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GKL 7
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#21

Rich Oakley wrote:

42BXA was owned by a chap called Mark or Martin Ridout

Who had it before him then?

Mike Peckham
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#22

Quote:

42 BXA was that owned by Martin Southwell,he Standardised a Deluxe,wouldn't say made it cal look.
Painted a semi gloss dark green.

Is this the car you mean, I took this photo at Action '81 or '82 I think. It was certainly Martin Southwells car at the time:

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July 1957 UK supplied RHD Oval. 1972 World Champion Beetle. 1978 UK supplied RHD 1303LS Cabriolet. 1973 UK supplied RHD 1303s.

GKL 7
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#23

Thats the bugger
Not big on numbers.
Not the sort that stands at the end of a railway platform in my anorak with pad and pencil:wink:

Rich Oakley
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#24

Mike Peckham wrote:

Is this the car you mean, I took this photo at Action '81 or '82 I think. It was certainly Martin Southwells car at the time:

94 AXU is painted Sand Beige now and riding around with the rear lights half way up the rear wings. The infamous Halifax Beetles owned it at one point in the 1990s. Not sure who owns it now, but I don't think that it's John Miller. Maybe he'll pop into this thread and confirm this?

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47 Beetle, 56 UK Karmann Cabriolet, 56 UK Beetle, 57 UK Type 2, 59 UK Beetle, 66 UK Fastback.

54 Gertie
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#25

Rich Oakley wrote:

94 AXU is painted Sand Beige now and riding around with the rear lights half way up the rear wings.

Familiar story....But we're working on it!:wink:

William

55Kab
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#26

And here's a couple shots of 42 BXA taken Stanford Hall 1987

54 Gertie
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#27

Is that JLT in the background?

Its a real shame that that is never taken to any shows!:wink: Its in lands end isnt it?:?

William

pre67vw
Administration

14 years ago

#28

Rich Oakley wrote:

94 AXU is painted Sand Beige now and riding around with the rear lights half way up the rear wings. The infamous Halifax Beetles owned it at one point in the 1990s. Not sure who owns it now, but I don't think that it's John Miller. Maybe he'll pop into this thread and confirm this?

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Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW

pre67vw
Administration

14 years ago

#29

54 Gertie wrote:
Is that JLT in the background?

Its a real shame that that is never taken to any shows!:wink: Its in lands end isnt it?:?

Last I heard, it was on display at the REME museum

https://www.rememuseum.org.uk/recent/vw.htm

Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW

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