Posted by: Rattletrap - 17 March 2013 14:43:57
What a good start this is for someone with good hands-on skills but with a low budget. Good history, and a rare model to boot. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1447265

Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 17 March 2013 17:21:28
Lovely project. If only I hadnt wasted all my money on old VWs... :rofl:

Posted by: AW - 17 March 2013 17:39:32
A lot better than the thing listed on Ebay at the moment. Andy W

Posted by: Old Blue - 18 March 2013 11:04:07
[quote=AW]A lot better than the thing listed on Ebay at the moment. Andy W[/quote] Have you a link for 'the thing' on Ebay:roll:

Posted by: Old Blue - 18 March 2013 11:09:38
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]Lovely project. If only I hadnt wasted all my money on old VWs... :rofl: [/quote] I wish I HAD wasted my money on old VWs instead of certain other things.:shock: This car is indeed a very worthwhile project. Good price, but I'd have to pay out for a lot of the work to be done. A car worth around £15-20k when done I'd say, great financial potential for the complete DIY owner.

Posted by: chrisbug91 - 18 March 2013 15:40:48
That didn't hang around for long. I can see why, it has great potential.

Posted by: Rattletrap - 18 March 2013 15:45:53
[quote=chrisbug91]That didn't hang around for long. I can see why, it has great potential.[/quote] I think being in the UK was a plus. Hope its staying here.:smile:

Posted by: rudolf hucker - 18 March 2013 16:40:30
That car has been kicking around the Southampton area for years now. Not for the faint hearted....lots of work.

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 18 March 2013 17:28:30
The heater channels were filled with concrete!

Posted by: Rattletrap - 18 March 2013 18:53:08
[quote=rudolf hucker]That car has been kicking around the Southampton area for years now. Not for the faint hearted....lots of work.[/quote] It looked from the pictures that the car was dismantled with work underway:?:

Posted by: rudolf hucker - 18 March 2013 18:59:25
The rebuild was underway to make a Cal Looker, big motor etc. As I remember it had a later floorpan and late frame head and narrow beam. All of which could be reversed. The car has had many owners since and none have got very far, the only thing that seems to happen is the price rises each time the car is sold.

Posted by: Rattletrap - 18 March 2013 19:06:54
[quote=rudolf hucker]The rebuild was underway to make a Cal Looker, big motor etc. As I remember it had a later floorpan and late frame head and narrow beam. All of which could be reversed. The car has had many owners since and none have got very far, the only thing that seems to happen is the price rises each time the car is sold. [/quote] By today's standards for such an unusual car the price hasn't risen a lot. But then as you said, its not one for the faint-hearted. When you see some of the real basket case '40s Splits that actually get to be a complete running car you realise that there is some real talent and grafters around that could save this car.