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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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Sticky The Mag wants to know about your rides too!

Last post by Sally « Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:45 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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Last post by Sally
Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:45 pm
1961 11 window kombi South African- mice evicted!

Last post by phil me up « Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:43 pm
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by phil me up » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:14 pm
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Here is my new project 8O spent all summer looking for a project to restore had to be rhd with a small back window eventually found one on...
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Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:43 pm
1956 RHD Splitscreen aka noodles

Last post by Vwstu « Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:53 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:30 pm

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 Vwstu
Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:53 pm
My 56 kombi journey

Last post by friedgreedo « Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:20 am
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by Rick p » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:48 pm
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Hi,

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 friedgreedo
Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:20 am
1956 RHD Swedish 23 window samba full restoration

Last post by type21f « Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:04 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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Last post by type21f
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:04 pm
Max Last, the Swedish `63

Last post by Max Last « Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:34 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
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:34 pm
65 13w deluxe 'Project Franklin'

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:11 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 BlastingDiePast
Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:11 pm
1963 RHD Samba - Currently undergoing resto

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:18 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 Jan 21, 2020 6:18 am
61 RHD devon

Last post by Vwstu « Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:00 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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Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:00 pm
My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "

Last post by Vwstu « Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:32 am
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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 Vwstu
Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:32 am
My Second VW !! mid life crisis ...The 1966 vert

Last post by markp « Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:47 pm
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by markp » Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:53 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 Jan 19, 2020 10:47 pm
Zeigler type21f

Last post by unclegee « Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:42 am
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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 unclegee
Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:42 am
My new addition to the family

Last post by Vwstu « Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:55 am
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by kevsplitty » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:45 pm
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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 Vwstu
Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:55 am
1965 13 deluxe walkthrough

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:49 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:27 pm

Another bus in for some work, light blast bit of welding and some paint.

Lots of planning to be done first tho!

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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:49 am
AWD 964/911 Bus

Last post by john&hannah « Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:44 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
Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:44 pm
RHD 1954 Samba

Last post by kilgore « Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:20 pm
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by kilgore » Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:46 pm
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Well here we go again. Couple of weeks a go Dai had a momentary lapse of concentration and decided to sell his bus. In a very panicked 12 hour period...
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Last post by kilgore
Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:20 pm
1967 panel becomes 11 window camper with Dormobile roof

Last post by type21f « Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:59 am
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by EeVeeWee » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:04 pm
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At October 3th 2015 I bought a Finnish T1 panel in north Germany and at October 10th I started the project in the Netherlands, were I live.
Without...
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Last post by type21f
Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:59 am
1960 OG Paint Mango 11 Window...

Last post by Karl_F « Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:19 am
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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
Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:19 am
Minor resto on 65 microbus (Poppy)

Last post by Nocky « Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:10 pm

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 Nov 29, 2019 1:10 pm
67 11 window aka Pete

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:56 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
Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:56 am
my 1776cc build

Last post by caveman « Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:26 pm
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by caveman » Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:41 pm
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Soo before i start ive had rather a spate of bad luck with engines in the past 2 years. Il post a link to the previous engine builds asap but suffice...
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Last post by caveman
Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:26 pm
Project Stella - Fresh respray, CB Performance 2110cc Stroker Build, Red9 Double Wishbone Kit - The purests will hate it

Last post by type21f « Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:00 pm
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by flojo » Fri May 11, 2018 1:37 am

Well its been a long time since we have been on here as other priorities in our lives have meant that Stella had to sit in the garage for a few...

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Last post by type21f
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:00 pm
ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive

Last post by Kevin Sharpe « Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:36 pm
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by Kevin Sharpe » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:29 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 Kevin Sharpe
Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:36 pm
new toy

Last post by Droger45 « Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:37 am
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by presland123 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:42 pm

An opportunity came up to buy a car that first got me into the vdub scene. Got a few bits to do, but its a really good basis to get another classic...

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Last post by Droger45
Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:37 am
Swedish 66 Crew Cab

Last post by john&hannah « Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:11 am
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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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Last post by john&hannah
Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:11 am
Errol, the '56 Single Cab

Last post by Who.Me? « Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:47 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?
Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:47 pm
Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

Last post by Griff55 « Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:38 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:20 pm
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Meet Betty

Please be nice she has had a hard life! 8O
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Last post by Griff55
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:38 am
My 54 Deluxe

Last post by SamCocker « Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:30 pm
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by SamCocker » Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:17 pm
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At last i have found the bottle to start a thread on my bus, This will be a slow progress one but i will get there in the end :D

Its a Jan 1954...
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Last post by SamCocker
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:30 pm
Griffs 1965 long term (not supposed to be) resto

Last post by Griff55 « Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:02 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
Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:02 pm
My 1965 custom bus the VWheelmasters - red9 handbrake HELP!

Last post by bushi « Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:14 am
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by bushi » Wed May 12, 2010 12:37 pm
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Hi guys,

I'm new here but would love to be a part of your community although am from Hungary.
Last year I have started a Lost & Found project of an...
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Last post by bushi
Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:14 am
1954 BD Standard

Last post by bigbulli « Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:23 am
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This is our 54 Standard Project. We've been working on it since January 1999, lots of part collecting, cutting, welding etc. etc. May hit the...
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Last post by bigbulli
Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:23 am
'56 Jacks Supermarket Van

Last post by splitt57 « Mon Sep 23, 2019 3:39 pm
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by vwJim » Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:31 am

Hopefully this is a good sign for the future....

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Last post by splitt57
Mon Sep 23, 2019 3:39 pm
Westfalia Hamburg trailer type 155 003

Last post by type21f « Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:41 am
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by type21f » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:28 pm
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I acquired a 1969 Hamburg Westfalia trailer some time ago. I bought it from a neighbour over the road. My eldest son told me about it, he had seen...
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Last post by type21f
Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:41 am
My 66 Sundial

Last post by jayvanman « Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:23 pm
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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 jayvanman
Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:23 pm
1966 21 Window Shamba...

Last post by MrMargaretScratcher « Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:43 pm
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by MrMargaretScratcher » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:30 pm

I've had his little guy tucked away (or not) since I imported it about 10 years ago, back when the dollar was worth about 50p. It cost me $6000 and...

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Last post by MrMargaretScratcher
Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:43 pm
New pride and joy

Last post by Griff55 « Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:16 pm
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by paulster » Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:13 pm

Hi all,

I've been in envy for many years but I finally got one !

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Last post by Griff55
Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:16 pm
New high top

Last post by type21f « Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:10 pm
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by SwervyBear » Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:52 pm

We have just brought this beauty and we are trying to find out some information from the m plate as we was told it was a fire truck back in the day....

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Last post by type21f
Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:10 pm
1966 SO42 (Slow) Project

Last post by Griff55 « Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:43 pm
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by SC_Jim » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:29 pm
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Thought I should start a thread to chart the slow progress of the 1966 SO42 I recently purchased.

Having been VW-less since a Splitty single cab in...
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Last post by Griff55
Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:43 pm
67 Rhd 11 Window

Last post by Griff55 « Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:19 pm
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by JJ46 » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:50 pm
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Well its almost a whole year since me and my other half bought our bus so i thought i'd share our tale of woe. We always liked the idea of owning one...
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Last post by Griff55
Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:19 pm
show us ur Sundial/EZ or similar, pics & info req

Last post by jayvanman « Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:23 pm
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by stripedhemi » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:24 pm
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hi guys

firstly this is for reseach not for my picture collection lol

Ok i have what i believe to be a Sundial camper, its a '66...

the interior...
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Last post by jayvanman
Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:23 pm
1956 Lhd 11 window aka Luigi

Last post by blink « Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:35 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am

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 blink
Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:35 am
1965 21 samba double door

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:29 pm

by BlastingDiePast » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:29 pm

A very rare 21 samba with double doors, quite a bit of planning is going on before we start this amazing bus so no updates until later next year, at...

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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:29 pm
Burt 67 11 window

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:19 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:34 pm

Here is Burt a late lhd Splitscreen.

We pulled this from its hiding place last weekend, it’s been sat for 8 years in a barn in the U.K. since being...

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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:19 pm
52 Samba

Last post by maddison « Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:52 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 maddison
Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:52 pm
57 Project

Last post by type21f « Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:30 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 type21f
Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:30 pm
1960 RHD Double Cab

Last post by markp « Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:36 am
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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 markp
Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:36 am
1967 RHD Walk-thru Devon

Last post by Cesar « Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:17 pm
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Hello there fellow SSVC fans

Been looking for a few years and finally found Lucy - previously owned by Retro Andy who some may recall.

Lucy is in...
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Last post by Cesar
Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:17 pm
My 1964 Double door. & Tempo matador 1950

Last post by Berg « Wed May 29, 2019 6:52 pm
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by Berg » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:23 pm
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I bought this bus over telephone april 19 2008 up in Runhällen Sweden, a 310km onw way drive.
I had not seen any pictures of it so it was quite a...
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Last post by Berg
Wed May 29, 2019 6:52 pm
1960 Single Cab

Last post by type21f « Tue May 14, 2019 9:59 pm
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Welcome to the resto thread of my 1960 RHD Single Cab Pickup.

I have been extremely lucky to prise this away from Tony C and I hope I can do justice...
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Last post by type21f
Tue May 14, 2019 9:59 pm
Sadie the 63... OG paint restoration

Last post by mabbo « Sun May 12, 2019 7:29 pm
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by mabbo » Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:19 pm

Hello everyone. This is a 63 that I'm restoring. I think its a pretty cool van, 100% original paint and its fairly straight... but it needs a fair...

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Sun May 12, 2019 7:29 pm

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