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fabs how is the car. show some pics and share the stories.  ;)
i want some after the weekend the latest

I'm not sure he was the actual driver...? We'll see... :)

you' re right yves i'm not the happy man who drove the car in first , may be i will go to PAT SHOP to take my car, and I even believe that I will return by the road even if I  don't have a Belgian plate, I am in Californian plate but one I will not take a risk too much will put the plate of my trailer above considering it is the same one as my car of the every day  ::) ::)

pictures from the return will coming soon  ;D ;D

Nicolas Saturday morning I go to pat shop will seek my car with mach1 he will take pictures on the return, I will not hesitate with you to make some profit all, the first turns of wheels of the speedwell machine with speedwell at the wheel  ;D ;D ;D

Cool Fabs... can't wait!

well i normally don't like it when i can't understand what people type, but especially for you

AMUSE TOI BIEN

 ;)

cool ;D

now 9 years i wainting to drive my car with my speedwell kit  :-\ ... :'( and i how i hope weel to benefit from it to each time I would lead it  8) 8)

a question comes me: how many of those are in function for the moment in VW ???

here's some pictures i found on the http://das.skynetblogs.be/ (http://das.skynetblogs.be/)
thx mike  ;)
 i'm hurry to be saturday  :P :P :P :P

Anyone care to explain what we are talking about?

I could tell ya but I'd have to kill you!  ;)

Oh alright. Fabs is about ready to get his 9 year project on the road.

Yeah Dave, it's a Belgian Looker. You know, grey primer and dual Strombergs! :D

Cool, I bet your stoked.

--louis

yes you don't know strombergs ::) ::)...... it's those ugly english carbs  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D they fit those on ugly english cars  ;D ;D ;D


 not seriously for me the  speedwell kit is the most beautiful of those oldspeed kits  which exists there is completely different from the other kit style like  OKRASA & TDE .......etc

here're the picture below

thanks for the kinds words mark   :-*
for the license plate i know that is a 63 model it's real one from socal , the stickers on are dated from 65 & 69, i remember talking with stephan s about this one ,if i remember well he sais the license plate with 2 letters came from trucks or trailer ???  i've another  one same color same year (63) with also 2 letters and 4 numbers
 
 mark my engine is a 1200cc but we  prepared it a little

                              - reduced fly wheel
                              - crankshaft line balanced
                              - engle 100 camshaft with straight cuts gears
                              - compression ratio 6.8 ->7.8
                              - chromoly pushrod of smaller size of to the planing of the cylinder head
                              - bosch 010 + blue coil
                              - 4/1 header + single thunderbird
                              - speedwell/empi sprintkit (2 cd 150 strombergs carbs)
                              - empi oil pump (32mm)
                              - empi oil sump
                             
before i had  34 hp ::) and now may be 55/60 hp ;D ;D ;D
more pictures sunday ;)

During the yellow on black years, commercial plates (trucks) had one letter and trailers had 2.

Dig it Fabs!! Lets see some video!!  ;D

man, I am really lost????   ???

This is the car that was in the 2/07 Volksworld, and the same as we have seen dozons of photos of in the last year.  How is it that now is the first time on the road???  Sorry, I'm just lost here. 

Yes, it is the same Car...

The Owner Fabien aka "Speedwell", did a lot of work on that Car to get it done, but Time run out of him during the 2007 Season...

This is why the Car was a No Driver as the Motor was not finished...
 
I'll leave the Rest of the Story up to the Owner... ;)

Frank

nice fabian

yes dave it's mine who was in the volksworld last year ,the car was finished but engine does'nt turn ::) ::)
after the photos shoot in sept 2006 , , I wanted the car travelling and end ready for the season 2007, but my wife left me, from where divorce and all that feels follow ,after several without to have worked on the engine, I went back to work on the engine but this one did not start, of or I carried it to PAT SHOP and it one with open the engine and one it is seen that the pignonery of camshaft and the ignition pignonery were damaged, from where the light preparation which was followed from there here is for the history dave 
rgd
fabs

 he took it to all the different meetings. but it wasn't running. it was featured in a couple of magazines.
i am just glad he can enjoy it now. not trailer it around, as i think he is sick of doing that. another car on the road. that is all i wanted to do with the post. btw the car is worth some attention as it is a nicely done car.  

thx nicolas for the kinds words
rgd
fabs

another picture of my car this time took by roland thx buddy

I am happy that you can finally use the car as it should  ;)

thx tero
I hope that one will make a turn inside at european the bug in  ;)
rgd
fabs

That is good news because that is one COOL car!   8)

What a great picture........... Looks awesome...  :o

hey carlito how're you thx for the words buddy
see you soon at bug in and cruise night ;)
fabs

Doing well.........can't wait to share a beer with you......... See you soon!!   Should be fun!!

great car, perfect job!!! respect!!!

dirk zeyen

just one beer pffffffffff small d#*k 2 is better , we will be drunk  ::) ::).................................................... ;D ;D ;D
cheers
fabs

thx dirk

hy guys that's it my car is at home and have a save trip return some pictures will follow those days
here's one  ;D
i 'm a happiest man

Cool fabs! looking really good, even better now that it's moving by it's own means...  ;D

thx roland i saw  your floorpan today   ;D ;D it will be nice when he will finish

i love that bug! 8)

an happiest man  ;D ;D

gaz station
thx paul for the kinds words

Congratulations Fabs, looking Really Good!!! ;)

Frank

enjoy fabs, hope to see it this summer at ebi

sure mike ;)

you look so small fabs ;-) -- great to see it running -- hopefully we can race eachother at euro bug in --

Looks Fabulous!  ;D ;D

Enjoy it!!

Right on, Speedwell... good to see it on the road.

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>>bitchin fab..!! looking sweeeet..!!  pat is a cool guy  /nice shop too and ...so happy for you..

Love your standard Fabs! 8)  Looks like you need to cut and lengthen your ECONO plate frame ;)

Speedwell on the road  :D
Félicitations l'ami  ;)

Maybe I can go to your home to share a beer and have some talks about your museum on wheels  ;)

Nice one, Fabs  8) 8) 8) 8)!!  See you soon  ;D

yes turtle that's the fault on the bucket seats ;D ;D
and ok for the ebi II AND DDD6

THX RICK  ;D

THX MARK MORE TO COME  ;D ;D ;D

congrats fabs!!
looks like you had a blast ;)

THX DYNO  yes it's a bitching car  ;D ;D ;D and me & you too  ;D ;D ;D ;D
rgd
fabs

thx for the words sling  ;)

when you want j-f ;D ;D WE TAKE A RIDE WITH THE BITCHING 61 ;)
fabs

sarge when you will go to the bug in  III  ::) mayb be  ;D ;D , we will go to made a gear in chimay  ;D ;D
i'm hurry to be in april  ;D
rgd grd bro  ;D ;D
fabs

yes died for the first in 5 year it will be cool  ;D

Is it me, or is it the beer talkin'?  ;D

2 mores  ;D

the 2 sarge  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Good to see her out on the open road at last dude - So are you up for a race then  ??? ;) :)

maybe with another oldspeed car like turtle and his 59 at ebi II & DDD6

Congratulations Fabs !
How many tanks of gas have you burned up so far ?
Enjoy,
 :D

I already traversed not less 150km with yesterday  ::) , and this morning going to the bakery to take the rolls and other crescents  ;D what a pleasure to heard the straight gears in the morning  ;D ;D

 empi 5 in action  ;D ;D

I have Maredsous Beer in the fridge... Will be nice with your crescents  ;D

??? ??? beer & crescents arghhhhhhhhhhhh what the f*#k J-F good coffe in the morning

WOWWWW! Congrats Fabs! Those on the road pics are excellent!

Tobi

thx tobi happy you like it buddy  ;)

2 mores  ;)

and now tell us how does that little engine really drives???
 

but it all looks really good to me.  ;) enjoy it.

The car, like the guy, is so coool.
Congrats Fabs  ;)

Looks awesome. Do you have a close up photo of the side mirror?

Are those  Porsche "A" brakes on that.  Sure looks sweet!

yes don it's A brakes thx for the kinds words  ;)
fabs

here' we go  ;) thx for the words  ;)

thx frank
 ;)

Fantastic pictures Buddy!!
Your car as always looked great, but now it has changed somehow, it glow's!!

Congratulations Fabian, well deserved!

thx jon  ;) see you in LA  ;)

Fuuuuucccckk yeah Fabs!!!! That is one sick standard!!!

thx zach your gtv rocks too  ;D yours is a real one mine is a look alike  ;D

That's ok, Ill trade you straight up!! ;)

Im a happy guy today too.

awesome pics! congratulations fabian!

Hum hum ...

 :-*
See You & this 61standard soon !  :P

thx guys

So Fabs... ya think you're gonna be able to fit it into your carry on luggage?

;D ;D  ;D if it will be possible why not
 :D :D

Fabs,

I just saw your car today for the first time in reallife @ Ninove and it looks stunning!  Realy like the empi-styled frontseats!!  Who made these?  You told me but I forgot...

Good luck with it.

Dem

the car was indeed stunning, I loved the seats too.
congrats with the nice looking car;-)
glauco

Hey fabs,

nice meeting you again!
Shame I cant almost look through your front window if I sit down in your seat  ;D ;)

i'll bring a pillow for you next time  ;D ;D ;D

thx guys for the kinds words
 i've an award with the car today at freddy files

@ dem : the seat were made by WOB SPECIALITIES  belgium guys  ;)
@ jelle : happy you like it

Thx, I allready found there website.  They are located in Liège if I’m correct?  I will send them a email because I want to do something with my backseat and maybe they can help me out…

Another question,  Where did you buy the decklid fastener?  I’m looking for something similar…

WOB has moved several year ago now he's located near to waremme  , but i don't know if the email adress still work ???
at the beginning i bought OMP fastener ,  but the wire which connects the pin to the bas plate is out of plastic i replace this one by a steel one,  i found a NOS fastener kit from the days
i will send you a mail with the fastener picture i've
rgd
fabs

this is the first time that speedwell machine see rain  ;D

FABS.... you took it out in the RAIN!!!   :o :o >:( >:( >:( >:(

Shame on you!  ;) ;)

;D ;D no fred last year at EBI1  there's some rain too  ;D ;D but the car wasn't run , this time she run and the wiper works well  ;D ;D ;D

yes rick i took it in the rain  ;D ;D sorry but here it's rainland not socal you 've 300 sunny days , here it's 300 rainy days  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
rgd
fabs

 ;D ;D ;D
how could I forget EBI friday RAIN

that would be nice...

dem did you receive the mail with the pictures ???