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lifeintheslowlane
16 years ago

Yes very quiet:? ,I was calling him this morning he told me that This car will be the head price for the Saterday evening tombola at the next Hessisch oldendorf meeting

Etzhold1 wrote:



That's good to hear as I have a very good record on the Saturday Night Tombola...it's as good as mine.

I bought 12 Tombola tickets at the 2005 event and had 8 winners.:d
John.
GKL 7
16 years ago



That's good to hear as I have a very good record on the Saturday Night Tombola...it's as good as mine.

I bought 12 Tombola tickets at the 2005 event and had 8 winners.:d

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I shout, FIX.
Chris
16 years ago



That's good to hear as I have a very good record on the Saturday Night Tombola...it's as good as mine.

I bought 12 Tombola tickets at the 2005 event and had 8 winners.:d

lifeintheslowlane wrote:



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lifeintheslowlane
16 years ago
Yar you're just jealous.:x

When I'm driving my '38 Split and you're all trying to be pally with me...I shall cut you dead :!:
John.
mrsherbie
16 years ago
I just want to add that at last months HVWOC meet 2 weeks ago, mr troublemaker central also won the raffle 3 times!

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"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann
lifeintheslowlane
16 years ago
Damn where did you find that picture of me:!:

You know that velvet jacket was Bottle Green...Tres Suave at the time.8)

As for being a troublemaker, you didn't tell them I was nice enough to put one of the winning numbers back in the hat.
John.
bruce
16 years ago

. Hmm - but who built all theses cars?:roll:

Bjoern wrote:


The pre-war prototypes VW38 and VW39 were built for Porsche by Mercedes Benz.
Undis
16 years ago
Just dropped in to say hello!

Needless to say, I'm pretty stoked by the turmoil this has created. And I can add that the owner of the centrepiece of all this, also has been reading the topic on TheSamba!
I'll continue updating that thread as soon as I get more information. That includes making a trip to Lithuania to have personal look at the car.

Happy reading!

Undis in Latvia

JD
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16 years ago
Good to have you here Undis. Thanks again for the photos!
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lifeintheslowlane
16 years ago
Yes thanks for your posts Undis. Thankfully most of the crap posts on the Samba topic have been removed leaving just the serious discussions.8)

I'm sure the owner now has a good idea of the importance of his car. Hopefully he'll also be sensible enough when he comes to sell it, not to ask a rediculous amount and to choose who he sells it to carefully, although I can only see serious players making a bid for it.
John.
Standard split
16 years ago
I'll kick off the bids here with £8,000 :d

But I think to restore this very interesting VW relic, a reasonable mid1940's Beetle will need to be sacrificed. So more big money. I'm not sure how I would go about this but as the '38 has no chassis and not much else, it may be a case of transferring as much of its remains to the donor car as possible, then fabricating missing '38 features:?:

Problem here though, without the '38 chassis the car will never actually be accepted as a 1938 car – registration for example.:cry:

Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
Undis
16 years ago
If this car goes to the right person, it will get restored with NOS panels from 1938! And who knows, maybe even a correct chassis will show up... I don't think a mid-fourties beetle will be much help here. Only original metal and handmade parts from original blueprints will do in this case:wink:

No matter how you look at it, this car cannot be resurected without the help of some very serious players who got the knowledge and the parts to do the job right. The owner is aware of this too.
mrsherbie
16 years ago

a reasonable mid1940's Beetle will need to be sacrificed.

Standard split wrote:



I am saving this as evidence that you actually said it!! :shock: :lol:

I agree it has to be dropped onto an old pan, a 1950 standard would still be acceptable and be far cheaper and more ok 'to sacrifice' than a 40s bug in the name of the greater good?

'NOS 38 panels'? I think that is a language/translation blip? :lol: :beer:


"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann
JD
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16 years ago


I agree it has to be dropped onto an old pan, a 1950 standard would still be acceptable and be far cheaper and more ok 'to sacrifice' than a 40s bug in the name of the greater good?

mrsherbie wrote:



What she said! Does anyone know whats under the reconstuctions of the VW2 and 3 that VW have? I´m betting they don´t have original prototype engines and gearboxes. "As good as you can" will probably have to do for some parts on this car, when it is eventually rebuilt.
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fantakid
16 years ago
No,
there are orginal NOS panels from 1938 out there - i have seen them .
Christian:lol:
JD
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16 years ago
:shock: :shock:
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fantakid
16 years ago
They used chassis and technik from beetle from the 50ths - they did not care !
Standard split
16 years ago

'NOS 38 panels'? I think that is a language/translation blip?



Must be:!:

I'd love too see these 'NOS 38 panels':shock:

A mid '40s Beetle is a huge sacrifice I agree. But you couldn't use a KdF, that's for sure, even rarer.

But I feel the donor car would need to be as early as poss, and 1950's just doesn't cut it.

However a Kubel chassis would be a good compromise :wink:
Rattletrap – the Volkswagen Beetle that has covered an incredible mileage equivalent to over 35 times around the planet :omg:
Running nifty since 1950… the King of Volkswagens:beer: Why not make friends with this famous little VW – he's on facebook! :d
http://forums.pre67vw.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16378 
mrsherbie
16 years ago

No,
there are orginal NOS panels from 1938 out there - i have bought them all .
Christian:lol:

fantakid wrote:



I fixed it for you :lol:
"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann
JD
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16 years ago

They used chassis and technik from beetle from the 50ths - they did not care !

fantakid wrote:



I think its OK. Its better than looking at photos.:d
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