maybe you could point him here as well? :thumbup:
Posted by: chrisbug91 - 13 January 2012 13:21:51
[quote=mooney3019]MDL 179, was purchased by my father from a freind of his, we were led to believe it was the first non import rhd oval to be sold on the isle of man, my dad stripped the car and sold it back to his friend who did nothing with it, it was then purchased by my brother who is a classic car restorer who restored it and sold it about 15 years ago, have seen it around since for sale and at shows, still have as couple of bits for it, also i have seen the owner was trying to sell the reg off it.[/quote]
DL is an Isle of Wight regestration, would that mean this car was purchased at Fishbourne Gargage.
Posted by: smull - 13 January 2012 14:27:05
[quote=pre67vw]If you've got any contact details, maybe you could point him here as well? :thumbup: [/quote]
Sadly not, my computer died before Christmas taking his email addy with it :roll: Not a photo for the purists but....
[IMG]https://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e32/smulls/59.jpg[/IMG]
[img]https://www.bugjam.co.uk/2007photos/IMG_9383bj21dj.jpg[/img]
Photos from Bug Jam 2007 when it won Best Cal Look.
[img]https://www.bugjam.co.uk/2007photos/IMG_9560bj21dj.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Robb - 07 July 2012 20:36:43
[quote=Rattletrap]TLE 70 a metallic light blue oval, may still be with the VW dealer in Norwich, '[i]Robinsons[/i]'. Back in the '80s it was still in their showroom. They kept it there after getting it back from the original owner in the 1970s who they originally sold it to new.
MDR 155 was light green, a 1956 oval. I owned it for a year or so in the early '90s. No idea who has it now though.:?
[/quote]
seen at Lavenham
[img]https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/revans_trebor/DSC_0923.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Robb - 07 July 2012 20:41:30
[quote=Rich Oakley]TYJ 970 is in E.Sussex (I drove past it this afternoon!!!).[/quote]
saw it at Lavenham, used to be owned by Ivan? was looking a little sad and rusty :(
do we know who owns it?
Posted by: RoRoVw - 08 July 2012 10:01:56
Listed on the Lavenham registration pages as owned by Steve Moran
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 08 July 2012 18:02:35
[quote=Robb]seen at Lavenham
[img]https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/revans_trebor/DSC_0923.jpg[/img][/quote]
Yes, Robinsons VW dealership owned this one for many many years until Steve Moran bought it from them last Summer.
Posted by: 59 Ragtop - 08 July 2012 18:56:08
I think im correct in saying that i'm correct in saying that this beetle was one of the first beetles that they sold at Riversside Road premises. My Dad enquired a long while ago and we were told they's never sell it. I wonder what changed their mind:roll:
Posted by: Paulifa1 - 11 September 2012 01:18:31
Hello All,
I can report that SSU 658 is still alive and well. It is still in my ownership and is currently residing in my garage at my parents smallholding in North Lincolnshire :)
The last time it was out and about on the road was in 1997! It has since just lived stored in the garage, taken out for a run around the grounds of the smallholding every other month or so, washed and put back. It's still pretty much in the same condition as when I showed it back in the early nineties, (with the exception of needing a brake overhaul and new tyres as they have cracked up with age!) before I drifted away from the VW scene, .
I'm actually planning to recommission it and have it back road legal this October :)
The cars actual build date was May 7th 1955, it's a RHD UK supplied car. Since restoration in 1989 it has been finished in Zenith Blue. When I originally aquired it back in 1984, it was finished (very badly!) in a non VW maroon colour. It was originally Polar Silver.
I'm currently trying to decide if I should consider selling it.
If anyone has pictures of it at any of the shows I was at in 1990, I'd love to see them.
Kind regards,
Paul Newman
Posted by: delbaydel - 02 September 2013 20:59:38
MDR155 agave green 1956 oval i bought from john in 1991 is safe & well tucked up in my garage.i have not had it on the road for years but it is now taxed & will hopefully be back out for a few show next year.:smile:
Posted by: Rattletrap - 05 September 2013 15:36:56
[quote=delbaydel]MDR155 agave green 1956 oval i bought from john in 1991 is safe & well tucked up in my garage.i have not had it on the road for years but it is now taxed & will hopefully be back out for a few show next year.:smile: [/quote]
My old 1956 oval, and you still have it:beer:
I remember how well it drove in modern traffic around London.:smile:
Posted by: Lost64 - 05 November 2013 21:08:57
Not a UK vehicle, but I was having a chat with a VW friend the other night, and the subject of Ulf Kjaiser and his accessorized 1956 Jungle Green Oval, CLZ 311 came up. Has anyone seen the car, know it's whereabouts, or if Ulf is still active.
I saw the car at the Scottish VW Festival back in the early 1990's, and I think Ulf had brought it to the UK to visit as many shows as he could. Volksworld featured it around this time too.
Interestingly enough Rattletrap was at the same show the year before while still in the ownership of Tony Levy, and it's still around!:d
Gavin
Posted by: ianmac - 05 November 2013 21:23:44
[quote=Lost64;57636]Not a UK vehicle, but I was having a chat with a VW friend the other night, and the subject of Ulf Kjaiser and his accessorized 1956 Jungle Green Oval, CLZ 311 came up. Has anyone seen the car, know it's whereabouts, or if Ulf is still active.
I saw the car at the Scottish VW Festival back in the early 1990's, and I think Ulf had brought it to the UK to visit as many shows as he could. Volksworld featured it around this time too.
Interestingly enough Rattletrap was at the same show the year before while still in the ownership of Tony Levy, and it's still around!:d
Gavin [/quote]
I remember it in the UK in the very early 1990s I think it was in Cornwall of all places, a real cool car and a nice guy it had a serious load of accessories. No idea where it is now :?
MOL 179 polar silver ragtop.
I remember this from the mid 90s. Did a search and found this old Bug Jam video, fast forward to about 31 mins...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hrvf-gigBQ
I actually thought it was a polar silver 56/57 with red interior ( the same as the car I'm restoring ), but watching the video it's actually a 53-55 in later colour scheme!
Anyone seen it recently?
Posted by: Robb - 25 November 2013 08:45:17
its in Ireland mate! and still about, photos of it in a recent volksworld
now on empi 5's with an irish number plate.
the car was originally found in a garage in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Ive got the feature somewhere, about 1995.
you sure its a pre 55 oval? I know its got square corners on the sunroof, but I think it is a 56.
Posted by: Robb - 25 November 2013 09:31:27
off the waynemac blog
[img]https://www.waynemacvw.com/_/rsrc/1247944512177/blog/eiresparesrun-1/e-r%206.JPG[/img]
Posted by: chrisbug91 - 25 November 2013 10:45:57
That's a shame it's lost it's original number.
Posted by: Foxy - 25 November 2013 13:31:38
[quote=Robb;57801]its in Ireland mate! and still about, photos of it in a recent volksworld
now on empi 5's with an irish number plate.
the car was originally found in a garage in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Ive got the feature somewhere, about 1995.
you sure its a pre 55 oval? I know its got square corners on the sunroof, but I think it is a 56.[/quote]
Thanks for the info Rob.
When the camera goes past the interior I'm sure you can see straight gearstick, batwing and ribbed doors. Might be wrong the video aint exactly high quality!
I'll have to dig my old Volksworlds out now to check.
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 25 November 2013 19:46:33
I thought it was MDL 179, not MOL 179. Isle of Wight car originally and spent a lot of years in near Birmingham (Bromsgrove perhaps?). It changed hands about three years ago.
Rob- it was a different one that was found in Stratford- that was TOL 660 which I was offered a few years back but turned it down. It's now owned by somebody named Russell in West Yorks.
Posted by: chrisbug91 - 25 November 2013 20:04:55
Yep it was MDL 179 and would of been a Fishbourne Garage Isle of Wight car, I don't know the exact date when Fishbourne started trading as a VW franchise but i'm guessing this could of been one of their first cars.
I'm not sure when it was messed with as it looks pretty much stock in the video.
[img]https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/chrisbug91/iowbeetle_zpsb36149ed.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Foxy - 26 November 2013 15:36:33
Yep realised it was MDL not MOL when I got the Volksworld out last night. December 1995 and it's on the cover. I was right it's a 55 so 3 fold ragtop.
Posted by: 1957Oval - 09 February 2014 18:52:46
[quote=Rich Oakley;36240]I believe ULN 444 is still in West London. TYJ 970 is in E.Sussex (I drove past it this afternoon!!!). XDD 521 was purchased in recent years and slammed (search RW forum for more details). Don't know where MTR 900 is now, but I remember the story about it being 'unrestored' as being a bit questionable at the time. I think Chris Clarke still has MCG 120.
[/quote]
ULN444 is now in Esher, 'Otis' (as he's otherwise known) is absolutely charming and very well indeed, (just completed a comprehensive service from Ian Kent at E's Autos - who was fantastic). See you all at Volksworld Show...
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Posted by: Robb - 10 February 2014 11:38:54
[quote=Rich Oakley;57822]Rob- it was a different one that was found in Stratford- that was TOL 660 which I was offered a few years back but turned it down. It's now owned by somebody named Russell in West Yorks.[/quote]
nope I disagree, [-x
if you read the article that was in volksworld in the 90's, it says it was found in Stratford. now in Ireland.
TOL was originally sold by Black and White in Harvington just up the road from stratford, then later found nearer to Bham.
Posted by: RoRoVw - 10 February 2014 19:09:43
TOL 660 was found in Wychbold.
Cheers,
Rob.
Posted by: fiona.tannock.1 - 19 April 2014 21:31:34
Hello everyone, eventually I find myself here after a such long time trying to trace my childhood 54 beetle! The reg appears below, PLJ 738. She was our beloved bug from 1975-84ish.I was very interested in cars as a child, and as a teenager my father and I stripped the now dilapidated bug down to rebuild.My parents split a while after and PLJ was left in the garage gathering dust. Soon after, Mum sold the beetle on for around £250 to a lovely guy who wanted to restore her fully. T
Im pretty sure this man must have been John Deveraux, as the bug appears fully restored by John in the book by Nigel Grimshaw 'The Volkswagen Beetle'.
I would dearly love to find out how our old beetle is doing, the net hasn't been helpful up until now!
I'll post a picture, I still have one of the original keys. The only disappointing thing is that the in the few pictures I have of her, her number plate is off :0(
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 21 April 2014 10:05:22
[quote=fiona.tannock.1;58787]Hello everyone, eventually I find myself here after a such long time trying to trace my childhood 54 beetle! The reg appears below, PLJ 738. She was our beloved bug from 1975-84ish.I was very interested in cars as a child, and as a teenager my father and I stripped the now dilapidated bug down to rebuild.My parents split a while after and PLJ was left in the garage gathering dust. Soon after, Mum sold the beetle on for around £250 to a lovely guy who wanted to restore her fully. T
Im pretty sure this man must have been John Deveraux, as the bug appears fully restored by John in the book by Nigel Grimshaw 'The Volkswagen Beetle'.
I would dearly love to find out how our old beetle is doing, the net hasn't been helpful up until now!
I'll post a picture, I still have one of the original keys. The only disappointing thing is that the in the few pictures I have of her, her number plate is off :0( [/quote]
Hi Fiona,
The car is still very much around and on the road, although I'm not sure who owns it now.
Rich.
Posted by: Iowbug - 31 May 2014 09:11:16
Hi
Does anyone have any contact info for the Isle of Wight car? Or knows anything more about it now ?
Have been searching for this car for ages, am an island resident and would love for the car
to come home :)
Any assistance would be very much appreciated
Thank you
Posted by: chrisbug91 - 31 May 2014 17:50:41
[quote=Iowbug;59009]Hi
Does anyone have any contact info for the Isle of Wight car? Or knows anything more about it now ?
Have been searching for this car for ages, am an island resident and would love for the car
to come home :)
Any assistance would be very much appreciated
Thank you [/quote]
Hello there I'am also an Island resident, unfortunately I believe MDL 179 was exported to Ireland where it would have lost it's original plate. Funny that this should pop up as recently I found a classified ad for the car in Safer Motoring from the 1980's, I shall try and take a copy.
It's nice to see someone else from the Island on here and feels the same about bringing DL cars back home.
Posted by: 55Kab - 11 July 2014 07:36:29
[quote=chrisbug91;59016]Hello there I'am also an Island resident, unfortunately I believe MDL 179 was exported to Ireland where it would have lost it's original plate.[/quote]
If it ever came back to the UK from Ireland I believe it would be possible to get the original number back on the car. This happened to a 65 I had that went to the C.I. and came back.
Posted by: WayneMcCarthy - 12 July 2014 12:17:10
That's Correct What Martin Has Just Said ...... The Car Will Keep Its Original UK Number !
Posted by: nicolass - 12 July 2014 23:18:57
Anyone knows this car FTM 594 [ATTACH]8734[/Attach]
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 29 July 2014 08:28:25
[quote=nicolass;59251]Anyone knows this car FTM 594[/quote]
Yes, I know the history of that car. I believe it got scrapped in the 1960s. That photograph above was taken in the mid-1950s. The picture below was taken in 1961 after it had been resprayed and 'modernised' a bit...
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Posted by: Rich Oakley - 29 July 2014 08:39:32
[quote=nicolass;59251]Anyone knows this car FTM 594[/quote]
"April 11th 1956 Near Priddy on the Mendip Hills, North Somerset. My Dad's 1946 Volkswagen Sedan bought the previous day for £255 from Messrs. Coventry and Jeffs of Clifton, Bristol. Originally built by the British Army personnel in Wolfsburg as they restarted the factory, it was bought by a UK Army Colonel who brought it back home to Luton in Bedfordshire in September 1947 when it was first UK registered. It was Dark Blue and had been given "Castle Earth" side panels..a mid green/grey colour...with grey vinyl seat upholstery rather than the standard cloth. It also had been fitted with a new 1192cc engine in 1953 and then sold to a Mr Knapman of Saltford near Bristol.
This was the first car that my Dad kept..he had previously bought an Austin 7 Ruby which was so dreadful it went after a month and Austin Big 6 which lasted just a day! We kept "Volks" until April 30th 1962 and during that year we did effectively a total restoration of everything but also did do "upgrades" which now of course we would think dreadful..the full VW chrome set, carpets, luggage cover, new bumpers, painted the seats with "Nuagain" blue paint because the original vinyl made your clothes go black!! and worst of all, cut the dashboard to fit a loudspeaker for the 1950 HMV radio set. I still have the cut out piece of steel..argh! Sadly..we sold it for £125 as a trade in for a 1954 Morris Oxford Series II (SHY 214) which was a bad move as it done 255,000 miles and the side cills turned out to be marked "Vono"...(Bedstead Manufacturers for you young ones!)
It's a long story but our VW links began in 1950 and continued in various ways until 1994 so split window VW's and 1954 Microbus's were a big part of my early motoring experience. There are dozens of stories but for now, I hope you like the picture..I'll post more soon."
This is all from a guy called Richard Leaman.
Posted by: nicolass - 29 July 2014 21:12:42
Great story Rick
You see how a old picture can make a story off his own
Thanks
Nico
Posted by: Redbug58 - 04 September 2014 21:55:40
MDL179 was in my care between 2000 and 2005. I sold it to the chap in Ireland who sold the plate
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Here's a photo i took on 1993/4 bug jam of 914, look whats in the background
Posted by: Paulifa1 - 24 March 2015 20:36:32
Hi All,
I can't believe it's been around 2 years since I last posted on here! Anyway, a little update on SSU 658. I've finally got the time to re-commission her now! Started in earnest today with a good clean and polish. She's held up pretty well since I restored her in 1989...
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The tyres have all rotted from age even though they've only done about 1000 miles! So she's getting a new set of boots. Along with this will be a full brake overhaul, and ermm... well that's pretty much it apart from a usual standard service, greasing & lots more polishing everywhere :)
I'll be seeing you all at Stanford Hall for the first time in 25 years !!:shock:
Posted by: Guiddy - 19 August 2016 15:15:31
I owned MDL 179 from about 1994 to 1997 including when it was featured in VolksWorld magazine.
I was sitting with it at Stanford Hall when Ivan from the magazine told me he wanted to feature it! A very exciting day!
It was a 1955 car so had the ribbed doors, straight gear stick and the bat wing wheel. It also had motometer gauges too!
I bought it from a girl in her late 20s who lived in Tiddington just outside Stratford Upon Avon for £4750 in 1994. It was in great condition, just the engine tinware was a bit ratty, the seat frames and steering wheel in need of restoration and the wheels were a bit sorry.
It had radials with white wall flaps squeezed in them! That's how it appeared in that Bug Jam video. Wow, the 90's fashion looks pretty distinct!
I had the wheels redone in cream with beauty rings and propper white wall crossplys fitted. Changed the US Spec bumpers for Euro.
The had seat frames powder coated (One of them was in poor condition though, did anyone ever replace them?) and the steering wheel resprayed.
I cleaned the engine up and freshened the tinware with a lick of paint.
It had major inner quarter welding done under the rear seat just before I sold it. We ended up using plate under the battery pan, I always hated the fact it wasn't a pressed piece! I think it would have been due some front heater channel work soon after?
I sold it on in 1997 for around £4200! It wasn't easy to sell either! I had a lot of time wasters! I wonder what it's worth now had I kept it?
The guy who bought it was a real enthusiast. Young lad who owned the white mid sixties bug that had just about every accessory fitted!
I have a pile of pictures in a folder somewhere that I'll have to dig out.
Posted by: deansplit - 22 January 2022 15:26:26
Hey Guiddy… that young lad was me!!! Now 50… thought we were about the same age no??…. Had been wondering about this car along with my own, mine was a 58, not mid 60s, and yes very accessorised LOL… I bought yours with the intention to swap every over you MDL - the 1776, 3.88 box, the accessories and lower it! Never got round to it and it was taking up space in my parents garage in Kent. So sold it a year later. Would so love to have that back now, I also say that about my 58, but can’t keep everything. At the time of selling my 58 ( can you believe for a bloody people carrier as had growing family at that point), I’d already bought a project 62 Dormobile which I was fully restoring so selling the bug didn’t feel as bad. Funny that MDL ended up in Ireland, I’ve lived in Northern Ireland since 2002!
