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

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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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Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:45 pm
My Second VW !! mid life crisis ...The 1966 vert

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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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Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:07 am
Griffs 1965 long term (not supposed to be) resto

Last post by Griff55 « Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:27 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 Sep 13, 2019 1:27 pm
1956 RHD Splitscreen aka noodles

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:59 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 BlastingDiePast
Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:59 pm
Swedish 66 Crew Cab

Last post by type21f « Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:43 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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Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:43 pm
Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

Last post by Griff55 « Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:21 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 Sep 12, 2019 8:21 am
1963 RHD Samba - Currently undergoing resto

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:07 pm
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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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Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:07 pm
ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive

Last post by lowdown dirty rat « Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:01 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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Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:01 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
Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:14 pm
My 66 Sundial

Last post by type21f « Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:26 pm
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by jayvanman » Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:09 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 type21f
Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:26 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
AWD 964/911 Bus

Last post by john&hannah « Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:20 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 Sep 05, 2019 6:20 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 11 window aka Pete

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:12 pm
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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 Aug 28, 2019 6:12 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
My 54 Deluxe

Last post by SamCocker « Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:59 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
Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:59 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
Max Last, the Swedish `63

Last post by Max Last « Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:36 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
Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:36 pm
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
61 RHD devon

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:22 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 BlastingDiePast
Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:22 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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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 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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by Pie » Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:36 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
1954 BD Standard

Last post by bigbulli « Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:17 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
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:17 am
1967 panel becomes 11 window camper with Dormobile roof

Last post by EeVeeWee « Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:01 pm
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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 EeVeeWee
Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:01 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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by Devon Heaven » Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:56 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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Last post by mabbo
Sun May 12, 2019 7:29 pm
My 13 Window Deluxe '66

Last post by Sooty « Fri May 10, 2019 11:41 am
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by ASW » Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:32 pm
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It has been a very long time in the offing but now we are in the very final throws of getting this on the road.

I cannot describe the roller coaster...
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Last post by Sooty
Fri May 10, 2019 11:41 am
'67 Pickup

Last post by vwJim « Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:52 am
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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
Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:52 am
Single Garage Resto...

Last post by oilyragg « Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:41 am
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I've been meaning to do a build thread for ages so here goes!
I'm not new to restoration but its the first time i'm doing it in my single garage and...
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Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:41 am
1956 RHD Wolfsburg Kombi Resto. AKA 'Bucket'

Last post by miles « Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:21 pm
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Well I guess I should start at the beginning.

I've always enjoyed tinkering with cars, but modern cars are too complicated for the home mechanic....
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Last post by miles
Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:21 pm
63 RHD Devon Caravette

Last post by Bathtub57 « Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:34 pm
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The journey begins....

Ok; so this was shortly after I bought 103 JUY in... 1991 I think.
I bought her from the son of the original owner,...
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Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:34 pm
RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

Last post by markp « Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:00 pm
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Hi to all in SSVC!

Hi all members of SSVC, My name is Steve!

I am new to this website and the VW scene in general. I retired last year at 64...
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Last post by markp
Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:00 pm
1965 13 deluxe walkthrough

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:27 pm

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
Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:27 pm
65 Crew Cab project

Last post by Eternal Optimist « Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:52 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 Eternal Optimist
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:52 am
1965 Velvet Green Italian

Last post by Rob E « Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:32 pm
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by Rob E » Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:18 am
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Here's our new bus

1965 11 window, with only 39,000 miles on the clock!
All original paint.

Was found in Italy by a member of the SSVC in 1999...
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Last post by Rob E
Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:32 pm
Mabbo's 1960 11 window full restoration

Last post by type21f « Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:37 pm
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by mabbo » Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:54 pm
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I have wanted a Split Screen for years and never been able to afford one, but me and the wife have just bought our first van from Barry at...
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Last post by type21f
Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:37 pm
1960 OG Paint Mango 11 Window...

Last post by Kingston44 « Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:52 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 Kingston44
Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:52 pm
1961 23 rebuild

Last post by Crooky « Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:50 pm
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by Griffin » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:10 pm

So it’s been s few years and conscious no pics posted if my resto project do here we are...
Built August 60
Swr / beige grey
Shipped initially to...

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Last post by Crooky
Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:50 pm
Kempes Bd Panelvan

Last post by Bleedingmoody « Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:39 pm
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Having fancied a non rear window van for a long while and not finding one - i got sent these pictures and i have waited for the news it was rescued...
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Last post by Bleedingmoody
Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:39 pm
My 1965 custom bus the VWheelmasters - project 2016

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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
Fri Feb 08, 2019 6:50 am
'67 RHD Walk through Resto - Porsche 3.2 Conversion

Last post by elrao « Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:40 pm
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Needs A LOT of work, but will be worth it when she is done ... will be a full restoration, and I expect it to take about a year in total. Just want...
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Last post by elrao
Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:40 pm
Porsche 912 67 swb targa

Last post by markp « Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:11 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:00 pm

A little project we have been working on.
A first year production swb targa 912, needing a full restoration BDP style.

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Last post by markp
Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:11 am
RHD 1954 Samba

Last post by lg400 « Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:25 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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