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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2009, 10:39:28 am » |
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2009, 11:23:39 am » |
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Unbelievable find! I hope it ends up in the right hands - someone who will do the resto justice.  |
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alex d
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2009, 11:37:38 am » |
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Unbelievable find! I hope it ends up in the right hands - someone who will do the resto justice. wait, I think I have an unused VW38 chassis and a spare 985cc engine somewhere...  or some hoodrider could just slam it LOL |
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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2009, 11:38:42 am » |
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KDF's are going for about $200,000 and up right now...wonder what the oldest VW in a private collection is worth? $$$$$$$$ Looks like, just the decklid, doors and shell are MAYBE a VW38 but still how cool would that be to own?  I say restore the car to its original state.. as it once was as a prototype IF that is really a VW38. Cool story. |
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WARNING! BE PREPARED FOR A ROLLING BLACKOUT.
West Coast Blitz... "Motha Sucka!"
You may have some Swag, but I OWN da Swagoo!!
This right here is my 'lil Nazi-killa!
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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2009, 12:11:29 pm » |
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'72 standard käfer
'74 cal-look project
'78 1303 cabrio
'12 Triumph street triple
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2009, 12:22:14 pm » |
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Thats an amazing find |
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body , but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride"
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« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2009, 13:57:50 pm » |
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Cool find, it'll be interesting to see what becomes of it. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2009, 14:07:43 pm » |
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its got to be worth the equivalent of Lithuania's GDP!
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2009, 18:07:24 pm » |
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2009, 20:36:38 pm » |
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That poor poor car... I hope it gets the treatment it deserves in the hands of the right owner! That rear window is really...eh... something else, yeah, that's it! |
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2009, 21:12:21 pm » |
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what! No one thinks it would look cool running on a set of BRM's with a Monster motor hanging out the back   |
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2009, 21:27:37 pm » |
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pair of ida's, polished alloys( I refuse to call them Fuchs), and lower the front, nuff said
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Tony M
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2009, 22:39:44 pm » |
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But looking at the pictures why is there vent wings and not 1pc windows ? Leaf spring's on the rear ? Check out the arms for the running boards ? Something does not look right - or is it just me ?
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Life is too fast to drive a slow VW
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2009, 23:00:56 pm » |
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the door handle look like ghia units  |
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« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2009, 23:09:35 pm » |
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If you guys would actually READ the article, you would find out the car was updated with parts from a "Volga" to keep it running over the years. It is an incredible find. I hope it gets the restoration it deserves. |
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« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2009, 23:56:02 pm » |
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If you guys would actually READ the article, you would find out the car was updated with parts from a "Volga" to keep it running over the years. It is an incredible find. I hope it gets the restoration it deserves. My bad - What is a Volga ? |
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Life is too fast to drive a slow VW
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« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2009, 00:23:16 am » |
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its another word for vagina .
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i spent half my money on beer , cars , and women .
the other half , i just wasted .
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« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2009, 00:24:17 am » |
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oh no , sorry , thats vulva i was thinking of .
a volga is a russian car .
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i spent half my money on beer , cars , and women .
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« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2009, 00:34:53 am » |
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If you guys would actually READ the article, you would find out the car was updated with parts from a "Volga" to keep it running over the years. It is an incredible find. I hope it gets the restoration it deserves. My bad - What is a Volga ? Three different generations of Wolga made by GAZ    Sorry I love all old cars and think they should be on the road but if it is, there is about as much of a 1938 VW left on that thing as there is Queen's English in the American language of today. Best thing to do is repair the engine lid, hang it on the wall and scrap the rest. Or are all early VW parts collectors in the world going to unite to make and resurect one car and then go into joint ownership and a car share scheme to halve the traffic queues during rush hour?  |
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« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2009, 19:49:08 pm » |
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I'm English, but live in Hungary currently.
I'm constantly seeing cars of all types (including VW's) that have been cobbled together from other cars and have a selection of panels from various years attached.
It's hard to say what is original on a great deal of these cars any longer and what found it's way on at a later stage.
Truth is over here they never throw anything away that could be bodged onto something and turn a buck on it...
It's true that this is a great find in any case and wouldn't it be fantastic if it did prove to be what we all hope it is?
We'll have to wait and see.
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« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2009, 02:41:21 am » |
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Scrap! Honestly in my opinion if it was restored (Which would be quite a task if it is such a white elephant) only 1% would be original so it looses all the rareity and kudos, might as well be a wizard roadster. Rob. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2009, 05:47:10 am » |
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Anything can be restored if someone wants it bad enough...
I read about a dude that built a Lamborgini Diablo... 100% from scratch.. by hand... in his basement.
All hand formed panels. Countless hours of labor.
It's possible if someone's got the desire... Or money....
It is sure quite a find.
Maybe the good panels could be grafted into a little later car just to display the unique features. But, that would mean chopping up a good early car...
It's really sad that it got chopped so much over the years, but I also know that's the only way it survived this long.
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« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2009, 09:53:42 am » |
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Anything can be restored, but as some have pointed out, what remains of the authentic vehicle at the end can be pretty debatable as to the integrity of the end product.
That said I would prefer to see anything as significant as this possibly is, being given back to Volkswagen themselves and entrusting them with any restoration work and what would be acceptable to them...
After all they would be able to do all the research far easier and be in the best position to decide on what can be achieved in terms of repairs.
This car possibly being the oldest genuine link to thier heritage should mean they would have a massive interest in being involved.
Is there any restorer out there that would want to be responsible for the Crown Jewels of Volkswagen history being badly repaired....
If I found a potential Van Gogh painting, do you think I would give it to my local picture framers to restore???
I don't think so.................
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« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2009, 10:18:06 am » |
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Giving it to VW to restore would be the worst fate for this car. Take a look at how bad the early cars in the museum are... In my experience, VW's 'expert' knowledge is seriously lacking.
I'd vote for Trauhott and Christian Grundmann (Hessich-Oldendorf organisers and major-league collectors/restorers). There is no argument that this car, if it proves to be a VW38 (and I believe it is) must be restored one way or the other. Externally, the rear window and windshield surround are the only major problem areas but can hardly be considered insurmountable problems. Beneath that, well, there are plenty of KdF parts available these days (they are no longer the real rarity they used to be) and the end result would be a pretty accurate rebuild/recreation/restoration of a historically very significant car.
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« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2009, 12:46:52 pm » |
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Anything can be restored, but as some have pointed out, what remains of the authentic vehicle at the end can be pretty debatable as to the integrity of the end product.
That said I would prefer to see anything as significant as this possibly is, being given back to Volkswagen themselves and entrusting them with any restoration work and what would be acceptable to them...
After all they would be able to do all the research far easier and be in the best position to decide on what can be achieved in terms of repairs.
This car possibly being the oldest genuine link to thier heritage should mean they would have a massive interest in being involved.
Is there any restorer out there that would want to be responsible for the Crown Jewels of Volkswagen history being badly repaired....
If I found a potential Van Gogh painting, do you think I would give it to my local picture framers to restore???
I don't think so.................
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i spent half my money on beer , cars , and women .
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« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2009, 21:31:04 pm » |
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« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2009, 21:32:37 pm » |
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« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2009, 21:55:47 pm » |
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« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2009, 22:08:25 pm » |
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