Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.
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kevsplitty
Joined: 11 Apr 2012
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 Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject: Hi,just registered so thought id say hello |
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Love all classic cars but my favs are the vw's,been into them since birth as my dad had the first rhd beetle made for the uk,a 1952 split window bug,sadly he still does'nt own it.  Ive had a few over the years but im happy with my lot now heres a few pics
1962 Rhd 15 window splitscreen camper
1965 Rhd splitscreen single cab
my bike
1976 Kawasaki KH250
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Rick
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Location: UK
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Uncle Alec
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
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Location: Manchester
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Hi Kev
Welcome.
Never had much to do with VW's, but I can see the attraction when looking at your photos. |
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P3steve
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Hello Kev welcome to the forum Love the VW I think those colours work so well together, forgive me asking but that looks very much like Southwold pier in the back ground if so then I'm sure Ive seen you at some of the shows in the Lowestoft area or at least a VW very much like it. Regards Steve
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kevsplitty
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| Hi steve,yes its southwold,i live about 5 miles away towards lowestoft,so you might have seen my red bus at Henham or Wings & Wheels maybe,have'nt had the single cab long,it was found in a kent barn where its been sat for the last 24 years! |
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smiffy220
Joined: 22 Nov 2010
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Location: Southminster, Essex
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Hi mate and welcome. I've also never really got the VW bus following, but yours does look very nice mate. I was looking at one the other week in JD Classics in Maldon, Essex. I think they said the guy will be looking to spend circa £400k on this thing when it's finished. It'll be completed this year they said, it does look pretty special. Next time I'm there in June, I'll take some pics for you.
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kevsplitty
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| smiffy220 wrote: | | Hi mate and welcome. I've also never really got the VW bus following, but yours does look very nice mate. I was looking at one the other week in JD Classics in Maldon, Essex. I think they said the guy will be looking to spend circa £400k on this thing when it's finished. It'll be completed this year they said, it does look pretty special. Next time I'm there in June, I'll take some pics for you. |
£400k  must be a very early one,ive heard of resto's up to 50k but thats incredible,pics would be great  |
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smiffy220
Joined: 22 Nov 2010
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Location: Southminster, Essex
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| kevsplitty wrote: | | smiffy220 wrote: | | Hi mate and welcome. I've also never really got the VW bus following, but yours does look very nice mate. I was looking at one the other week in JD Classics in Maldon, Essex. I think they said the guy will be looking to spend circa £400k on this thing when it's finished. It'll be completed this year they said, it does look pretty special. Next time I'm there in June, I'll take some pics for you. |
£400k must be a very early one,ive heard of resto's up to 50k but thats incredible,pics would be great |
Just found this one in my pics from a year ago when I was there. This was the finished shell. It's nearly done now when I went the other week. I'll make sure to take some more when I go in June if it's still there then. It's a hell of a thing. All bespoke interior to order. Flat screen TV, full audio system, fresh water and waste water tanks, air suspension, all sorts.
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kevsplitty
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Not an early one then,thats a lot of money for a 21 window samba LHD,still fair play if thats what the customer wants,not sure on the colour tho  |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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I was talking with the engineer at JD who is working on the Splity
A lot of new part are rejected by the owner and he gets JD to make copies to finer tolerances.
The owner will be commuting between Austria and the UK with it. |
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Roger-hatchy
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Ironhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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Location: Leicestershire
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| welcome aboard Kev re.the KH250,always been into brit-bikes and Harleys,but back in the day a couple of the lads bought brand new KH's,they were great fun! |
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kevsplitty
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| Hi Ironhead,i havent had the Kh on the road for about 10 years now,still tucked up in my shed,owned it over 20 years,they have a distinctive sound,i must get it back on road,miss riding it |
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kevsplitty
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Been a while since ive posted but heres a couple of updated pics,my daughters been using the single cab & from next year ive said she can use the camper,mad i know but she's a good girl & drives them well,lovely convoying to weekend shows together
been using the s'cab for work too love it! 
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Roger-hatchy
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Nice to see them being used and not just posed.
Used to work for VW at St Johns Wood in the early 1970's so these were everywhere and yet to get the cult status.
40 years on and I still love them, more of a Beetle man though. |
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