show us your dub !!

[John Childs]

In had one of those, thirty years ago.

Except mine was a bus version. And very orange. 😀

[Harry Cleary]

not quite mine, but have a close association with it and am first in the queue to buy! Converted into a mini cinema complete with plasma screen, sofa, stocked fridge and candlelight for couples to watch short films on the theme of ‘lurve!’ 😀 😀
*graphics have since been applied.

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[Derek Heron]

work in progress

derek

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[Derek Heron]

and another not my cup of tea

but my brother restores them .

i remember one in the gumball rally with a monster engine.i would have liked that one.

Derek

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[Roy Roffey]

there is a link then…

greet bus Derek, you got what i want, early splitty panel van…

what you got going in it ??

roffs

[Phill Fenton]

Mines not a Micro bus – but is still VW Beetle based.

It’s called a nova and this picture was taken a few weeks ago when I first started to dismantle it 😕

[Mike Grant]

1987 T25 Devon Hightop

"Thanks admin for correcting the link"

[Hugh Potter]

whats the red car in the pic Derek ? looks like the back end of a yank chevy ?

[Marcella Ross]

quote Hugh Potter:

whats the red car in the pic Derek ? looks like the back end of a yank chevy ?

I think it’s possibly a type 3 Karmann Ghia razoredge??????????????

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Marcella:

I think it’s possibly a type 3 Karmann Ghia razorback??????????????

no it doesnt…looks like a mini to me :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

nik

[David Rowland]

quote Nicola Rowlands:

quote Marcella:

I think it’s possibly a type 3 Karmann Ghia razorback??????????????

no it doesnt…looks like a mini to me :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

nik

Its a Morroso.. its got a sticker on it 😉

Did anyone spot the cling-wrapped sandwiches?

[Hugh Potter]

quote Dave Rowland:

quote Nicola Rowlands:

quote Marcella:

I think it’s possibly a type 3 Karmann Ghia razorback??????????????

no it doesnt…looks like a mini to me :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

nik

Its a Morroso.. its got a sticker on it 😉

Did anyone spot the cling-wrapped sandwiches?

lol, moroso is a yank performance parts brand, one i’ve spent far too many £££/$$$’s on over the years !!

[Derek Heron]

evening All
i had to ring my brother for confirmation
the red yank is a 67 camaro
the three minis are a radford a cooper and a broadspeed .
the camaro is my brothers and he has Had it for over 20 years that i can remember. the others are all customers cars.in for restoration
he lives down by the new forest and the vw’s are worth a few quid down there
i used to own a 68 convertable mustang in my younger days
i have to make do with a nissan now 🙁 although would love a scooby doo .or similar
Derek

[Hugh Potter]

quote Derek Heron:

evening All
i had to ring my brother for confirmation
the red yank is a 67 camaro
the three minis are a radford a cooper and a broadspeed .
the camaro is my brothers and he has Had it for over 20 years that i can remember. the others are all customers cars.in for restoration
he lives down by the new forest and the vw’s are worth a few quid down there
i used to own a 68 convertable mustang in my younger days
i have to make do with a nissan now 🙁 although would love a scooby doo .or similar
Derek

lol, i very nearly bought a 65 dodge a100 camper, very similar to the one attached, but in mint con’d, it’s as close to a scooby van as you’ll get !!

had several plymouth cuda’s and a number of dodge’s over the years, broke alot more for parts too !

love the 67 camaro shape though, if i’d been forced to guessi was ready to say it was a 68 camaro ! not bad eh !

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[Brian Maher]

at the moment i have a 1973 Baja Bug

and a 1957 Beach Buggy – a gp mk1 long wheel base.. a long running project

also part own this camper with my brother

and as i speak i’m trying to buy another beetle and t25

its a form of addiction reallly :lol1:

have to say the one of the best parts of owning these old vws is the reaction they get :lol1: smiles all the way!!!

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[Derek Heron]

😮 😮 😮
hugh I meant a suburu (scooby doo) or an evo the closest and fastest thing i have been in that compares to a bike inc handling a bit chavi but my mate has one an evo approx 480 bhp or thereabouts 😮 fast as .fck

i love the yanks we have a cruise up here twice a month loads of yanks etc and classics, pickups etc, some realy cool stuff i just stumbled across it at the metrocentre up here next time i will take me camera .

Derek

[Brian Maher]

some vw related links for those who always wanted an old VW but could never decide which one…..:wink:

http://www.busselecta.com

or

http://www.volkswarenhaus.de/bugselecta.htm

have a play about and see what you end up with

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[Phill Fenton]

And here’s my latest project

In this view you can see the other shelll I dismantled a few weeks ago stored under a plastic sheet

[Mike Grant]

Here’s my other baby Ketchup.

[Nicola McIntosh]

thats cute mike, with a cute name too 😀 love the wee headlight covers 😀

nik

[John Childs]

VWs – the P-Cuts of the motoring world. *rofl*

[Harry Cleary]

quote John Childs:

VWs – the P-Cuts of the motoring world. *rofl*

😀 😀 😀 😀

[Phill Fenton]

Ouch 😕

[Lynn Normington]

people call my dog’s scobby doo’s if I call them that they don’t answer 🙄

Lynn

[Roy Roffey]

wow there’s some great vehicles here…

keri loves the name mike, ive got a bluey !!!

roffs

[Robert Lambie]

what type of car is that phill?
i know its a kit but is it based on something?
how long does one of your kit projects take you?

[Phill Fenton]

It’s called a "Nova" Rob. Designed and produced by Richard Oakes in the early 1970’s and later manufactured by other companies up until the early 1990’s.

It’s VW Beetle based (uses VW engine floorpan and running gear).

The first one I built was in 1983/4 took about 18 months to complete in my spare time.

I recently became interested in building one again after writing a book all about the car
http://stores.lulu.com/rightsigns

[Warren Beard]

$this->auto_embed_video(‘http://www.youtube.com/v/XubVpeq4E20?version=3&hl=en_US’, ‘560’, ‘340’)

[Hugh Potter]

??? whats that about then Warren ? i spent 3 mins hoping they were gonna get naked or something 😮 😮 😮 ok, call me a perv if you will, but i can’t speak other langauges, and the subtitles didnt help !

[Warren Beard]

It’s called Ketchup :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: 😉 😉 😉 😳

sorry to disappoint 😮

[Phill Fenton]

And what is it’s relevance to Volkswagens?… 😮

[Phill Fenton]

Oh I see now – Mikes Beetle is called Baby Ketchup…

(and I thought I was the master at hijacking threads :lol1: 😉 )

[Alistair Richards]

Nice bus Roy, any more photos.

Here’s mine, just got her registered and is fully road legal now.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ … ?id=494689

[Phill Fenton]

Yet another one 😮

Steve Broughton is another who has a pickup version of the Volkswagon Micro bus (I used to tease him mercilessly about it) – so as Roy said, maybe it is a sign makers thing after all

[Mike Grant]

Phill, my "baby" is called "Ketchup" not "Baby Ketchup" 🙄

Ok! So which of you lot will be visiting "VANFEST" next weekend.
For those who don’t know its the biggest gathering of VW busses in the northern hemisphere. Usually attracts about 5000 vehicles. This all happens at the showgrounds in Malvern.

[Brian Maher]

Alistair – that’s class mate :2thumbs: best of luck and health to enjoy it

Eddie Cotter on here also has a cal-look bug in the works that he bought from me last year… its gonna be sweet when its done

[Roy Roffey]

ooohhh mmyyy gggoooddd

what a great bus alistair 😮

thats what im going for next year…

i was going to VAN FEST this week but now i cant due to a mates wedding reception 🙁

told ya there was a link, must be rich mans toys :lol1: :lol1:

roffs

[Phill Fenton]

In that case Mike, you should have written:-

"Here’s my other baby, Ketchup".

and not

"Here’s my other baby Ketchup". 😛

[Peter Normington]

Alistair. and all you others….
where can you see 12k, in a van that is rotting from the inside?

Can you please explain the fascination with these cult vehicles?

And why they are advertised at such high prices? as you say, 5000 will turn up at the do next weekend, so not excactly rare?

Come on guys, help me out here…

Peter

[David Rowland]

how much.,,,also didn’t realise your almost local Al

and no I not into this type of thing… although roof rack could be used as a fitting platform… nah

[John Childs]

quote Peter Normington:

Come on guys, help me out here…

Can’t.

But then perhaps these folks don’t understand my fascination with bikes.

Chacun a son gout, as they say in France. 😀

[Lynn Normington]

as you say John each to his own 😀

Lynn

[Peter Normington]

what you meant John

cha·cun à son goût

The accent is important

Peter 😉

[Mike Grant]

quote Phill:

In that case Mike, you should have written:-

“Here’s my other baby, Ketchup”.

and not

“Here’s my other baby Ketchup”. 😛

Tryping errit 😳

[Mike Grant]

quote Peter Normington:

Alistair. and all you others….
where can you see 12k, in a van that is rotting from the inside?

Can you please explain the fascination with these cult vehicles?

And why they are advertised at such high prices? as you say, 5000 will turn up at the do next weekend, so not exactly rare?

Come on guys, help me out here…

Peter

Pete your so right there, they are money pits, you can get a good one just as easily as a bad one. A mate of mine was selling a split window Californian import which had no interior and would need a complete bare metal respray, his asking price was…………………..

wait for it……………………..

£23000.00 😮

Needless to say it didn’t sell.

A van is only worth what you are prepared to pay for it.

Another ex member of our club had a mint Bay window that he sold for 10k after sinking 20k into its restoration. If I had had the cash it would be on my drive now.

[Mike Grant]

Alistair, please take that horrible piece of scrap metal off the front, it really spoils the van. 👿 😥

[Lynn Normington]

sorry I thought it looked like a bed head 🙄

Lynn

[Chris Wool]

we just see them litter the side of the a38 and a30 most weekends.

the aa etc must love them.

and run to the sun well

chris

[John Childs]

quote Peter Normington:

cha·cun à son goût

The accent is important

Yeah, I know, but I couldn’t be bothered.

Accents are a filthy continental habit.

[David Rowland]

quote Mike Grant:

Alistair, please take that horrible piece of scrap metal off the front, it really spoils the van. 👿 😥

I thought that was a gate he bumped into, he is cornish u now

[graham stewart]

http://www.speedace.info/volkswagen_combi_van.htm
I can not believe the price of that VW Combie Wagon, Not for my money.

[Phill Fenton]

quote Peter Normington:

cha·cun à son goût

The accent is important

Peter 😉

You mean ee should be saying eet like zis?

[Alistair Richards]

Ha Ha,

Haven’t been able to reply for a few days now, but when I looked back at this post it made me laugh quite a bit, funny to hear all your comments.

I like the gate comment Dave, yeah we are nearly local mate, have to pop in if i’m ever up that way.

Gotta admit though. VW’s aren’t really my thing. My mate/lodger is into them in a big way, and he spotted this one for me in Texas, so we imported it and got it on the road. Just an investment opportunity really. I’ve got to admit though, I’m having lots of fun driving around though, specially down here.

Can’t make it to vanfest this weekend though unfortunately, got a gig to do at a wedding.

Anyway cheers all for the amusing comments. :lol1: :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

I love this thread.

Got no photos handy of my kombis, but when I started out on my own I had an 1800cc Microbus, my dad drove a 2000cc Microbus, my drive car was a 1970 beetle (curved screen) with a blue printed motor, leather interior painted Monza Red, and I had a ’63 beetle lowered etc to refurbish, and a 1600cc kombi ute i was going to ‘do up’ as a work vehicle.

Ran out of money to do the refurbs (things got a bit tough work wise) so I sold sold the ’70 and ’63 Beetles and the ute to keep my head above water.

The 2000cc van died on a delivery not long after, and the mechanic offered to buy it as is for $3000, as I couldn’t afford the expense of a new motor at the time. He spend about $7000 refurbishing it, and still sold it for about $12000 to the local automobile club (RACQ) and it now travels the country teaching high school kids safe driving skills.

I was pulled over in the street and offered $4000 cash on the spot for my 1800cc bus, by a bloke who wanted to buy it for his son who was a doctor, and collected VW’s. Last I heard he spent about $5000 on the thing and presented it to his son as a gift.

Before these vehicles, I learned to drive in a 2000cc dual cab kombi pickup, and I had 2 VW Golfs after that when I got my license. Dad had Passats, and Audo Fox, and an Audi 5E at the time too. Before that my parents had a rare Tear drop kombi ute as a work vehicle, and a 2000cc campervan that we toured australia for 3 months in 1975.

Now, after a small sojurn with other vehicles, I back to The VW fold with my drive car being the New VW Turbo Diesel Caddy 7 seater.

I love my VW’s.

As far as anyone not understanding why, I think that they are always seen as an honest vehicle. The aircooled units were a unique shape and sound. I’m not particularily fussed on the new bettle, and the new kombi is growing on me, but both are way too expensive to buy, especially when the old ones were such an economical purchase in their hey day.

My dad was selling VW kombi’s when they had a price increase from $990 to $1050. The sales staff considered going on strike because they feared no one would want to pay over a $1000 for a van. He’s 70 years old now, and often reflects on those times. Especially when I went out and paid over $47000 for my last van, because I couldn’t justify $55000 for the new V6 kombi van at the time. Poor bloke almost had a coronary when I told him the prices. :lol1:

I’d buy a kombi camper tomorrow if I could find a decent one. I miss those VW carnivals. The last one I went on with the ’70 beetle, just the line of beetles nose to tail went over 2klm’s. Then the kombis after that… awesome… 😛

[Brian Maher]

anymore vw owners out there, i built a new 800sft shed 3 months ago and its full already…picked up the blue bug at the back at the weekend…

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[Philip Houston]

This was a beetle at one time!
My misses is allowed to drive it sometimes!!

Porsche 356 speedster kit on 1600.

Light & fast.

It was built on the Channel 4 program ‘Dream Machines’ & a guy from scotland won it at the end of the show.

Being a biker, he didn’t even get to drive it.
I bought it from him, 500 delivery miles on the clock, & drove it home all the way from Stonehaven tohere in Co.down.

Great day that was.

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[Roy Roffey]

god…i cant believe this has been a year or so ….
still, this is what i started playing with through the summer….

roffs

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[Roy Roffey]

finished sorta, got the interior to finish..

cool eh, i love this van

roffs

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[Peter Normington]

so when yer goner sticker it up Roy?

😀

Peter

[Chris Wool]

keep it cool roy,
you are allowed one very small web address in the bottom of the NSR window

[Roy Roffey]

:lol1: :lol1:

seems a shame to ruin it with my trash !!!

any how, im part way through another van i have….FORD ESCORT !!!
wrapping it in lime green vinyl…nice !..lol

roffs

[John Thomson]

What a transformation Roy…….looks sooo clean now

john

[Roy Roffey]

yeh, it looks grand now john, keri had heart failure when i brought it home..lol,

im having trouble at the mo with the 16 red led disco lights in the interior roof, still the karaoke machine works ( as the neighbor’s found out..lol )!!!!

roffs

[John Thomson]

Dare I ask how much you have sunk into it since you got it?

john

[Roy Roffey]

id say just short of 2k… 😮

bloody worth it tho..lol

roffs

[Peter Normington]

quote Roy Roffey:

id say just short of 2k… 😮

bloody worth it tho..lol

roffs

I always said you where mad Roy, now I am certain 😉

Peter

[Harry Cleary]

How much did you buy it for Roy?

[John Thomson]

A real head turner for all the right reasons…..classy.

would love to have the 175hp sportvan

john

[Roy Roffey]

some thing i always was sure of pete !

harry got it for £1600 harry, funny thing is, i got a offer of £6500 for it the other day????

more profit than signs me thinks??

roffs

[Peter Normington]

quote Roy Roffey:

some thing i always was sure of pete !

harry got it for £1600 harry, funny thing is, i got a offer of £6500 for it the other day????

more profit than signs me thinks??

roffs

Roy you guys NEVER, calculate the true cost of the build, sound like good profit, now be honest, how many HOURS have you sunk into it for 2.9K profit?

Peter

[Roy Roffey]

to be honest pete, about 2 months of weekends and some evenings…thing is, i do it as a pass tie, sorta enjoyment..lol look at the smile on my face !! :lol1:

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[Lynn Normington]

Scuse me is this not just a white van 🙄 I wouldn’t even know what is was if it ran me over

Lynn

[Roy Roffey]

😮 😮 :lol1: :lol1:

u would lynn…..i drive REALLY fast..lol

x

[John Thomson]

quote Peter Normington:

Roy you guys NEVER, calculate the true cost of the build, sound like good profit, now be honest, how many HOURS have you sunk into it for 2.9K profit?

Peter

you are right Peter ( as usual! )……however there is the pleasure aspect in this……I am sure Roy did not put this amount of work in simply to make a turn on it…..otherwise it would have simply been a quick botch job….he has enjoyed doing it.and for that reason would not take the quick profit…..there are far worse ways to spend your free time!

I would be more than happy to have that as my works van…..like I said a head turner for all the right reasons.

John

[Peter Normington]

John,
I know worse ways, believe me, some guys spend all their time building train sets!

each to his own, I do acknowledge good workmanship, though, whatever form it takes.

Peter

[Roy Roffey]

this is the thing with the vw thing. in the summer we pack up the van on a friday afternoon and then were gone for the weekend, camping in devon and cornwall is something that you all should experience once in your lifetime…trust me !!

so, the time and money invested is for me and not profit, however, it is good to know if you needed to sell it you wouldn’t be out of pocket !! we do use the campers regularly…so money and time well spent

roffs

[John Thomson]

In this age of greed is good that is a refreshing outlook Roy.

John

[Peter Normington]

quote Roy Roffey:

this is the thing with the vw thing. in the summer we pack up the van on a friday afternoon and then were gone for the weekend, camping in devon and cornwall is something that you all should experience once in your lifetime…trust me !!

so, the time and money invested is for me and not profit, however, it is good to know if you needed to sell it you wouldn’t be out of pocket !! we do use the campers regularly…so money and time well spent

roffs

Roy many years ago, We towed a trailer tent from London to Fowey with our Cadillac,

so we did the once in a lifetime bit, thoroughly enjoyed it

Peter

[Peter Mindham]

quote Roy Roffey:

😮 😮 :lol1: :lol1:

u would lynn…..i drive REALLY fast..lol

x

Its true. The marks in the dash are from my fingernails 😮

Peter

[Brian Maher]

quote Roy Roffey:

some thing i always was sure of pete !

harry got it for £1600 harry, funny thing is, i got a offer of £6500 for it the other day????

more profit than signs me thinks??

roffs

Nice job Roy.. van looks great!

must get off my backside and sort out my ’95 caravelle, or sell it 🙂

out of curiousity how many VW’s do you have?
it’s not uncommon to own more than one…or is that an Irish thing?

here’s what I have at the moment:

1957 based GP Buggy
1971 Bay Window Bus (crossover)
1973 Baja Bug
1973 RAT Beach Buggy
1974 1300cc Beetle
1995 T5 Caravelle (like yours)
and 2 chassis’ for more buggies
also storing a cal look beetle for my mate in the garage too 🙂

then there’s the van for work 😳 its a nissan primastar
and my better half, Lynn has her ’06 Passat TDi

actually reading that back is scary, maybe i need to start attending some meetings to help me…;)

[Phill Fenton]

Nice Brian…

I just showed your post to Alison to prove to her that I was not eccentric after all..

She in response has just asked me to ask you are any of them F***ing moving? (her words not mine :-?)

The reason she asks is because I’ve got a 1969 based VW beetle kit Car Called a Nova, as well as a 2nd complete set of bodypanels for a second Nova lying in the back garden, and a 1986 Capri – None of which go 😳

[Paul Humble]

Are the Nova’s the ones where the whole canopy lifts up Phill?

[Phill Fenton]

That’s right Paul.
This is the one I had many years ago (1985) – This one did go 😕

[Harry Cleary]

Phew! 😀 😀 Thought you meant one of these

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[Brian Maher]

:lol1: the nova is a lovely car, a couple of mates have them..

to answer the question alison asked,
1957 based GP Buggy – its in pieces, body being repainted soon so it will be on the road in the new year…

1971 Bay Window Bus (crossover) took it apart to repaint also, sitting in primer at present..
forgot to mention we also have a 2nd one of these bought last week in california as a donor for panels needed to finish the bus here 🙂

1973 Baja Bug – running and driven most days

1973 RAT Beach Buggy – running, but i want to swap it onto a rebuilt chassis when i have time..

1974 1300cc Beetle – running like new, only one registered owner on the logbook..

1995 T5 Caravelle (like yours) running and used regularly

and 2 chassis’ for more buggies – both stripped down,one rebuilt.

my friends cal look beetle – driven most days by him

so in the overall scheme of things its not so bad!

[Patrick Donaghey]

thats a good collection Brian i too am a vw nut i have a 1971 1200 beetle restored original then a wizard roadster getting redone and a going to put an electric hood on it. then a 1973 1300 2 tone beetle needs restored and a 1974 1300 beetle getting a fully rebuild nearly done just needs the paint and interior and then a 92 golf gti 3 door and a 93 5door white gti.

and an 04 transit and my no plate is P4T VW

its an addiction

[Brian Maher]

nice stuff patrick, throw up a few pics of them here 😉

[Rod Gray]

I wonder how i missed this thread. Perhaps i should pay more attention. 😳

Anyways, i bought this last June (2007) and finished the restoration almost a year to the day i bought it.

Wanted it for the kids for weekends and overnight stays for a bit of fun.

It now looks likes this….

Seems Phil is right, it must be a sign makers thing. 🙂

The whole restoration can be looked at here : http://www.vwscotclub.co.uk/forum/forum … p?TID=4143

[Harry Cleary]

Just had a cup of coffee and looked at that restoration Rod……I feel wrecked after it! Amazing job, but the results are worth it…..aren’t they??? 😀 😀

[Rod Gray]

quote Harry Cleary:

Just had a cup of coffee and looked at that restoration Rod……I feel wrecked after it! Amazing job, but the results are worth it…..aren’t they??? 😀 😀

The Jury is still out mate 🙂

We went way over budget (which seems the norm) and i`ve learned that what little patience i had has totally gone. 🙂

Restoration threads also make it look easy when in fact, the reality of restoring these things is much different.

[Shane Drew]

Rod, brilliant job mate.

My dad took us all around australia in 1975 in a brand new kombi popup camper.

Literally picked it up from the dealer, and headed off for the trip of a lifetime.

I was only a teenager then, but I’ve got lots of fond memories of those days sleeping in the top bed.

Dad sold it about 3 years later. and got $500 less than he paid for it new. It was the cheapest holiday you could have… never missed a beat.

Restorations are always money pits from experience… never goes to plan…. ever 😕

[John Gregson]

Fantastic job there Rod – looks brilliant.

[Patrick Donaghey]

heres a few photos

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[Neil Wilkinson]

Heres some pics of my Dubs . Good to see loads more guys here in ireland into them.

the westy

the bug

wifes newbe bug

my wee bros splitty and my bay

my daily driver T4 transporter work van

[John Thomson]

Nice collection…….love the split windows stance……how much has it been lowered?

John

[Brian Maher]

I knew i saw these before, great collection Neil,
once i saw the name rockvale graphics i knew where…on either rule6 or nboc,

do i see a raliegh burner in the shed too?? :lol1:

[Neil Wilkinson]

quote Brian Maher:

I knew i saw these before, great collection Neil,
once i saw the name rockvale graphics i knew where…on either rule6 or nboc,

do i see a raliegh burner in the shed too?? :lol1:

Yes brian my andy ruffel team special. soon to get a full resto once the new workshop is finished. Ive loadsa new bits for it , sad i know but it keeps me happy.

[Neil Wilkinson]

quote John Thomson:

Nice collection…….love the split windows stance……how much has it been lowered?

John

Cheers john my bros splitty is on airbag suspension all round so can be raised or lowered any height. It also runs a decent motor with twin carbs etc. wish my bus was as fast.

[Peter Normington]

quote Neil Wilkinson:

quote John Thomson:

Nice collection…….love the split windows stance……how much has it been lowered?

John

Cheers john my bros splitty is on airbag suspension all round so can be raised or lowered any height. It also runs a decent motor with twin carbs etc. wish my bus was as fast.

So do you chaps have wet dreams about all this messed with iron?
shouldnt you consider getting a life 😀

Peter

[Neil Wilkinson]

Heres a wee pic of the faded style lettering i cut in vinyl for him so it looked old. what a pain it was to weed :lol1: and it was a family freebie job which is worse.