Visit to the Hazet garage

Yesterday, we were invited to T2-man for a nice dinner, coffee and a whole lot of tyre-kickin'. Just what we needed when the outside temperature dropped to -21 degree C!

His Hazet-garage is a work of art and provides a perfect atmosphere for vw chat. We also looked at the current project, a 1957 cab which is in for a little bit of metal work. Both funky green metal and parts from "forest wrecks" are used to bring the car back to its former glory. Can't wait to see it finished!

  

When night falls

Driving a Karmann Ghia into the night, along deserted, curvy roads.....will never, ever be wrong.. =)

Captains dashview

Driving a split is no shit.

Sneak peak #3

Sneak peak #2

Front fender for split from Klassicfab.

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Sneak peak #1

Gerson did it again :-)

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Funky green panels

Can't wait to open these big beauties:-)

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The Capitan in the new garage

After driving one car into hibernation, I took the Capitan home for some drivingpleasure, and hibernation after that. Well, I have to do something during the winter. The car will be for sale in summer 2013!

Inside a Lorenz split radio

Sometimes I feel like a 5 year old. Its fun to take things apart, but not always fun putting them back together again. I've had this one checked out for over a year ago, and many of the internal parts was found to be broken. Now I am looking for a good sollution to make it work again. Retro Sound might work. Any other good ideas out there?
And of course - everything has to be hidden inside. So no new holes and weird buttons.
*Fürsten*

Barndoortime

In a barn a few miles east and a few miles north, an old car had been waiting for the fields to dry up..
Last Sunday, with very good help from Knechten and his father, we retrieved this old DoubleDoor Panelvan and took it home.

A little bit of violence to one of the drums, and the car is now rolling nicely on its own four wheels. Can't wait to get started.... =)

Splitboy

Rear seat for pre 55 convertible

I still can't believe it! I got a tip today that was almost too good to be true. What are the odds of finding a pre 55 convertible seat only 60 kilometeres away from home? Split convertible parts are still out there just waiting to be found!

If you got the bottom piece, please let me know :-)

*Brezelfürsten*

Three-year-old with great taste

Knechten, my son and I met at a swapmeet for a couple of weeks ago. And off course, my oldest son had to try out the coolest BD around.
*Fürsten*

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Norwegian banana bumper add

Years ago, when I had time to travel all over the place looking for VW treasures, I came across this add in a norwegian newspaper. Quality is poor because of a crappy xerox.. I wish i had taken a photo instead..
*Fürsten*

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Where it all started

It all started before I was born.. My father bought a 356A eight years before he met my mom. He drove it only three months before he crashed it into pieces.. The only part he saved was a piece of paper with the sweedish registration number on. Now - after 42 years - I found some papers in a registry, confirming that it was a 1959 356A. Its in my blood:-)
*Brezelfürsten*

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Remembering Hessisch Oldendorf 09

HO 09 was by far the best VW happening I've ever attended.
Hope it will be even better next year. Looking forward to meet you all there
*Fürsten*

What's cooking?

Snow covers the sechs volt barn these days….but in the kitchen a special brew boils on the kitchen stove.

Bringing an old 50’s carb back to life….when spring comes, it will whistle in the back of a vintage vw once again =)

SCC 2011 DVD released

A young Sechs volt prospect with earmuffs is spotted in the teaser :)

http://www.sccevent.com/

And now - 57 years later - it looks like this

The new owner told us that it was a long journey back from Sandane to Oslo.

Searching for a needle in a haystack

This barndoor was last spotted at Vippetangen in Oslo in 1954. I wonder where it is today........

To be continued.

*Brezelfürsten*