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« on: July 19, 2009, 18:36:51 pm »

i took the 59er out today -- after seeing the pix of fab's -- enjoy
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 18:40:34 pm »

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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 18:40:54 pm »

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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2009, 18:41:47 pm »

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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2009, 18:42:19 pm »

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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2009, 18:43:13 pm »

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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2009, 18:43:26 pm »

cool jeroem , good to see the car on the road again , and how is the riechert kit tell us more about this one

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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2009, 18:44:10 pm »

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« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2009, 18:44:59 pm »

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« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2009, 18:45:37 pm »

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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2009, 18:46:07 pm »

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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2009, 21:33:38 pm »

aha,

nice to see the car back on the road. 

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« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2009, 23:21:39 pm »

Nice pics,maybe you 2 should do a fotoshoot of your cars together.
(btw,nice car)  Wink
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 05:17:50 am »

very nice..   could you show some pic of interior   Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2009, 06:10:39 am »

Hey, did you happen to buy that exhaust from a guy in the USA?
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 08:09:38 am »

very nice mr T.
must have been worthing waiting for for 2 years  Wink
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2009, 08:54:28 am »

-> Mike : Yes i bought it from a guy in the US a while ago - do you have more info on that exhaust?

-> Diederik : Oh yeah!
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« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2009, 09:01:34 am »

Some specs of the car

1959 capri blue ragtop (from sweden)
Still on 6v
30hp (36hp for our american friends)
period correct riechert dubble carb kit
fram oil filter
okrasa cam
lightened flywheel
Bosch 010

ET mags
Hurst shifter
Formula V steering wheel

To be done:
Installing VDO tach, VDO oil temp, VDO oil pressure
Installing Empi Decklid

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« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2009, 12:05:26 pm »

Nice!
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« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2009, 12:08:57 pm »

i love the original paint on this car!  Grin
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« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2009, 13:09:49 pm »

Lookin' GOOD!! Cool Cool
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« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2009, 13:24:18 pm »

That's a really nice bug! Wink
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« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2009, 16:08:20 pm »

Some interior shots

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« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2009, 16:09:03 pm »

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« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2009, 16:32:56 pm »

Its a miracle!
its alive! Smiley and lookin' good
Guys,
Is somebody up for a drive one of these days?

cheers, Peter
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« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2009, 00:56:25 am »

-> Mike : Yes i bought it from a guy in the US a while ago - do you have more info on that exhaust?

-> Diederik : Oh yeah!

I'm the one who sold you the exhaust!!  It was available through JC Whitney in the 60s, kind of an Empi copy.  That is a cool exhaust dude.
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« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2009, 08:58:21 am »

ah cool! i'm hesitating to spray it white (or black) -- is the color on it, the original color?
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« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2009, 10:53:23 am »

I'm certainly up for a drive...

Turtle, I don't see your decals?  Angry   Grin


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« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2009, 15:55:09 pm »


Turtle, I don't see your decals?  Angry   Grin


Indeed, where is the pride  Angry

And is Spa is going to enough of a ride for you, or should we get together before that? How about thursday or friday for a WW outing to the Gentse Feesten!
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« Reply #29 on: July 21, 2009, 15:57:12 pm »

Looking good Turtle, love the steering wheel!
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