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Senin, 07 Oktober 2013

Test fitting the floor pans


Exciting times! The Wolfsburg West floor pans arrived last week, so I couldn�t resist a quick test fit to see how everything lined up;


They cost a pretty penny, but I feel it has been money well spent having inspected the excellent quality of the pressings.

Kamis, 06 Juni 2013

Operation: Beetle relocation

A short documentary film about moving my dismantled VW Beetle to a new workshop via a small detour across the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.


It is worth noting that the shell would have comfortably fitted inside the van, but that just wouldn�t have been as much fun or looked as awesome.

If it is worth doing, it�s worth doing in style!

Minggu, 16 Desember 2012

Kick panel cleanup

I am currently visiting my parents and sorting through a load of old junk that I dumped in their attic almost a decade ago when I left home. Anyway, I was thrilled yesterday when I came across a few old original parts that I had taken off of the bug and had almost forgotten about. 

Here are the dirty old kick panels that go under the rear seat;



They were looking pretty shabby, but I knew that with a bit of elbow grease they would scrub up like new. So armed with an old toothbrush and a myriad of cleaning products (that I found under my parents kitchen sink) I set about the task with gusto. About an hour later I had one all cleaned up and ready for comparison:


As I was scrubbing away it occurred to me that these are the first parts of the car that have been restored. Small progress indeed, but progress nonetheless! Another hour and another part cleaned:

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Senin, 20 April 2009

How she looks now (after years of neglectful love!)











O.k, so here we have a few 'warts n' all' photo's that show the regretful condition that Gretch is currently in.

Jumat, 17 April 2009

Introducing 'Gretchen'

Welcome one and all to my humble blog! Within these electronic pages I shall be progressively documenting the restoration process of my rather jaded looking 1965 vw Beetle (1200). I have owned her since July 2000 and have vowed to reinstate her former glory before we reach our 15 20 year anniversary...