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14 years ago
So in this months volksworld there is a nice 50 split that has apparently divided the scene and the purists hate it?

Did I miss something? Doesn't appear to be very contraversial to me, just another lowered bug on Porsche wheels. What's all the fuss about?
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GKL 7
14 years ago
Scan a pic Rob,my subs have run out and WH Smiths is 5 mls away.
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14 years ago
https://www.volksworld.com/magazine/latestissue.html 

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Rob Amos
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14 years ago

So in this months volksworld there is a nice 50 split that has apparently divided the scene and the purists hate it?

Did I miss something? Doesn't appear to be very contraversial to me, just another lowered bug on Porsche wheels. What's all the fuss about?

pre67vw wrote:



The owner apparently cut the roof and fitted the sunroof from another car. He claims that the early sunroof cars (splits) started as regular production sedans in the factory without the sunroof opening, which was then cut in afterwards:? :?

He says that this therefore makes his altered car no different from any of those that left the factory.:!:

It's still another messed with split to me:(



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GKL 7
14 years ago
Yeah-Yeah Boring,like we haven't seen it all before.
The '57 Oval resto looks very nice 'tho.
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14 years ago

Yeah-Yeah Boring,like we haven't seen it all before.

'50 Karmann wrote:



exactly my point, so how could this divide the 'scene' like no other car?
Rob Amos
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14 years ago



exactly my point, so how could this divide the 'scene' like no other car?

pre67vw wrote:



Splits that have had their roofs cut off to create Heb or early cabrio replicas are the things that I despair :cry:


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Rich Oakley
14 years ago
I've not seen the Volksworld article yet as I can't find a copy over here in Sweden, so I'm not sure how much detail about the car's history is covered. From what I remember, it was imported from Sweden in 1994-ish (possibly by Richard Cotton?). Andy Parrot bought it and used it, MoT'd it and took it to a few shows. I saw it in 1995-ish and it was a very nice original car. Andy took it off the road and completely stripped it. He is a top metal-work guy and so all the repairs were carried out to perfect standards. He then decided to fit a 3-fold rag as he had a spare one. He then lost interest in the project and sold it on a few years later to Rich who has it now.

In my opinion, it's a very nicely executed car and the standard of the work is very high. It's just not my cup of tea though and I think it's a real shame that the 11G roof was grafted in to such a nice car.
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VW Stan
14 years ago

just another lowered bug on Porsche wheels. What's all the fuss about?

pre67vw wrote:



I always thought the point of 'customising' a car was to make it look different, not the same!

:wink:






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14 years ago
Well I´m outraged, incensed, disgusted and nauseated, but only because they fully polished the Fuchs. Oh the humanity! :lol:

Looks like a very nicely done show piece.
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mrsherbie
14 years ago
'50 Karmann wrote:
Yeah-Yeah Boring,like we haven't seen it all before.




exactly my point, so how could this divide the 'scene' like no other car?

pre67vw wrote:



I thought exactly the same thing as you, another lowerdyfuchsd up split, but then to be honest I only read MP's page in WHSmiths as he makes me laugh and I like a little controversy :lol: but nothing else including the feature so I have no idea.
I didnt think AP chopped the roof though as I thought I remembered the car being for sale as a tintop? (but my memory is not good)
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mrsherbie
14 years ago

they fully polished the Fuchs. Oh the humanity! :lol:

JD wrote:



Thats the restocal formula, you have to stick exactly to the set rules of how to unimprove your car and make it look broken and turn really badly, like the others, or you will be outed.
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Anyway, I heard a rumour your old beast is in the next issue so I suppose I will HAVE to break my rules and buy that one. thanks 😶 :lol:

Next month? although next month means April or May on the stupidity calendar that only Volksworld follows in their stupid rationality of how to look more 'up to date' than UltraVW :lol:
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harveypj
14 years ago

So in this months volksworld there is a nice 50 split that has apparently divided the scene

pre67vw wrote:



Does this mean things are finaly starting to change?
A year or so ago there would have been no such divide, are people starting to realise the value of these old cars and that the very few that are left un messed with maybe aught to be preserved as such?

I'd be interested to know how many people have actualy said they hate it. I certainly would not mind it in my garage.
I suspect the divide is not that big just yet.....maybe just a crack.


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64rotbox
14 years ago
I doubt there is a great divide, it's just the feature writer trying to give substance to his 'opinionated bloke' back page ramblings. I'm sure he'll get a few more issues' worth out of the, erm... 'issue'.
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Etzhold1
14 years ago



The owner apparently cut the roof and fitted the sunroof from another car. He claims that the early sunroof cars (splits) started as regular production sedans in the factory without the sunroof opening, which was then cut in afterwards:? :?

He says that this therefore makes his altered car no different from any of those that left the factory.:!:

It's still another messed with split to me:(



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Huh sounds almost like a second ratle trap story to me !!
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14 years ago


Huh sounds almost like a second ratle trap story to me !!

Etzhold1 wrote:




:lol: :lol: :beer:
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14 years ago

I doubt there is a great divide, it's just the feature writer trying to give substance to his 'opinionated bloke' back page ramblings. I'm sure he'll get a few more issues' worth out of the, erm... 'issue'.

64rotbox wrote:



This is what I thought too, so the great divide is hyped by the person who is supposedly so against it... journalism at its best! :beer:
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Anyway, I heard a rumour your old beast is in the next issue so I suppose I will HAVE to break my rules and buy that one. thanks 😶 :lol:

mrsherbie wrote:



Just for the centrefold of me, no doubt.:wink: :lol:


Could we not have a bit more moaning about the car on this thread please! We have our reputation to think of you know!!
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14 years ago


I didnt think AP chopped the roof though as I thought I remembered the car being for sale as a tintop? (but my memory is not good)

mrsherbie wrote:



As it says in Volksworld, the roof was done by the present owner:wink:



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