i know a happy guy!

[nicolas]

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

[yvre]

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

[speedwell]

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 

[speedwell]

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 

[Rick Meredith]

Cool Fabs... can't wait!

[nicolas]

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

AMUSE TOI BIEN

 

[empicolector]

cool

[speedwell]

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 

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

[speedwell]

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

[Cornpanzer]

Anyone care to explain what we are talking about?

[Rick Meredith]

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.

[Fastbrit]

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

[louisb]

Cool, I bet your stoked.

--louis

[speedwell]

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

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


 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

[speedwell]

here're the picture below

[Rennsurfer]

Damn... Speedwell, is that your car? NICE! But that license plate is a trip. Is that a special issue plate? Or has it been repainted black. Reason I ask is because black California plates ran from 1960-1969 and were three letters followed by three numbers. Example: ABC 123. In 1970, the background color was changed to a medium blue and the numbers preceded the letters. Example: 123 ABC. In 1980, the blue background remained. But since so many cars were being made/sold, the Dept. of Motor Vehicles decided to change the configuration a bit. Example 1ABC234. And that's the same sequence that we have today. The blue background got phased out quite some years back. I'm guessing sometime in the early '90s. Now, a standard CA plate is a reflective (YUCK!) white background, the CALIFORNIA is in red, and the numbers/letters are navy blue. Horrible, but all the better to catch the speeders and red light runners with the photo operated intersections. HAHA!! I know that Europe has had those since the '80s. I prefer the black or blue plates on all of my cars.

Unless your plate is a manufacturer, dealer, or some other special issue, it's an uncommon one.

I've been collecting license plates, and VW/Porsche dealer frames since I was a teenager. Which is why I'm curious. What are the specs on your engine? Or is that classified? HAHA!!

[speedwell]

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
more pictures sunday

[Rennsurfer]

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

Ah... I totally forgot about commercial (truck) and trailer plates. It's probably a trailer plate, unless California did the configuration different in the '60s. Thanks for the correction.

Your engine sounds like it'll have no problem running on pump gas and still fun to drive.

[Rick Meredith]

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

[Rennsurfer]

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

True, that. Trucks are still close to the same config.

[Zach Gomulka]

Dig it Fabs!! Lets see some video!! 

[Cornpanzer]

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. 

[Frank LUX]

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

[empicolector]

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
more pictures sunday

nice fabian

[speedwell]

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

[nicolas]

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. 

 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.  

[speedwell]

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. 

 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

[speedwell]

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

[LuftsickTero]

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 

[speedwell]

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