356-engined SI land rover dropped on space savers, anyone?

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:44 am

gridgway wrote:Sorry guys, but it's a really big thing with me...saw a VW camper van this morning so low it was virtually scraping on the ground.

However, you will be please to know that my condition is treatable...it all harks back to my early years when the top of the rear strut mounts on my (very rusty) 2002 fell apart accidentally lowering the rear of the car!

So every time I see a lowered car I have stress-related flash backs! It's the sight of those wheels all the way up in the wheel arches. I'm all hot and cold just describing it!

back to my therapist...

Something to make you feel better?

(no photoshopping)

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:06 am

Cruel and heartless...my therapist sys I am not ready for that level of aversion therapy yet!

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:31 am

Cool van! I really must meet Paul (who owns Typre 2) one day - my Dad and his parents are close friends, so I've met his parents a few times, just never met the man himself. Many many years ago (25+ yrs now!) we had a family break and stayed with his parents. I was about 12 yrs old and Paul was similar age I think. A couple of years later I was hearing stories of how Paul and a mate were stripping and re-building a Beetle in his back garden for a bit of fun in the summer hols! Next thing I heard is he is starting a company and now he seems to be "the man" in VW circles, winning prizes left right and centre. Good luck to him! Just wish I had been wielding spanners in my summer holidays...

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:34 am

There is still daylight under that van

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:40 am

Paul has been around 'the scene' for many a year. He worked at Karmann Konnection for a while and had a Beige Squareback then.

Over the years his team have built/project managed/designed/produced some wonderful cars.

Plus he's a top guy.

A few of their landmark cars....

and of course, the latest beast!

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:47 am

Indeed - I'd forgotten about his time at KK. Some superb cars there - just superb...

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:10 pm

Wow...do you have more pictures of that white twin headlight thingy?

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:30 pm

fourteener wrote:Wow...do you have more pictures of that white twin headlight thingy?

have a lok at www.volksworld.com it's in this months issue

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:25 pm

I think I'll just unsub from this thread and have a lie down. I'm not feeling at all well

Graham

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:44 pm

To upset Graham even more just found super cool this bus on Flickr:

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:01 am

I'm having a panic attack

Graham

ged914cymru · Post by **ged914cymru** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:46 pm

fourteener wrote:Wow...do you have more pictures of that white twin headlight thingy?

Aah a VW 412 - used to have a 1 owner FSH 1 until the local kids vandalised it, I lost interest & the council towed it

...it was fantastic, auto box, slept 2 in comfort with the seats down & the luggage space was un-bloomin-believable!!!

Still, at least I learnt me lesson, my '14 NEVER lives outside!!

abash914 · Post by **abash914** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:53 pm

Tis a Brasilia, Ged...
AA

ged914cymru · Post by **ged914cymru** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:06 pm

oooops

I knew that abash...... just testin your Vdub knowledge.......

.....won't tell you what I used to do for a living - makes that mistake unforgivable