The Sechs volt Garage Blog

What's cooking?

2012-01-27T11:59:00.001+01:00

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

2011-12-15T10:14:00.000+01:00

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

2011-12-01T14:23:00.001+01:00

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

Searching for a needle in a haystack

2011-11-30T10:11:00.001+01:00

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

To be continued.

*Brezelfürsten*

Bad Camberg 2011 Road trip

2011-10-11T13:31:00.001+02:00

On our road trip to BBT and Bad Camberg we were spotted by the SuperVW Magazine of France. A sneak peak shot of the october issue. Nice to see many of our good VW friends from around Europe in the same article :)

2011-09-29T12:07:00.002+02:00

Norwegian buttermobile...piano hinged and logoed BD in front of the city hall in Oslo. Coolest photo I have seen in a while. Enjoy! *Knechten*

Ultra rare MotoMeter temp gauge

2011-09-26T22:04:00.001+02:00

This is too good to be true! Not often parts like this is scratching the surface of reality.. Read more about it on my blog.
*Fürsten*

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Taking our flat-fours out for a ride

2011-09-21T21:44:00.001+02:00

The end of the air-cooled season is coming upon us, so we decided to turn this week's blue monday into an air-cooled one. Some of us met at a diner just north of Oslo, kicked some tires, ate some retro dinner and talked about plans for the winter..which of course is quite a long list.. as usual! =)

Pre 53 popouts

2011-09-19T18:58:00.001+02:00

Another great add from the fifties. The first generation popouts. A very sought after item with frames made of solid aluminium.

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Question: Whats correct for a 1951 bug?

2011-09-14T22:55:00.001+02:00

I've got lots of Wolfsburg badges lying around and see some small differences. Here is a good example. Take a look at the tail of the wolf and the bricks in the second row from the bottom of the castle... Details details..
*Fürsten*

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I simply love those odd split radios..

2011-09-13T20:40:00.001+02:00

This one is not so often seen in cars 60 years later after it came out of the assembly line.
*Fürsten*

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Ahhh.. Nice and clean parts

2011-08-31T23:46:00.001+02:00

Ready for welding and reconstruction.

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Stufengas - cool accessory from the fifties

2011-08-28T18:11:00.001+02:00

This piece was mounted in a 54 oval back in the eighties and used for a couple of years. The former owner went for many long trips with it and can confirm that you actually save a bit of fuel using it. The box and manual was saved for later. Now, both are resting together in my basement.
*Fürsten*

Kübelwagen soapbox car

2011-08-27T23:53:00.000+02:00

When it comes to soap box cars, this must be one of the coolest I've seen so far. Wonder if its fast downhill...
*Fürsten*

VW 38

2011-08-24T20:57:00.007+02:00

Thanks to Christian Grundmann and thesamba.com "we" all know this car. Well, here are some pictures of it provided by Sechs volt. The paint on this car was truely amazing!

Oh no!

2011-08-23T21:47:00.002+02:00

I've been waiting for this... Now you can get everything brand new. Manifolds was made with concave lettering as some of the originals was. I hope he doesn't start making the ones with convex lettering. Then it will be very difficult to see the difference between OG and Repro..

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Amazing 61 - 44000km!

2011-08-23T00:06:00.001+02:00

All orignal car. One of the best i have seen.
*Fürsten*

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Swapmeet at SCC

2011-08-22T13:13:00.001+02:00

Batwing hornring, NOS split dashknobs anyone?

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SCC - pictures

2011-08-21T17:31:00.001+02:00

What a blast! And now we have to wait a year until next time.

*Fürsten*

Hunting high and low - crashboxes

2011-08-19T10:51:00.002+02:00

I've been looking for a crashbox for quite a while now. I have so far experienced that it is not easy to find a box from a particular month. So far this is my best choice.. Can YOU tell me production month without looking it up..?
*Fürsten*

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Welcome home!

2011-08-18T20:33:00.001+02:00

After a long time my glovebox doors are finally back home. They've got new keys, springs, hingeparts and chrome.
*Fürsten*

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Nice pickup in Oslo

2011-08-17T11:35:00.001+02:00

Spotted this nice car not far away from where i used to live. *Fürsten*

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SCC - 10th ANNIVERSARY

2011-08-16T19:54:00.011+02:00

Scandinavias most spectacular aircooled-VW show!

http://www.sccevent.com/

And finally the best shot from BC

2011-08-14T23:27:00.000+02:00

More pictures from BC

2011-08-14T23:14:00.004+02:00

Pictures from Bad Camberg

2011-08-14T22:59:00.003+02:00

Ops! We almost forgot to show you some pictures from Bad Camberg. And Since it is I - *Fürsten -* witch is posting these pictures, it will be lots of Karmann pictures:-)

Pilgrimage – going back to the roots, literally..

2011-08-12T11:21:00.000+02:00

After driving one and a half hour i finally came to the place where the wreck of my 51 Karmann kab once was found back in 1977. The guy that discovered the car – or should I say the remains of the car - told me it was growing a tree inside it back then.. I would really love to find a photo of it before it was rescued, but so far I've been unable to find one. Anyway, the spot was quite easy to find thanks to KAs great memory after all these years.

Now,many years later there was nothing to see on the same spot, except broken bits of glass. And – yes - i checked all the bits for SEKURIT logos, but could not find any...

Summer vacation

2011-08-06T19:11:00.000+02:00

The summer sun sets, enjoying a cold beer on the balcony....and installing new valves and springs on my ported and flycutted heads..... =)

Hold your horses!

2011-06-27T20:49:00.003+02:00

This is so silly... Do you remember the economy meters that was fitted in many cars in the eighties and nineties? Well, this is in a very strange way the same thing. The big difference is that instead of looking at a gauge, you have to rest your eyes on this horse and see how its dancing around. This part turned up at the big swap meet in Bad Camberg and got lots of attention. But the best of all was that a norwegian sechsvolt friend actually bought it:-)! I am really looking forward to see it in the car K.L!
Oh! I allmost forgot, here is a demonstration of the now famous Kÿrill:
http://youtu.be/NJ8tCYZdF0A

Petermax Müller Gedächtnis Rennen

2011-06-24T09:56:00.001+02:00

Knechten and Splitboy are driving this "rennen" togheter with Screwdrivers and other drivers in Belgium before Bad Camberg 2011. We wish them good luck!

The countryside in Norway has alot to offer

2011-06-13T19:58:00.001+02:00

Amazing what pops up after the snow has gone. I have passed this farm many many times, but I've never seen this before! Hope somebody can help it back on the road some day. *Fürsten*

Nice sweedish oval convertible

2011-06-09T18:30:00.001+02:00

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My favorite clock Fürsten

2011-06-09T17:56:00.001+02:00

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Oval57 spotted in the old Captains split.

2011-06-09T17:54:00.001+02:00

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MAG compressor in a Karmann Ghia

2011-06-09T17:50:00.001+02:00

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Norwegian summer picture

2011-06-09T17:46:00.001+02:00

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13. october 1962 - TV in the car

2011-06-09T17:42:00.001+02:00

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Oldspeed - vintage speed - gute fahrt

2011-03-01T16:33:00.000+01:00

Its time to tell about the 36 HP oldspeedproject. Every thing is overhauled and NOS or new parts of high quality is used. The man putting the engine together is av very skilled motorguy.
The engine will run with a "Okrasa" camshaft, increased compresion ratio, two carbs, FRAM oilcleaner and more. The engine will be ready as shortblock this week, and I can`t wait to start mounting it.

Off with the tops girls!

Sechs volt-babe

2011-02-23T10:47:00.000+01:00

This little Sechs volt-babe is waiting for the summer. She loves to drive around in her VW-bus.

Official opening

2011-02-08T23:15:00.000+01:00

Our true vintagefriend Svein Olav have been busy the last two years building a dreamgarage. His other garage is not to be shamed of either, but the new one has got all opportunities to work on the cars, over and under. Svein Olav invited some of the hardest Vintage-nuts in Norway over for a cup of coffe and some tirekicking. The new garage is totally amazing - and very detaljed in every way. Enjoy it T2 man!

A set of four

2011-02-07T23:00:00.000+01:00

The holidays of 2011 is in "box". But maybe nothing for the "Canonball-run"?

13. october 1962 - TV in the car

2011-02-06T20:32:00.001+01:00

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Lorenz radio

2011-01-30T20:49:00.001+01:00

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Fake rust

2011-01-30T17:52:00.000+01:00

Oval57 come across this supercool Truck at Oslo motorshow. Take a close look and see what you can fake.

Sechs volt waiting for summer

2011-01-30T17:30:00.000+01:00

It is snow and cold out here in Norway. Our cars is in the barn, and just wait for some hot asfalt under the tires. This picture can make us dream and look forward to the commning aircooled season.

Saturday night drilling

2011-01-15T18:29:00.000+01:00

The old 6V crank and flywheel had their final holes drilled tonight....to prepare for next summer's abuse =)

Locking mechanism for the split vert

2011-01-08T15:46:00.002+01:00

I simply love the fact that lots of guys out there are willing to make parts that are very hard to find. When you make parts like this you can not expect to sell alot because there is probably just a handfull of potencial buyers on the globe.. Thank you Sascha!

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Preparing for summer...

2011-01-02T18:23:00.000+01:00

December has past, and we are finally moving towards brighter days...!
While it's still lots of snow and freezing outside, a dim headlight is burning inside the low voltage barn....
A vintage heart of steel gets some prepping tonight... =)

SCC2010 DVD - featuring sechs volt

2010-12-29T17:10:00.000+01:00

Norway's premier vw event - SCC, recently launched the 2010 dvd. We were pleased to see a well-known sechs volt car on the backside of the cover - knechten's oldspeed switter! The DVD features both lots of vintage cars and drag racers alike...we'll be there 19. - 21. august 2011 as well.... =) The DVD can be purchased at http://www.sccevent.com/

The 1938 modell VW number 6

2010-12-28T23:43:00.001+01:00

Here is the video of it when found in Lithuania. You can read more at The Samba

The Grundmann-museum

2010-12-28T23:24:00.000+01:00

Volksaddiction

2010-12-28T21:17:00.000+01:00

Please visit these guys and check out their fully loaded website with split and ovals in vintage speed...

Merry Christmas volks!

2010-12-23T10:14:00.000+01:00

The split cruisers

2010-12-20T16:25:00.001+01:00

Our friends "The split cruisers" got a blog, please check them out.

Old postcards...

2010-11-22T15:21:00.000+01:00

..has fantastic resolution, and is perfect combined with a scanner or a camera.

Loading the canon for OCC

2010-10-20T13:28:00.003+02:00

Forces within the Sechs Volt Garage are stepping up to defend the Norwegian colors in central Europe sometime next summer. A selection of Old Speed Canons are rumored to hit the roads in a fierce battle between German engineering, home brewed ingenuety and a bit madness. The Abarth Zwitter will be ready to fight in the small displacement class, and we gladly eat Okrasa and Judson engines for breakfast... Prepare yourselves in the south; we are loading the canon with balls of steel... and sliding into our outlaw shirts =)

WE DON'T PLAY - WE BATTLE

Updates here: http://oldtimeroldspeedclub.blogspot.com/

Cosy indoors

2010-10-11T16:24:00.001+02:00

Its that time of the year again. Candels is in the wind.

Driving in the rain

2010-10-08T15:45:00.001+02:00

Sometimes you should wish you were at home and had your pride and joy parked inside. But yellow sechs volt bulbs and the wipers did a great job on the way home. Driving with original dim on the rubber is no problem. *Oval57*

The Sechs volt present at TV

2010-09-17T13:54:00.001+02:00

Some of the Sechs volt boys are starring in this movie

Please don't Hurst me...

2010-09-14T09:23:00.000+02:00

.. or do just that. Some of the Sechs volts have a soft spot for Hurst shifters, and combined with a nice girl it can't be wrong. She looks "Hurst Equipped" in the race suit =)

Young driver

2010-09-06T10:47:00.000+02:00

Oval57`s little son Iver is already into old beetles. He was smiling when he heard the nice sound of the horn. One day he will be a passenger in this split, if his father install seatbelts.

SCC 2010

2010-08-25T09:54:00.000+02:00

The SCC 2010 is over and the Sechs Volt crew are very pleased this year. Bigger, better and more spectacular than ever. The Vintage village had a selection of cars this year that really set the standard. We had a Karmann convertible line up counting 22 cars, we had the third oldest Karmann Ghia in the world, we had an original signwritten highroof split, we had a oldspeed lineup like never seen before in Norway, we had WW2 cars swimming and dirtriding in the forest, and we had a lot of visitors with outstanding cars. The level of cars was simply amazing... And yes, we had a well known samba bus driving around the Village after 35 years under water. And if you have not discovered what SCC is all about, be sure to check the photos and feedback on the internet, and make sure to not miss it in 2011.

SCC 2010 - THE BEST EVER!!

See you at SCC

2010-08-09T13:50:00.000+02:00

This is where it all happens

Dyno testing the Express engine

2010-07-15T22:18:00.000+02:00

What do you do when the kids and wife are gone for a few days during the vacation? You dyno the engine!
I see lots of guys talking about hp after dyno testing. After doing it myself I realised that the calculation of hp is not constant. When testing yesterday the guy had to put in some numbers in advance about how many horses you "loose" in the gearbox. He told me that you loose different amount of hp in different kind gearboxes, so it will not be accurate. My Express engine with 1,2mm flycut heads and dual 28 pci's with 95" main jets and 180" air jets, dynoed 27 hk on the wheels. As I was told, the actual amout of horses is between 33-36. Just perfect if you want to drive in steady 90 km/h, even uphill :-)

The Vintage village @ SCC

2010-07-02T14:02:00.001+02:00

This years SCC will be even bigger, better and more fun than any time before. Read the Vintage village-blog and find out. On the SCC-site you will find all your information about the meeting in general.

Be there or be a lemon!

How to build a "beetlebomb"

2010-06-30T13:45:00.001+02:00

Once upon a time...in 1960....what we consider "Old speed" was "the latest hop-up kit".

And few old speed hop-up kits are more sought after than the Denzel kit for the 30 hp (US 36hp) vw 1200 engine...

Imported to the US by European Motor Products Inc. and built by Revmaster Inc, both in California, the Denzel kit (heads, rocker arms, lifters, carbs and engine tin) should jump horsepower from 36 to a healthy 54...for the power-thirsty, an EMPI 69,5 mm crank would rise displacement to 1300ccm and the stroked engine to a whopping 60hp..

Throw in a longer duration camshaft, bigger carbs and even higher compression, and 85 horsepower was reportedly possible....!

One can only wonder what influence Denzel tuning kits would have had on the vw tuning industry if Wolfgang Denzel had not started to work for BMW shortly thereafter......?

Comparison of the Denzel head and the stock vw-head...bigger is better ;-) One can clearly see similarities with this early performance head and the racing heads availlable today..

(Photos from HRM, June 1960)

Sechsy summer nights

2010-06-29T13:31:00.000+02:00

Last night as we were cleaning in our garage after a winters work, this split bus suddenly stopped outside. We jumped in and headed straight to the nearest beach. The rest is history as they say... We wish you all happy holidays, and hope see you @ SCC in August!!

Sechs volt at Mantorp park

2010-06-17T11:07:00.000+02:00

After a heavy breakfast by Oval57`s mum we headed for BugRun 2010. All the tree cars did run like a blast on the highway. At BugRun the swapmeet never turn you down - we did all get some nice parts for the cars - or the shelf. Two of the cars in front was first time Mantorp. We are sorry for the high voltage car in the middle....

Say (Swiss) cheese =)

2010-06-15T09:03:00.001+02:00

"No guts - No story" is this years slogan for the SCC event in august. And one of the guys that makes storys to tell is Claude and his beautiful BUGBUS.NET van. This summer he and a couple of friends set off from Switzerland in their vintage VW's heading for Norway on holiday. Reaching Oslo, Claude desided to take the "little" detour to Bug Run i Sweden, were we met up with him. We had a great weekend, and I believe Claude made the detour worth while, as he scored some parts for his Barndoor project. Rumors has it he has travelled more than 100 000 kilometers in his bus since restoration - Thats guts right there!

The bugbus unfornately suffered some generator trouble on the way back from Bug Run, but that's being fixed at a shop in Oslo as we speak. We wish the swiss guys a nice holiday in their vintage buses, as they are heading further north before returning back home to Switzerland. Some guys have all the fun =)

Follow their very cool travelblog right here: http://bugbusnet.wordpress.com/

BUG RUN 2010!!! =)

2010-06-09T22:24:00.000+02:00

Just two more days to go....BUGRUN 2010 is approaching...and the sechs volt crew will of course be there!

Some of us went there several times during the 90'ies - as for myself, I took up the annual pilgrim travel again in 2002. Back then, a '63 recently dragged out of a shed was purchased, washed, MOT'd and off she went.

"The Norwegian Bend" - BRMs were the wheels of choice on all these cal-lookers.. =)

One of the huge crowd-pleasers in 2002 was this swedish "rat-rod-vw". We are looking forward to see what's up for this year...and of course the swap-meets as well.... ;-)

Flaaklypa Grand Prix

2010-05-31T15:20:00.001+02:00

The 19. annual vintage race "Flaaklypa Grand Prix" took place last weekend. Named after the famous movie, around 340 vintage cars and bikes "raced" through the beautiful mountain scenery of Lom, Skjaak and of course Flaaklypa. A lot of nice rides and vintage tin were spotted, among these this outlaw 356 C was one of my favorites...a nice switter was also present =)

Sechs volt babes in da summertime

2010-05-18T15:41:00.000+02:00

Great pictures of the 51 convertible just arrived

2010-05-11T19:26:00.003+02:00

This is so great... I've been waiting for these pictures for some time now, and finally -they arrived today.

After help form BRM (thanks alot!!!!) i finally came in contact with the former owner witch is over eighty years old now. He drove the car back in the early sixties and has lots of great stories to tell. So far he has only been able to make some very bad photocopies of the originals taken in 1963. Better copies must be made, even if I have to drive down and get them myself

:-) As you can see many details was changed and upgraded as early as back in 1963.
*Fürsten*

Express Autotechnik KG

2010-05-10T20:57:00.004+02:00

A guy named Herman Knust made a cool carb setup for VWs back in the days. In 2003 i discovered an incomplete set and started collecting parts. The incomplete kit came from USA, some was mas made in Denmark, others bought from Sweeden and some small parts even came from France. Last summer I finally had the opportunity to drive it - what a rush!. Here is some pictures of the parts I started with and some other cars that gave me inspiration along the road. The last pictures is taken some days before I started the engine for the first time. Here are some great websites you should visit:
http://www.gutefahrt.com/express.html
http://www.oldspeed.ch/pages/prepa-express.html
http://vw-bluehats.blogspot.com/2009/01/express-progress-part-3.html

*Fürsten*

Ivansson Barndoor

2010-05-03T14:13:00.000+02:00

Many scandinavian VW nuts have visited the "Ivanssons bilskrotning" over the years. More and more pieces of history has left the site, and there is often talk about the cars that once stood there "back then". One of the most talked about in recent years is this barndoor in the picture. Quite fun to see that this one ended up as everything but carpenter nails =) Now rolling on it's own wheels, and not far from being roadworthy again! A "legend" is given new life =) http://www.meanbugs.com/punbb/upload/viewtopic.php?id=16279

Just another great story

2010-04-29T22:05:00.001+02:00

Some guys in Norway did a great job saving this 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air way back in 1994. I have a feeling that we've seen something quite similar not long ago - and I bellieve a samba from 1957 was involved in that story =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ht9YnRDmjY

Lene - Girl power - 12 voltz

2010-04-21T22:59:00.004+02:00

Although being hardcore sechs volt fanatics, we can't help getting fascinated by the growing enthusiasm on 12 volt VW's around us. We have already embraced Boblehue for his true passion about these cars, but it seems he's not alone out there. We came across Lenes blog, were she claims to be "living in a bubble". And we really do believe her. Visit the blog and you understand the passionate relationship she has with her trustful 69. It's not just a VW Beetle - it's a way of life =) We dig it Lene!!
http://boble69.blogspot.com/

Maiden aircooled journey - spring 2010

2010-04-15T22:00:00.000+02:00

Knechten didn't exactly had a hard time in getting his race-switter up and running and out of the barn the other day....the Abarth beast fired on all four right up, and drove out in the sunshine =)

All revved up and no place to go....good thing BugRun 2010 isn't far away! =)

Mind the nursing bag, will you?

2010-04-12T10:10:00.000+02:00

Some say the six volt batteries are no good for starting your ride. And this spring the besserwissers may be right. Never have the Sechs Volt been harder to start as the summer is creeping in. Everyone seems to be caught up in messy diapers and lunk warm milk bottles. Not sure which way this is going with the Sechs Volt, as all the rides are still indoors and covered with dust. As our reputation wasn’t worn out enough already?? Why not post up a picture to drool over then, as everyone has their sleeves covered with sour milk instead of oil anyway. Next year rubber hats will be mandatory in our garage… To everyone else, have a pleasant time making the first trip of the year =)

Just a reminder before you plan the summer - Not to miss!

2010-04-08T10:30:00.000+02:00

http://www.sccevent.com/

A new Sechs volt-baby

2010-04-06T00:08:00.000+02:00

Oval57 and his girlfriend got a son the 18. of mars. Everyting is well. His name is Iver and have already got some VW-stuff. The stuff on the pics is from Splitboy and his better half. More baby-VW-news to come:)

Shiny wheels

2010-03-30T13:15:00.000+02:00

There is something slick about this "outlaw" ride. The wheels seem to be drilled Porsche space-savers, a cool choice indeed.

Latest score: Petri Pealit steering wheel

2010-03-29T15:53:00.002+02:00

I gave myself a birthday present this year - a Petri Pealit wheel. I've allways been a fan of these.
A thousand times more cool than any wooden wheels in my opinion. And for those who have never noticed - these Pealit wheels smells very strange :-) *Fürsten*

Pauls stunning 1950 Porsche

2010-03-15T15:47:00.000+01:00

Some cars is better than you belive. This unbelivable superold Porsche is owned and restored by a norwegian guy living in Oslo. His name is Paul Rui and is well known into restaurations and perfection of old classic cars. You may know his supercool split featured in some hot VW-magazines, and in BC 2 years ago?

We give you a nice link where you can read about the car and see som pics . The latest news is that the fantastic Porsche is going back to Stuttgart and into the museums exhibition this spring. But just for a period. Congratulation Paul!

Svalbard - the "defroster" without electric

2010-03-05T16:33:00.001+01:00

It starts to get warmer here in Norway, but it is still winter and ice. This little option from the good old days shows us one nice idea for defrosting. This is made in Norway and the name is from the well know Island up north belonging to Norway. Its NOS in the box, and maybe its best that way? When it was new it schould glue to the window. Anyone seen this in use before? It lays on Oval57`s shelf. It is not so much activity in the garage this days, but some of us are working in the basement, and I know that SplitBoy have some seriously progress on his O`so cool split.

Three rear-engined cars

2010-02-28T20:15:00.001+01:00

In their March '54 issue, Popular Mechanics compared three rear-engined cars. Thou shall not dwell on the one on the top....

"The volkswagen-peoples car - is not cheaper than it counterparts, so it can not be the price which has given this car its popularity. In the new model (1954) the factory has corrected all the faults and deficiencies that earlier models had to struggle with....
...the car now also has syncromesh on 3 of the 4 gears...4th. gear is an "overdrive", and not suitable for driving in the city.."

"The Porsche is appointed by its owner to be the best car built to this date.... ..Both engine and body seems to be built like a high-class clock.... ....a lack of luggage space for a as luxurious as this.....for elderly owners, it can be laborious to enter and exit the car..."

Even though I might get both arthritis and lumbago when I get old....I think I would try very my best to cope if a '54 Porsche was my ride... =)

Denmark is a great country:-)

2010-02-28T15:09:00.002+01:00

Last friday a big package arrived on my doorstep. First I mistook it for being some boring new kitchen spotlights I´ve been waiting for, but I was soon to be proved wrong. Inside I found a NOS aluminium frame for the convertible project. I first bought a frame i HO 2009 that turned out to be a zwitter convertible frame, but this time I finally got my hands on the correct and missing frame. Now the set of four is complete:-) Searching finally payed off thanks to Peter Plade and XX in Denmark.

Sechs volt babe

2010-02-26T10:20:00.000+01:00

Enjoy this Sechs volt-babe. If you want to find the other Sechs volt-babes just search for it on the blog. We will like to thank you readers for your great comments on the blogs, and in e-mails. Not everything happens here on the blog, we are busy in the garage and prepering parts and cars for the summer. Splitboy is heading forward with his great project. Tell him to do a update on his blog:)

Sechs volt mug - serving black(smith) coffee

2010-02-18T14:01:00.000+01:00

The happy guys at Norwegian Hammerworks enjoy their coffee with style. Given the happy faces, it's not impossible they got hold of our "Moonshine edition" mugs. Either way, the light of the moon dosen't seem to interfere with their excellent work. We wish Thomas and Gunnar the best of luck on the split(zwitter?) project... It's not listed as work going on in the shop (according to the web site), so we guess this is top secret =)

JB VW T2B - Fantastic phot blog

2010-02-16T08:34:00.001+01:00

Thank you Johan for leaving a comment and showing us your blog. Outstanding quality on the pictures and lots of interesting motives. Some of the best we have ever seen! A man dedicated to details, seen both in the pictures and not at least in his cars. We will be back to visit this blog for sure!!!

http://jbvwt2b.skynetblogs.be/

Mr. Bluehat and his Sechs volt DD-cup

2010-02-04T16:26:00.000+01:00

Peter Plade from Denmark is one of our true vintagefriends. Last summer he took his supercool oval all the way from Silkeborg in Denmark heading for Vintage village and SCC. His oval is world-wide-known and always pictured. We did also meet in H-O last summer, and then he got his Sechs volt-mug. Peter is always searching for THAT accessory, the little rare one that will lift his car above all the others. He is also very helpful to his Sechs volt-friends in Norway and get us some nice stuff from time to time. Last fall I did meet Peter and Jens in Silkeborg and we had a great time by one crazy collector of Volkswagens. Many thanks for the picture.

The 12 Volts finally got an alternative

2010-02-03T08:27:00.001+01:00

12 volt Volkswagens does have a crowd of enthusiasts, even so in Norway. We struggle to imagine what gives them energy to go on, other than modern electricity. The guys who more than triple the horsepower in their engines has a obvious reason for choosing 12 V electricity in their cars. But now we are talking about original car enthusiasts, that claim to be "12 volt og stolt", translated to "12 volts and proud of it". Luckily for us low-voltage nuts, one of the main caracters on the 12 Volt barriere has opened a own blog. We hope to find out more of the 12 volt mystery here in the future. Good luck to our good friend and 12 volt misionary Boblehue. Please visit him HERE, and have a look at his stunning Savannah =)

Broken windscreen?

2010-01-26T19:40:00.003+01:00

Ever looked at your vintage, pre-58 windscreen as the sunlight dawns...and seen the round, transparent circle in front of the steering wheel...and wondered why?

Here's why. The windscreen of our beloved Volkswagens are made out of hardened glass...which shatter to pieces should a rock or similar hit it. Just in front of the driver, a small circle is made of non-hardened glass, and still provide visibility. Another great safety feature from Volkswagen =)
(Popular mechanics DK, 10-1961)

LOBO got his Sechs volt-mug

2010-01-25T11:04:00.006+01:00

Last night I met LOBO, and could finally give him a well deserved Sechs volt-mug. He promised to send us a nice picture. LOBO aka Nicolai is a young man with the right interests in life. This picture shows his higly beloved Judson-'54 and some lovely girls. This is actually a normal day in LOBO`s life. Driving his oval and spending time with nice company. (Lobo is in the left of this pic - see if you can spot him). LOBO is a very skilled artist and got his own website. He also has a gift in finding good motives for his sketches =)

*Oval57*

History repeating itself...?

2010-01-17T19:09:00.006+01:00

One evening, I found these pictures at my folks....Back in 1970, my dads first car was of course also a beetle, a pearl grey '62 US-spec.
After repaint and a total dismantling of the engine, fitting new gaskets and bearings, the car looked and ran great again!
Looking at these photos, it could seem that my old man and I share the same hobby - this is exactly what I do on my spare time these days...
...the difference is of course that this car was my folks only transportation, and had to be used on a daily basis.
The old car served them well. When it was traded in for a brand new 1300S/"GT Beetle" in 1974, it probably went on to the wide, endless autobahns.....
Driving a beetle couldn't have been that bad, today an all-steel, '63 american roadster still resides in their garage.... =)
(Splitboy)

Latest score: Split convertible decklid

2010-01-15T12:19:00.005+01:00

This time we have something really interesting and rare to show you. After searching high and low - and yes I admit it - even desparatly considered buying a repro decklid, I finally found a original split vert decklid for my longterm project. The decklid has been under my roof for two days now, and both days I just had to take a look at it before rushing to work... Still, I can't yet believe it. What are the odds of finding a split vert decklid in Norway? It has two easy reparable dents, and lots of surface rust. The inner part behind the hinges is the only part that will need some minor welding. Luckily all of the vert-only-parts are in good shape.

VAU-MAX.DE "covergirl"

2010-01-07T22:11:00.007+01:00

Knechtens 52 zwitter has made it to the front page of Vau-Max.de in Germany. This is a website more known to Norwgian watercooler enthusiasts, but as a serious website they found room for a real vintage car as well. The photoshoot took place in the outskirts of Hessisch Oldendorf in the summer of 2009. All photos and text by Igor Vucinic. Even Knechten has to admit there are a lot of cool shots there, and Igor must have some credit for the correctness in the details. Full article

http://www.vau-max.de/

Full story on the restoration can be found in Knechten Vintage Barn

Sechs volt mug

2010-01-06T17:38:00.002+01:00

Our famous Sechs volt mug is almost everywhere. This time its in the hands of Olav Fossmellem in Odalen, Norway. He is working on his split wich is bougt from our good friends Erik and Arnt. The split is in good condition, and will be driveable this summer we belive. We wish Olav the best luck with the restauration and hope to see this split on meetings in the summer of 2010.

Looking back at Vintage village @ SCC

2010-01-06T17:01:00.003+01:00

It is freeze outside. - 20 degrees. Then its nice to look back at last years big happening. The vintage village at SCC. Schwimming, Kubeling and talking about originality all day long. And low voltage and the correct pices and hottest items of course. Sechs volt did get some new friends they sure will meet again.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2009-12-29T11:10:00.004+01:00

The sechs volt are preparing for a feast to celebrate the new year, and we tried out our new costumes last night. We have great expectations for the new year, and hopefully at least one new project will roll out of the garage this year as well. Then we have set a pace of restoring one car a year. If we keep this up, the market for split beetles in Norway will be destroyed in a few years =) Best wishes for 2010!!!

The Sechs volt Garage Blog

What's cooking?

SCC 2011 DVD released

And now - 57 years later - it looks like this

Searching for a needle in a haystack

Bad Camberg 2011 Road trip

Ultra rare MotoMeter temp gauge

Taking our flat-fours out for a ride

Pre 53 popouts

Question: Whats correct for a 1951 bug?

I simply love those odd split radios..

Ahhh.. Nice and clean parts

Stufengas - cool accessory from the fifties

Kübelwagen soapbox car

VW 38

Oh no!

Amazing 61 - 44000km!

Swapmeet at SCC

SCC - pictures

Hunting high and low - crashboxes

Welcome home!

Nice pickup in Oslo

SCC - 10th ANNIVERSARY

And finally the best shot from BC

More pictures from BC

Pictures from Bad Camberg

Pilgrimage – going back to the roots, literally..

Summer vacation

Hold your horses!

Petermax Müller Gedächtnis Rennen

The countryside in Norway has alot to offer

Nice sweedish oval convertible

My favorite clock *Fürsten*

Oval57 spotted in the old Captains split.

MAG compressor in a Karmann Ghia

Norwegian summer picture

13. october 1962 - TV in the car

Oldspeed - vintage speed - gute fahrt

Sechs volt-babe

Official opening

A set of four

13. october 1962 - TV in the car

Lorenz radio

Fake rust

Sechs volt waiting for summer

Saturday night drilling

Locking mechanism for the split vert

Preparing for summer...

SCC2010 DVD - featuring sechs volt

The 1938 modell VW number 6

The Grundmann-museum

Volksaddiction

Merry Christmas volks!

The split cruisers

Old postcards...

Loading the canon for OCC

Cosy indoors

Driving in the rain

The Sechs volt present at TV

Please don't Hurst me...

Young driver

SCC 2010

See you at SCC

Dyno testing the Express engine

The Vintage village @ SCC

How to build a "beetlebomb"

Sechsy summer nights

Sechs volt at Mantorp park

Say (Swiss) cheese =)

BUG RUN 2010!!! =)

Flaaklypa Grand Prix

Sechs volt babes in da summertime

Great pictures of the 51 convertible just arrived

Express Autotechnik KG

Ivansson Barndoor

Just another great story

Lene - Girl power - 12 voltz

Maiden aircooled journey - spring 2010

Mind the nursing bag, will you?

Just a reminder before you plan the summer - Not to miss!

My favorite clock Fürsten