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warning: All Classics UK Leicester

Last post by williamlee « Mon Sep 23, 2019 2:18 pm
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by David Eccles » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:44 pm » in VW Related Chat
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I have just had a very sad email from a lady who paid £10k deposit to All Classics of Leicester who promised to get a bus done up in SA and shipped...
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How to set up a personal Avatar

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by miles » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:00 am » in Technical

An avatar is an image, which is displayed next to your forum user name, every time you post on the SSVC forum.

Three things are needed to set up a...

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How to add pictures to a forum post

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by miles » Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:49 pm » in Technical
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This is how you add a picture to a forum post.

Two ways to do this:

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The Mag wants to know about your rides too!

Last post by Bumpnudger7 « Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:04 pm
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by Chris » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:52 pm
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For those who like to show off :lol: why not send a bit of a write-up and a few digital pics to magazine@ssvc.org.uk - we want to know all these...
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Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:04 pm
1956 RHD Swedish 23 window samba full restoration

Last post by vwJim « Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:34 pm
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by mabbo » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:02 pm

Hi,

Im restoring a Swedish 56 23 window at the moment. Unfortunately its not mine, its a customers. I want this bus so bad. Its pretty rough and has...

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Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:34 pm
Swedish 66 Crew Cab

Last post by mabbo « Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:23 pm
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by mabbo » Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:38 pm
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Alex bought his Swedish 66 crew cab to us for metalwork and paint.

As you can see, the chassis is in a bad way:

We decided the best...
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Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:23 pm
My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "

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Hi everyone
My first time on here as a member is the SSVC
I will start by saying what a great site and club this is I have been watching in the back...
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Last post by markp
Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:50 pm
mid 1960 mango, long way to go

Last post by tallandrew « Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:40 pm
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by tallandrew » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:19 pm
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Well the time has come for me to stop voyeuristically watching what you guys are doing and share some images of my project.

All started 2ish years...
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Last post by tallandrew
Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:40 pm
You Cant Rush These Things!.......

Last post by type21f « Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:24 pm
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by coatesy » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:51 pm
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Well after 10 years of ownership and storage in a garage, I think it's time and well overdue to get my van back on the road and being used as...
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Last post by type21f
Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:24 pm
1960 RHD Double Cab

Last post by Jon Petts « Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:08 pm
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by Jon Petts » Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:14 pm
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Well after ending up with a little cash left over after my 65 Standard Microbus was written off and then repaired by Matt Smith, I decided to buy...
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Last post by Jon Petts
Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:08 pm
57 Pritschenwagen

Last post by Weissach_FLB « Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:44 am
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by Weissach_FLB » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:12 pm

Hello everyone. I have just joined the ssvc although I have had my Single cab for almost 10 years now. I bought it when I used to live in Australia...

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Last post by Weissach_FLB
Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:44 am
AWD 964/911 Bus

Last post by john&hannah « Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:01 pm
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by john&hannah » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:18 pm
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This started off 4 years ago by buying a 1966 bus with no engine and some shoody running gear and then convincing my wife that spending £3500...
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Last post by john&hannah
Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:01 pm
Max Last, the Swedish `63

Last post by Max Last « Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:21 pm
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by Max Last » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:29 pm
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Right! after a few years on here i`m now able to post slightly over sized pictures! I shall attempt to put a few on here to bore evertbody and to...
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Last post by Max Last
Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:21 pm
52 Samba

Last post by markp « Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:13 am
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by lowdown dirty rat » Fri May 23, 2008 8:04 pm
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Right, I think I’ve just about recovered enough to introduce you all to my new X-treme project. But first of all I’ll explain the nightmare I went...
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Last post by markp
Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:13 am
65 13w deluxe 'Project Franklin'

Last post by markp « Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:45 pm
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by pauldee » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:48 pm
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So I know some of you have been eager to see how I'm getting on, so here it is! A couple of slight delays from a bit global travel and then quickly...
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Last post by markp
Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:45 pm
66 Devon Caravette

Last post by Bathtub57 « Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:58 pm
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by Bathtub57 » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:37 am
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Hi everyone,
Thought I'd start a thread to detail the restoration of my 1966 Devon Caravette now that work has started. Russ at Just Dubz is doing...
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Last post by Bathtub57
Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:58 pm
61 RHD devon

Last post by hebbrkd « Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:25 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:09 pm
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Early RHD Devon Splitscreen.

In for everything we can do, she needs major chassis work, full front and side plus some roof work.

Fits in nicely
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Last post by hebbrkd
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:25 pm
'67 Pickup

Last post by vwJim « Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:26 pm
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by vwJim » Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:57 pm
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My other bus is a pickup.. The project pickup at the very begining, just after a really rubbish blasting session.

The project pickup at the very...
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Last post by vwJim
Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:26 pm
'58 Turbo Samba

Last post by vwJim « Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:20 pm
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by vwJim » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:17 pm
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Here's the bus;

and here's the engine

One day soon they'll be together again.... :shock:

Soon to be more photo's on
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Last post by vwJim
Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:20 pm
1960 OG Paint Mango 11 Window...

Last post by Karl_F « Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:46 pm
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by Karl_F » Tue May 27, 2014 9:29 pm
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Ok so it’s someone else's project, but it was within 95% of what I wanted, I can still stamp my mark on it & would have cost me nearly the same to...
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Last post by Karl_F
Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:46 pm
1954 Deutsche Post Barndoor

Last post by vwJim « Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:48 am
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by Bathtub57 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:51 pm
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Thanks to Irv and his incredible network of contacts and having sworn off doing another basket case restoration, let alone a Barndoor, an...
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Last post by vwJim
Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:48 am
15 window brazilian now 23 windows & porsche 911 powered

Last post by type21f « Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:45 pm
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by 963pjh » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:05 pm
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i bought this 15 window in a sorry state it had been got at & welded up very badly so i commenced a a full resto & built a bus how i wanted it. im...
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Last post by type21f
Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:45 pm
First camping trip in the 65

Last post by smudger73 « Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:04 am
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by smudger73 » Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:44 am

Had our first camping trip in my splitscreen, took a long time to build but worth the wait
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Last post by smudger73
Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:04 am
60 Dove blue Panel

Last post by LJay « Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:52 pm
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by dom_k » Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:01 pm
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Now decided to give my van a proper restoration. Will be turned back to a panel van and painted in dove blue with white bumpers and badge as...
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Last post by LJay
Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:52 pm
67 13 window

Last post by bowie « Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:21 am
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by jambo » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:03 pm
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Well here she is as i bought her

I bought the most solid bus i could find as i hate welding after owning minis for the last 10 years...
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Last post by bowie
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:21 am
My 66 Sundial

Last post by grant « Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:23 am
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Hello there everyone I am going to introduce you to my first proper project. I found her in California when I went over to pick up my Singlecab with...
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Last post by grant
Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:23 am
First splitscreen project

Last post by Adamski123 « Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:05 am
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by Adamski123 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:01 pm
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This is our van as we collected it.sold as a 63?only to find out its a 61.more pictures will follow, any advice or info would be good, thanks in...
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Last post by Adamski123
Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:05 am
Errol, the '56 Single Cab

Last post by Who.Me? « Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:13 pm
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by Who.Me? » Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:23 pm
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Been meaning to start a thread, but they all seem to be huge build threads, so this one will be slightly different, if a little uneventful.

This is...
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Last post by Who.Me?
Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:13 pm
65 Crew Cab project

Last post by markp « Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:09 am
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by Eternal Optimist » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:44 pm
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Well, some progress at last. I imported this one from Johannesburg - not rust free as it had spent most of its time on the Eastern Cape. It spent a...
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Last post by markp
Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:09 am
Revenge of the monkeybus - Muddling through.

Last post by type21f « Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:50 am
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Well it's something that I knew was going to need to happen at some point and after 9 years of ownership, the time is nigh.

My dear old bus is...
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Last post by type21f
Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:50 am
Minor resto on 65 microbus (Poppy)

Last post by Nocky « Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:20 pm
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by Nocky » Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:10 pm

Thought I’d show the work being undertaken on my new ride. As expected with a Cali import, there is always going to be some minor attention needed. I...

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Last post by Nocky
Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:20 pm
1956 RHD Splitscreen aka noodles

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed May 27, 2020 1:06 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:30 pm
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So here is a 1956 RHD bus.

In for the now standard BDP restoration works of blasting, stripping, welding and painting.

Should be fun!

Comes with...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed May 27, 2020 1:06 pm
Griffs 1965 long term (not supposed to be) resto

Last post by Griff55 « Fri May 22, 2020 10:33 pm
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by Griff55 » Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:36 pm
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Here goes, hi all, a few years ago I bought a '65 after not a lot of hunting.
After selling my modified t4 and getting a t5, we went to a vw show to...
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Last post by Griff55
Fri May 22, 2020 10:33 pm
Friar Tuck

Last post by Sundial C S « Fri May 22, 2020 5:02 pm
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by Sundial C S » Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:07 pm

Hi, this is my first go at a Splitscreen but I’m very familiar with Bays and T25s having restored many of both.
It’s a 64 panelvan, lhd imported by...

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Last post by Sundial C S
Fri May 22, 2020 5:02 pm
My Second VW !! mid life crisis ...The 1966 vert

Last post by markp « Sun May 17, 2020 8:22 am
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Hi All

anyone thats been on here for a while now will know me after my biuld thread about Gerry ... so be warned I CAN'T SPELL FOR S888T ... but...
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Last post by markp
Sun May 17, 2020 8:22 am
57 Project

Last post by Sspollin « Fri May 15, 2020 2:22 pm
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Finally got around to starting me van.
It was acid dipped and then E-coated at that place in Dudley, when they would do vans, its in amazingly good...
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Last post by Sspollin
Fri May 15, 2020 2:22 pm
Freya - 1961 Freiwillige Feuerwehr Bulli (Fire Bus)

Last post by Nick-Rackham « Wed May 13, 2020 9:08 pm
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by Nick-Rackham » Tue May 12, 2020 11:17 am

Introducing Freya.

As I first saw her on the Samba.
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More Photos and updates on what I've been doing to follow

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Last post by Nick-Rackham
Wed May 13, 2020 9:08 pm
"the 1st cut is the deepest"... um maybe not!

Last post by dub_doctor « Wed May 13, 2020 4:57 pm
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by dub_doctor » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:32 pm
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Hi Everyone,

My wife (Jessica) and I (Jonathan) become the proud owners of our first splitscreen bus back in 2016 with a plan to restore and get it...
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Last post by dub_doctor
Wed May 13, 2020 4:57 pm
1963 RHD Samba - Currently undergoing resto

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Tue May 12, 2020 10:50 am
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by flip » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:52 pm
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Well here goes... sorry in advance for the long post!!

After selling my Karmann ghia in 2005 and spending 6 months without a vw, I started looking...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Tue May 12, 2020 10:50 am
My 56 kombi journey

Last post by Rick p « Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:32 pm
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by Rick p » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:48 pm
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Here are some pic's of my 56 kombi resto. Don't get much time on here so I thought I would gather some pic's and post when I can. Will try and...
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Last post by Rick p
Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:32 pm
59 Dove Blue SO23

Last post by Rick T « Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:36 am
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by Rick T » Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:44 pm

Got a new project about 6 month ago and been mostly stripping down and cracking on with the welding, probably about a week from having the welding...

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Last post by Rick T
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:36 am
'67 15 window Brazilian. 2011-2017....nearly there

Last post by dub_doctor « Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:27 pm
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by jackricha » Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:54 pm
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My first split screen.........

A long way down the road

Front repairs next
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Last post by dub_doctor
Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:27 pm
1966, RHD, Walkthrough, Custom Camper.

Last post by johnharte « Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:10 pm
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by Jenni » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:03 pm
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I thought it was about time I stopped reading all the 'how to post pics' threads and actually tried it, so here we go ---
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Last post by johnharte
Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:10 pm
67 11 window aka Pete

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:08 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:23 pm
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In for the works! Plus a few upgrades

It’s had a whack or two over the years, plus it was a wood storage bus in Sweden for many years before ending...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:08 am
The sunburned 63

Last post by jackricha « Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:35 pm
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by agpul » Sun Nov 26, 2017 4:59 pm
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Here is my new ride
After weeks of waiting and having to rely on the sale of my previous bus I secured this baby
A Kombi that rolled off the...
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Last post by jackricha
Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:35 pm
Sherry: Ship of Theseus: The Timbers are Caulked!

Last post by type21f « Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:29 pm
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So how did we get to have this bus...?
It all started when we were on holiday in Norfolk/ Suffolk/ East Anglia... Around Cromer/ Sherringham
We were...
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Last post by type21f
Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:29 pm
New Addition

Last post by Dougie « Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:04 pm
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by Taff Lafferty » Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:37 pm

My new bus named Mad Mad Judy...

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Last post by Dougie
Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:04 pm
1956 Lhd 11 window aka Luigi

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:12 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
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A German built bus shipped to the USA, then imported to the uk many years ago.

Now needing a full restoration and it will be getting a few upgrades...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:12 pm
1967 double door Type4 powered AUTOMATIC "yellow submarine"

Last post by VRsixth « Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:10 pm
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by VRsixth » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:33 pm

Ok , its time to show a little bit. Here's my old dog. Since 19 years with me. Looks quite good few years ago and been in use for everyday despite...

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Last post by VRsixth
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:10 pm
Zeigler type21f

Last post by type21f « Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:18 pm
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by type21f » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:17 pm

Time for a thread about me..
As bought

Run for a while and then stored... time for a refresh and get it running and roadworthy to be a daily...

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Last post by type21f
Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:18 pm
My new addition to the family

Last post by kevsplitty « Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:43 am
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Been looking for one for a long time & thanks to a mate off here heard about this one a while ago,managed to see it at the weekend The original owner...
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Last post by kevsplitty
Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:43 am
ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive

Last post by Cl1ffy « Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:19 pm
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Introduction to the 1967 VW Microbus that we are converting to electric drive 8)
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Last post by Cl1ffy
Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:19 pm
RIP Mabel the Staffie - 2006-2020 CKD Zombi Kombi co pilot

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My pride and joy! A very battered looking untouched Australian Kombi. Been into VW's since I was a teenager, but this is my first Split, and my first...
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Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:04 pm

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