30 Years!

30 Years ago I became Elvira's owner!

VW > 1959 Beetle Published on 26/08/2024 - 0

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Kitty Injection : 1776 part. 3 : Short Block

Closing the Short Block on the 1776 engine of the Karmann Ghia... Over 10 years after starting working on it!

VW > 1968 Karmann Ghia Published on 30/06/2024 - 2

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Head lights, Tail lights, and new Shoes

Elvira, my '59 VW Beetle, get new tires and headlights. But as usual, nothing is ever simple. 😉

VW > 1959 Beetle Published on 09/02/2024 - 0

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Küby : getting it back on the road... again!

Preparing my VW Thing for its MOT test... And there's quite a few things to fix!

VW > 1970 VW Thing Published on 23/06/2023 - 3

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Chassis, Motor, Electricity, and first ride!

Fabricating the chassis, installing the motor, and finally first ride on the Mini Thing, over 16 years after starting this project!

VW > Mini Thing Published on 14/02/2023 - 3

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36hp, episode 11 : engine installation

The 36h finally goes back into the beetle, 13 years later!

VW > 1959 Beetle Published on 21/11/2022 - 1

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36hp, episode 10 : Heater Boxes

Finally restoring a pair of heater boxes for the 36hp engine, to at last have some heating in that car for the first time in 25 years!

VW > 1959 Beetle Published on 22/09/2021 - 2

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