Waiting for some summer luvin'

This morning the thermometer was almost down to - 20 deg Celsius again. I'm so glad my dear VW's are inside and tucked away until the summer return. I received these cool photos in my mailbox when I got to work today, and they made me dream of summer straight away. My friend Morten Lund shot these from his car driving along the autobahn in Germany this summer. They capture very well the feeling of driving an old VW on one of europes busiest highways, crowded... With only a 36 Hp engine and stock transmission we cruised along at a plesant 90 km/h, with wind in our hair and no worries =)

From green to grey

I read somewhere that the "green stuff" on the Klassicfab pieces where no good. But I tried both mechanical removing and to remove it with thinner. I think the quality of the green primer seems more than good enough. I cleaned off everything and gave it a second coating of grey 2k primer. It's easier now, rather than paint it after it's welded in place.

Vintage Barn of the week #11

The older the better right? Well i found this picture on the net, but has a feeling it went through some digital customworks. Would be cool to have a 49 (not sure about "slammed on earlies").

Musclebus delivery

I got huge package the other day containing some green stuff from South-America. I made a deal with Chris at Musclebus a while ago, and got great service from him. Now I can start to fabricate more of my own pieces, using some of the new metal as mallets. The BD is parked in a cold storage for the time beeing, so working indoors with preparations is prefered =) There is still a long way to go...

Bad ass split

This must be some of the coolest to come out in a long time. I simply love the look and stance of this split window bug, especially the small details that make it "pop". Please take me to Bonneville =) The picture is borrowed from the march 2010 edition of Volksworld magazine

Vintage Barn of the week #10

Time for a cool bus again. This time a Japaneese barndoor with lovely patina. The stance is radical, perhaps not suited for norwegian winter roads =)

Vau-Max Vintage Speed

During the Sechs Volt trip to Germany this summer, I was lucky to be picked for a photoshoot with a professional. The result can now be seen on the German web site www.vau-max.de/. A website dedicated to VW and Audi realtives of any age, and they also have a classic corner. Igor Vucinic has taken some really cool pictures and he also made a good article with a lot of correct details. I know he was a serious man when he jumped at the Shell Service sticker in the door opening. That is the attention to detail that warms a Sechs Volt pacemaker =)

For me it's hard to understand that the car can turn out this good in pictures. I have followed this car from a forestwreck, and know all the battlescars and flaws. The owner though, looks like a sunburned norwegian on holiday, not far from the truth =)

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Vintage Barn of the week #9

First BD out in 2010 is a Finnish cool panel. I have seen this a couple of times at Mantorp and in Germany. I love the raw unrestored look and it even has a cool stance. Not sure if the base color is the same as mine, or if it's originally a primer van. I like it =)