Just got the latest Volksworld mag, great article in there of Øystein's fantastic car! :beer:

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https://www.volksworld.com/news/cars/430587/der-wiger-coupe-52-split-coup.html 

Wallpaper photo! 

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Finally got a copy of the magazine myself as well...wow! - nice pictures and good words. Stefan Bau sure know what it takes, not too easy to get good light on a bare metal car.

The "Der Wiger Coupe"-idea was born almost 15 years ago, 10 years of part collecting and planning, and then finally just one year execution. It has been a lot of fun, and what a feeling to walk around it and finally see it in the flesh.

A big thanks for all the kind words, to the fellows in the Screwdrivers club:
https://www.screwdriversnorway.blogspot.com/ 
...and the biggest thanks to Thomas at Norwegian Hammerworks:
www.norwegianhammerworks.com
- what a ride!


Now....what color to paint it? Black or Dark green or Brown?

this feature was certainly fascinating,i like it as is although i could be swayed by brown

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Øystein- my advice: pink.

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Clearcoat

Well...that is what it is...or was. It is more brown today than it was in Hessisch - so it needs better cover than clear. Unfortunately.

Hi Oystein ,

I would paint it the same color as Christians Denzel !

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Yes it is pretty amazing, we love it too :beer: :d the only reason why we bought the issue actually, although I feel it would have made a winning cover instead of yet another samba and so was a missed opportunity there (due to one of those clicky mag mates things I suspect)
Shows how times have changed though as buses never made mag covers until recent years, it was always beetles!

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Or ..... .....you can always bring it to Tina!!! 😳 :lol: :lol: :lol:

:twisted: ET

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Silver - you mean? nah...

I like the workmanship put into this!!8)

Is it based on a Karmann body as it has the semaphores behind the doors?

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We started with a rust free, very nice May-52 Beetle Sedan that had a rear window from '58. the front window section is from a 54 Karmann, the semaphore holes and location is handmade, hand-fitted.

One more progress picture. I am saving up for a project thread on the Coupe. The whole roof was handformed from flat sheet metal at: www.nhw.no

Der Wiger Coupe came out of it's winter sleep the other day on it is now in a container on it's way to London... It will be at the Volks World Show on the last weekend of March, so I hope to see you all there.

Here it is loaded on the trailer in minus 21 celsius...

Hope it makes it ok, really looking forward to checking it out at Volksworld.