DKP ,DKK ,DSK ,DVB ,etc.............

[speedwell]

 

[speedwell]

ok here we go again , today i received some period pictures from ron aka hecker

here's is black 67 @ El Dorado Park, Long Beach, alongside shubee convert

ron may be you can explain some stories about the car , or that day wich meeting it was

[speedwell]

here's shubee 67 convert  sitting on real brm's 

[speedwell]

and here's ron old american racing 5spoke(5x205)

[Hecker]

Fantastic Fabs --- many thanks for putting those up..... I guess it was in 1981 late October,
it was a multi - club gathering I recall Keep on Buggin, Der California Kafers, DVB, etc all there.
I think we played softball & just hung out. Within weeks or just days following  -- sadly my car
was stolen !! it was found days later w/o much left. I rebuilt the car and installed those 5 spokes
with a stock 1600 sp. It was my daily driver for 5- 6 years following. Those American 5 spokes
were purchased at a swap meet @ Los Alamitos (really bad shape)  I had them polished & painted them.
I liked they were different than Empi fives -- I really liked the 2-spoke knock-offs. The wheels were cast
with threads -- left hand & opposite right. I later sold them to SHUBEE .  Note the picture of
the Shubee car 67 CONV with BRM's -- most pics show it with alloys.  I don't think I have any pics
of my black car with the 5 spokes installed -- but believe me I ran them for years.  Maybe SHUBEE
can provide some pics - hey what about it, Shubee?? Maybe Walker has some??
Oh, I forgot to mention my alloys were 14 x 5 1/2" with 185's

[The Ideaman]

just have this from an early 80's magazine
another dsk car , the same on a hot vws , mark jahr 64

Holey Crap!  I'd swear this was the car!

Back in 1980, Mesa, Arizona was a cruising hotspot and a nightmare for the city fathers.  Main Street was a happening place.  People from all over the valley, and sometimes the entire southwest came to cruise, streetrace and meet girls.  Magazines gave it coverage.  Car Craft magazine used to devote a bunch of ink to the place. Upwards of 1000 cars would show up, with all sorts of styles from streetracers and musclecars to hydraulic equipped lowriders.  One weekend, we were sitting in our usual place, when an early big windowed sunroof car pulled up with black California plates.  A couple older guys (mid to late 20's is reallly old when you are 17) got out and started talking to us.  I don't remember their club name, there was a sticker in the quarter window, but one of them said "the little tanks" was what it translated to.  DKPII ?  Said they drove from Southern California.  I had a 1835 with kadrons in my 66 at the time, but they dusted me twice on a sidestreet, around the corner from the police station.  It wasn't even really a race.  By the top of second they were 5 cars out.  My feelings were a little hurt.  When we returned to the parking lot by Jack in the Box, they showed us the car in detail.  We spent a bunch of time talking about wedgemating, a Berg 5, and all sorts of stuff pertaining to hot street cars.  Put my high school hotrod to shame.  Car had ida's and Berg linkage, and the inside smelled new.  The doors closed with a touch.  I was impressed.  They hung around with us for a while and then cruised back and forth a few times.  Then they were gone.  27 years later, and I can still remember the smell, fresh paint and racing gas.  Later that week I ordered my first Berg shifter, thanks to them. 






Wow, I'm getting old.  Wheres my fiber tablets?

I remember the plates of this car.  I think it was the one from my story above.  Either that, or it was another night on "Cruisin' Main".  Did it ever have a big motor in it?

[Ron Greiner]

My Dkp II club car

[Sarge]

Cool pic, Ron!

[vwcab]

Cool pic, Ron!

And cool car 

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

here's shubee 67 convert  sitting on real brm's 

Hi Fabs Heres one with Real EMPI 5 Spokes LOL  Also A Picture of my Oval With The Americans after I bought them from Hecker  notice the wings on the 2 bar knock offs are Right and Left the wheels were also threaded right and left

[Rennsurfer]

My Dkp II club car

Great pic, Ron. Dig your car, too.

[Nico86]

My Dkp II club car

Great pic, Ron. Dig your car, too.

Another great pic ! Welcome to the Lounge Ron.

[roland]

My Dkp II club car

Yes, very cool! What color is it?

[Ron Greiner]

Its called Ochre, it was from a 1971 chevy truck.
my best friend painted it in his back yard

[Ron Greiner]

This is Bill Rogers 1970 Ghia from DKP II
that I bought from him in 1980

[bilboa2]

thanks ron, I have been looking for latter pics with the wider wheels. But I believe I now like the earlier look with the 4 1/2 inch alloys. Thanks again. bill

[speedwell]

there's a chrome trim missing on the door  ...............................

by the way very cool old picture guys

 
fabs

[Cornpanzer]

Wow, that looks good with the 7's on the back.  maybe a bit too much on the front.  You had some nice cars Bill! 

[Lee.C]

7"s on the rear - the only way to go 

[Ron Greiner]

I had put the 7's on the front of the 70 Ghia to see what it would take to have them clear,
too much work at that time
I ended up putting 14 x 5 1/2" on the front with 175-70 x 14" michellins on it
the 7's on the rear had 215-60 x 15's

[speedwell]

This is Bill Rogers 1970 Ghia from DKP II
that I bought from him in 1980

no DKP stickers on the car  , the club didn't existany more at that time ??

[bilboa2]

just like we where told, sell the car, no decals   bill

[Neil Davies]

just like we where told, sell the car, no decals   bill

Even to a fellow member? The member is already in the club, the car has already been accepted?

[bilboa2]

neil, my comment was made out of fun, as I just don't remember why no decals in car. Ron is a great guy and I am sure it there was no issues on my part about "decals or not" as he was a club member.  Ron's sedan was fast, as he and mike o'neal where always at it as who's was faster. The color and wheel choice is classic 70's look.bill

[Ron Greiner]

That picture was done the same day I bought the ghia, I put decals on the following day
then the day after that the 2084 cc motor from my 68 went into it.

[The Ideaman]

thanks ron, I have been looking for latter pics with the wider wheels. But I believe I now like the earlier look with the 4 1/2 inch alloys. Thanks again. bill

I'm not normally a fan of big bumper anythings, but in this case I'll make an exception.  Very cool rides from "back in the day", when I thought girls were more fun than cars.  Wow, was I dumb.

[danny gabbard]

neil, my comment was made out of fun, as I just don't remember why no decals in car. Ron is a great guy and I am sure it there was no issues on my part about "decals or not" as he was a club member.  Ron's sedan was fast, as he and mike o'neal where always at it as who's was faster. The color and wheel choice is classic 70's look.bill

So when did you start listening?

[speedwell]

ernie's brother peewee was into dkk

[Bill Schwimmer]

Edwin's (Pee Wee's) Ghia is definitley one of my all time faves. One of the top 5 Ghias ever...

[Rennsurfer]

Edwin's (Pee Wee's) Ghia is definitley one of my all time faves. One of the top 5 Ghias ever...

Amen, brother. That was one sweet car. Fabian, Pee-Wee was in the club.