Okrasa Special

[steve wright]

More progress, this time with the Big Weld. The rear of the car is now one piece, sills are attached, doors hung, and the front is ready for welding. A few of us visited last Friday to discuss a bunch of details and make decisions. Talk about one happy owner....

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It's surprisingly roomy inside, with a great view down the bonnet and between the wheel arches. You sit a lot further forward relative to the wheels than in a 356 or 911, so it's going to feel strange driving the car to begin with I expect. Door handles are simple push buttons from a VW bus, with notches in the rear quarter panel for two fingers to slide behind the now slightly ajar door....
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More late January when we there will be more significant details to report on....

[Pandora]

Is it just me, or does it's arse look a bit droopy..... :-p

Al

[Lightweight_911]

Looks fabulous Steve - I can see that grin lasting quite some time ! ...

[steve wright]

it's just you Al, it just the angle of the camera and the fact that the car is up on axle stands - it looks fabulous in the flesh

Yes, going to have to get used to a permanent grin Andy. feels very race car inside: compact, no frills, and purposeful... all good ingredients.

[Pandora]

Oh, don't worry, my tongue was very firmly in my cheek!

looking very good. After all this time, the end is very much in sight.

Al

[sanjay]

If ever there was a car that deserved a DDK launch party a la Mike's RSR - then this is it !!

Looking forward to seeing it on track.


Best


Sanjay

[steve wright]

Thanks Sanjay. Yes a fair number of people have been involved with this car and it's been such an epic build it feels right to mark its birth. I'm hoping the original VW/Porsche dealership in Surrey that the original builder owned will be up for recreating the day David Small drove it. Perhaps we could get a bunch of period cars: 356, VW Beetles and buses to Colborne Motors and celebrate there?

[Bootsy]

Looks just wonderful

[KS]

Colborne? Barnett & Small! Now called Martins...

Looks fantastic!!!! David would have been proud.

[vwgillybilly]

Will it be road legal?

[steve wright]

Hi Keith, yes have been in touch with them and also Davids son who is keen to see it when it's finished. I often think about whether he would approve of what we're doing - a good reference point for keeping the car period correct.

Yes car will be road legal: it needs an MOT for some of the race series we're planning to race in (well as far as is clear today given the new MOT rules for historic vehicles...)!

[steve wright]

So this time a smile on Ian's face (owner of WPS Engines and the guy restoring the mechanicals of the Okrasa Special).
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Here's to 2018, finishing the build, and racing the car...

[sladey]

Thanks for the update Steve - it’s looking good

[Darren65]

Glorious

[912uk]

Haven't you finished that yet ?

I can't talk I am still 17 years in LOL.. Looks great Steve you must be pleased with how it's coming togeather.... better to get it right first time and do a nice job.. is it me or has Barry grown a beard and got taller and younger?