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« on: December 07, 2007, 16:39:01 pm »

Hi guys, I was just wondering what your view was on this. Yesterday I was reading a thread on the samba about a late model rometsch that had been found in the states in a bit of a mess and was for sale. I thought about it being dipped at the front and wearing 5 spokes, but Im not sure! I guess they were never really raced so would look a bit wierd?

I know there was the heb over here wearing sprints and I thought it was cool.

Any views?
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 16:42:50 pm »

As long as it is done in good taste I don't have a problem with modifying rare cars. Really, unless the car is hacked up beyond repair in the process there is nothing that can not be undone.

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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 17:19:55 pm »

Flat4 in Japan have/had a black Rometsch lowered on Raders with a period motor in it. Looked cool.
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2007, 17:48:26 pm »

and blue nelson added real brms on his rometsch
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2007, 18:15:20 pm »

Hell yes. They dont all need to be stock.
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2007, 18:44:51 pm »

Simon, any pictures of the rometsch? A vintage road race look could be cool. Some 356 wheels, slight lowering job, spartan interior with period gauges, etc Nothing over the top, but a nice car that actually would have been raced back then.
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2007, 19:31:09 pm »

and blue nelson added real brms on his rometsch

I don't think Blue owned that one, he borrowed it for the weekend Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2007, 21:26:46 pm »

Flat4 in Japan have/had a black Rometsch lowered on Raders with a period motor in it. Looked cool.
this one? this is the motor that was in it I only have a Stock picture of the outside here is a red cal look 
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 01:21:30 am »

my mate built the cal look heb  Cool
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 03:29:23 am »

why not ?
long time ago i was with coolmuller in sevenum !


and some years later...


future favorit is a cal look schwimmwagen , for the strip , with 4WD for better traction !!!


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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2007, 10:56:53 am »

ersnt i was there at vw euro when you cam with the coolmuller , and my question the front was built with  split window parts Huh because he had the air trap on the front quarter panel Huh?
and i was the chance to go with you to take a little cruise  in the camping with the KAISERSLAUTERN COUPER do you still own the car now Huh and how many where produced  Roll Eyes
that car rocks , for me ernst you're the most crazy guys i know in the vw scene  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2007, 10:59:24 am »

 Grin crazy car  Cool
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2007, 12:29:02 pm »

I suppose you could call this a cal looking coachbuilt with a stretch of the imagination , i.e. porsche wheels   Cool

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« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2007, 12:38:43 pm »

the coolmuller was one of the latest hebs that built by karmann with the saved parts after the factoryfire at hebmüller . they "updated" the front section with 51 parts .
restored in mexico , found by a redneck and shiped over for small money...

sevenum - vw euro - was great fun there to park it in the "split windowsection" and waiting for the judges .
the -  low budget lowering kit-  with everything from the garage that have weight was after the rating everybodys talk this weekend...wuahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
funny comments from the vintagecollectors also and a japanese who thinks it is a replica , after showing him the rust in the engine cover he shots thousends of pics like japanese do this at a journey...
parked now in museum with all his stock equipment

the kaiserslautern coupe is a one off , its the only one in the world an now in the hands of a local volkswagen collector

coachbuilt busses are also a good basic for funny toys...


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« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2007, 12:44:04 pm »



coachbuilt busses are also a good basic for funny toys...



yes that true ernst  Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2007, 16:33:46 pm »

Taylor bros Heb



Ernst, that picture of you and Walter with the dolls got me banned from photobucket  Cheesy
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« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2007, 16:39:50 pm »

Then there was this one built by a friend here in Arizona.  It was suppose to be a chopped Heb styled after the Heb prototype.  Check out the photos of the build.

http://www.oldbug.com/rosen.htm
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« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2007, 12:08:55 pm »

i enjoy the white hebb ant brown other one with sprintstar wheels Tongue
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« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2007, 14:03:04 pm »

i think he sold it to someone in belgium, who put SA sprints on it  Shocked Lips Sealed Undecided

love the white heb, never seen that one before!
anyone got pics of the flat 4 heb on real brm's?
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« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2007, 14:10:24 pm »

here's the car last year at freddy files 2006 , now the car is a LHD and yes she ran on SA rostyles rims
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« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2007, 14:25:04 pm »

The Pauls brown heb looks awful now  Sad
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« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2007, 14:34:25 pm »


anyone got pics of the flat 4 heb on real brm's?
just found this one Wink
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« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2007, 14:37:29 pm »

what do you think about the ex kubel from manuel (gezuvor)  Cool
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« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2007, 17:39:19 pm »

I think SA sprints are rubbish! The kubel looks pretty cool though. It would be kind of neat to have one on a late model pan (whilst you restore the original!) with nice wheels!

Heres the link to that rometsch thread.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254903
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