The Cal-look Lounge

... what should it be?

Several house moves, change of domestic circumstance (oops...) and new old house project have meant no time or money to have something interesting around, other than the odd Porsche. So, when the house is done, and I also have a garage, what should I build? Race car, Looker, vintage (DON'T say Bus!!!) or??? Type 1? Type 3? What style? You guys know me, or some of you do, so come on, give me some ideas!  ;)

You amazed me one day with your nostalgic chop top !
I would go for a type I

I should imagine that something capable of a 12.99 and getting over to the DAS Drag Days and Bug-Ins would be a good start.  :)

Traditional Cal Look type 1 street car, no trim, with a few KS individual ideas.  ;)
Must be able to drive 100s miles, heaters, stereo. Then run 13/14s? How cool would that be??

I think its time for a 70's custom comeback.

Angle chop, portholes, fur swivel seats.  MAd paint

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Thats the baby

How about something like that, tube frame, wild paintjob and hot IDA engine... ::)

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Whatever it will be, I bet it's gonna be pretty fast... ;D

pre cal-look..no doubt about it, Keith...u know, the tasteful approach ;D

Car is coming on, engine started...just need to adjust linkage on transmission.
Middle May would be a fine time to come. What do you think..too late?

Paul

Keith

I think a Ghia, so hard to get right but so worth it if its right...........

I also think it so be Cal style with strip runs of under 11's, you can do it !

411 or 412 :D

cheers richie,uk

What kind of car guy doesn't already have a million ideas for cars they can't seem to live without?   ;)

Almost as logical as racing a Cabrio!  ;D

If I was you you,

I'll build a clean mean Rag-Top Cal-Look Typ 1, with a wild 2332cc on IDA's helped by a Blue Bottle and a Berg 5 Speed to get from and to the Track... ;) ;D ;D ;D

And Please don't build a Turbo Car... ;)

Frank

Traditional Cal Look street car, something multi purpose that you really can enjoy.

How about going back to the Type 3 roots?? A 2007 remake...?
Same for you PreCal! Pushing the envelope...back :-)

Quote from: richie,uk on Today at 13:33:31
411 or 412

cheers richie,uk

Almost as logical as racing a Cabrio! 

That good! :D :D :D

i'd like to see your take on a cal look ghia

How about buy back TLF 25 and make that into a proper Cal Looker.

I've always had a soft spot for top chop convertibles. A real vert, no Carson topped.
Traditional cal-look.

A 356 with a type 1 turbo motor ;D you know you want to.

This is fun, having others choose for you! I like Mr Ratto's ideas, but Andy's 'Buy back TLF 25' would be great, but I doubt it's for sale – or if so at a sensible price. In the meantime, there's the Subaru Legacy-motored T25 to sort (and the other little project I have stashed away...  ;D). Maybe I should do an orange Type 3 again... Decisions, decisions, but house comes first. If you could see the state of what passes for the kitchen floor now I've ripped out the old units! Cornish workmanship at its best. ::)

Keep 'em coming!

TLF 25 is on Volkszone for about £5000 complete but is also available without the engine for less, he is also willing to strip it of the plate although that is part of its history.

How about a mix of the old cars, the shop top, the orange type 3, the nine scond split and the Okrassa split.........How about a nine second orange chopped top split street car............................ohh and some collectibles on it to make it a KS car!!!

He said "Type IV" :o :o :o Burn him! ;D

I was thinking that to just did not want to say it.

How 'bout a nice clean '70s type 1 cal look??

Funnily enough, I do quite like the idea of doing a "late model" Looker, just to piss off certain people!  ;D

You really are determined to be burned at the stake, aren't you!@ Bl**dy colonials! ;D

Horrible things.  :o




Might even get it finished at some point.  :)

I would have to agree with Jim - I would love to see a PROPER pre cal looker in the UK and I would say your the man to do it  :)

Or you could do a nice old skool Manx  ;)

Three cars in mind...
- '50s 356 with Type 1 engine, IDAs, etc.
- Danny Gabbard-style Notchback - See August '03 VWTrends
- '68 Sunroof Bug
Cheers Keith!
Steph

How about a Cal-look split vert? Have'nt seen one tastefully done yet. The ultimate IMO. Care to share again those sneak peek pics?
Hmmmmm? ;D

1. Better rob a bank!
2. No!
 ;D

...voting for:

1. pre-looker-cause you should know how to do it with attitude ;D
2. 356 "looker": mixture between outlaw/cal look: with big type1 engine and some oldschool 5 lug mags-depends also on what´s left after building a house ::)

1963 Buick LaSabre Station wagen, 9 passenger, with 325 Wildcat engine, Dynoflo transmission, roof-mounted sky lights... what? Did I say something wrong? Hell, that's what I drove to school when my '67 was down for improvements. KS would be styling in that ride.

Have you ever seen one?!

Oh yeah baby! Slammed on Radars, metalflake green with wood trim, tiki interior, lakes pipes... now we're talking! 8)

- Danny Gabbard-style Notchback

that notch is very cool & clean stephan  ,it's pure cal look type3   :o
here's the picture of the vw trends  ;)

Keith, you could always buy back this engine from Norway... the seller claims you buillt it, it's cheap to at £980 :
http://www.motorborsen.no/ab2/search.wa2?_cmd=view;id=381205

 ;)

Others have been suggesting putting your car history in a blender and mixing them... How about mixing the three main topics of your books - into one car:

Cal Look Style + Big Engine + Coachbuilt Car

It surely must be what is closest to your heart, since you did all that research and all that writing... I say go for it!

keith

I have the perfect 1500S notch for this project ?. A 63 LHD .

I`m not sure who U are, or how you look.....but why just do the "CAR-THING"....don`t we amire the people as much as they cars...?
Why do another gasser-copy-spin-off-kind-a-car....why not do a makeover on the person.....just become a cal-look-a-like.....everybody can do a roof-chop.....it takes a man to have a nose-job.....

I picture you a tall, dark man....maybe you should go for a Darrel Vittone-look, lets say 1974....ish...
...or maybe a bucket of grease will make your hear look like the one that Lee Leighton had....if you are some kind of sqitzo.....maybe a look-a-like of the Schley Brothers could be something.

Ofcourse you should do it properly and also build a cal-look-a-like car too....

Or grow some decent beard and maybe a ponytail…and just look like the main man Keith Seume….he would probarbly come up with something that nobody had ever thought about….that`s car-wise…..

Good luck anyway……

Fusen

That's the easiest idea! ;)

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 What's wrong with a moustache and a pony tail?  >:(  ;D

what about a Riva,with the hull cut for a set of empi split rim fives,with matching rims for the trailer ;D

I can't agree any more, Jim.  It can be done on a budget, too, save for maybe the wheels.  A drag class I would love to see and be a part of. 

It's gonna be this car.
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No paint, redo the pan.  Stock geared trans and discs all around.

That means it's unfinished... ;)

Ok, the paint that's left on it. ;D

keith,are you allergic to ghia suggestion :)

Even though I was always brought up to believe Ghias were Beetles for girls (ONLY JOKING! :D :D), I have to admit that the number of great looking Ghias that I have seen can be counted on the fingers of one and a half hands.They are real difficult to get sitting right. Do you keep bumpers or delete them? Trim? Wheels? I lespecially oved the red and black one which Jim Kurlinski picked up about three years ago. Beautiful! Orange, sitting low and nose-down on Center Lines, plaid interior, IDA motor (naturally) and C/R trans, full set of black-faced VDO gauges, Momo Prototipo wheel.... Mmmm, sounds good already.

the answer you have given is the reason i'd like to see you do one,do you leave bumpers,trim etc ;)

the india red ghia in volksworld 1 with the T-bars & welded up nostrils is still the nicest ghia i've seen........

oh...apart from the ape's....  ;)

 ;D

i would like to build a 70's cal look( lucas , 8 spokes , etc...) or an pre cal look like andi's car  love it ;D

Hey Speedwell,
how about you building such a car once again? ;) as I´ve seen in another thread you obviously already have the right parts to start such a project! ;D
BTW: I´ve just gotten the February Volksworld (thanks to JG54´s Max Jamieson) and read the feature about your car. It´s really great, dude! I´ve seen your car at last year´s DDDay but obviously haven´t seen all  those fantstic details... :P
Bye,
Tobi

Yeah , I like the 70's ' Lookers '

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Sexy looker!!   Is that lunch in the mirror??  ;D

Beautiful car!

Keith,
I say build a "nut and bolt" duplicate of the Speedwell demo Beetle !
 ;D
Richard

No , just me , gone bananas  :D ;D

I really love the look of that yellow car, it just screams out the late 70ies cal look spirit...
More should be build like that!

That is a real beauty! Kind of "3-dimensional 1970s spirit"-simple and tasteful!

I built it for a customer 18 years ago , it's done about 100 miles since , as he works abroad and never drives it , it has a panelled dash , and would be ripe for some 70's treatment .

I am trying to nick it from him for a cheap price , then was going to put some gauges in the dash ( 70's style ) , get some 70's seats , change the decklid and valence back to 72 spec . I wasn't sure whether to fit upright headlight back onto the car , as I really like the look of the ' Rossi's '

I would make for a good 70's looker though , the car is still very solid , and hasn't deteriorated as it's been in a dry garage scince built .

IDA motor , close tranny ...

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It's either that , or I try and find a mint 1303 and build a replica of John Dean's super clean 1303 ....

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Either way Peter, your are heading for two VERY cool ideas here!
I have had the same idea as I have a 03 cabrio stashed away, but I'im unsure it would respond well to the “super dumper” look.

Keith I'd wish you built a late model looker, as It would pave the way for these cars into the mind of the average looker builder. Some seem to think they are "wrong"  ::) 

Some of the late 70's and early 80's cars's , look mighty fine to me , as long as they were done tastfully  ;)

This one is extremely nice for a 1303!! I was just talking about yesterday  ::)

But yeah, the real challenge is building a nice, tasteful, and tough late model looker! It will show that it is not necessary to do those darn early fender conversion that always look shite in my opinion, but to respect the era of your late looker and make good use out of it.

In particular Keith, i think you are a role model for others... You inspire and educate people (certainly of my generation) and i reckon for that reason it may be a very nice change to step away from the crowd and get challenged by a late model project. Think of what a successful outcome may put into motion!  ;)

Anyway, this thread is getting a lot of reactions and views but not much response from you  :P have you made up your mind yet?  ::)

Spot the ' Late Looker ' , how cool is that ...

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They can be extremely cool, and see that first pic, they don't even have to lose their bumpers  ;)

Nice pics Pete!!

The most important part of them are the painted headlight trim.... next to the de chroming :-)

Thank you for these words tobi  ;)
But when my 61 will be finished, I shall like redoing my first vw   it's a 74 (picture) but i ' have everything to make a  67 and furthermore I have lucas turn signal, spyders mags , and other good parts i've the idea for my next project but now  I need of time seen last bad months which I have just crossed (I am separated) and now it takes time to reconstruct but this is not very cal look  ::) and it is another history but one day I shall make another project  ;)
br
fabian

A 1302 (flat screen super for you americans), with a flat fan engine (I love that 908 look!)

Hey Keath, how is it goin?
long time no see

Not sure if you've seen my 67 for sale, why don't you save yourself the bother and all the waiting? and just buy my 67? you can even buy you old engine back out of flashback if you want...
Due to the move to the US, I've now decided that I'm going to sell your old engine, the 5 speed, BRMs... everything... do you know anyone?
Keep in touch
Chris Ashworth

Maybe something with no fenders...  Hairpins and I beam, 3 pedals and a nailhead.
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Are we seeing a trend?

Sweet!

Now you're talking! 8)

or maybe something with 3 or 5 windows  :) I just LOVE the tacho and oil guages in the engine bay  :)

 :)

Naaa.. real hot rods don't have a roof!  ;D

So after the "what is a street car" and the "what is a Cal-look" we can now move on to the "What is a Hot Rod" ::).....................One thing remains thou. I guess a Hot Rod with a type 4 engine is not allowed as usual!!  ;D

Type 4´s fits like a glove in busses...  you should try it sometime  ;)

I guess mines a "Hot Rod" then  ;) :)

cool ride monkiboy  ;) you're on the  march volksworld issue i saw in the preview of the february issue  ;D

Hmmm...

I would use a Suicide Door Fiat 600...and put really Big Typ 1 Motor in it... Wild Thing, you make my Heart...;) ;D ;D ;D

Frank

Is 3 liters big enough??

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oh dear I just had a little trouser accident  ;)

Looks good to me, but the Roof needs to be chopped... ;) ;D ;D ;D

Jeff Denham's Fiat Rules!!!

Frank

NSU TT

or mayby "FRENCH POWER"

Keith, I just read you article "Late in the day" in UltraVW. BRAVO!! I hope it makes an impact, as good late-model lookers are thin on the ground!!
Loved the "super-dumper" picture, but it looks way darker than other pictures I have seen of it? Was it repainted?

Now live as you learn, build a late-model  ;D 

yeah,
Great concept for a column KS!   ::) :P   hehehe

Keith has always loved a late model!
He did an orange 70-something Fastback in the 80's and shaved the bumpers off it.
Looked just like a lifeboat... Until he painted graphics on it. Then it became Fast Company, I think.
Personally I'm not a fan of Type 3s without bumpers I prefer a late model as it is. To me, without bumpers, they look a bit like the automotive equivelant of a cousin dater. 

Still - bumpers or not - it was the best late model Type 3 around, well, except for the Hampshire Hog which I always loved.

 

watch this space the fastback AKA fast Company will be back.

You always did know best... I bow before someone with such knowledge and experience.

Here you go KS you need to do this car took this photo today.

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Hi Martin is that Webber's car from Poole 8)

Yes was helping put the motor back in it mad little car.

He's a very old friend of my wife's family, he's had some cool cars over the years

I'm looking to stray from the air-cooled world on the next project !  Currently searching for a '62 Impala wagon - for the next Resto-Mod candidate!  Crossing over to the dark side (just for a while!  ;))

Is that Art's wagon? Very cool. If you get a '62, you gonna paint that one primer grey, too? ;D

t1, late 70s, callook, orange, idas, lowered front. then make it ya own  :) :) i reckon

Longroofs rule!!! ;)

I had an original paint 66 Bel Air wagon in 95, with a brodix headed 406.  Thing ran 13.00's @ 110mph on radials, and had lots more potential.  4.10's are no fun without an overdrive trans for roadtrips.

SHIT, SHIT...SHIT....I jusr realized that U are Keith Seume....and stupid me tellin`you to make a cal-look-a-like of yourself....or who might be better to make a look-a-like than yourself...?

 

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