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Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:03 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: Thanks Pip so according to that there are only 27 in the world that we know about (1950 verts) 8) Cool :!:

Thereare now 36 vert's of 1950 in this register, hopefully there will be more to come :D

Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:14 pm

Uzi said...
Quote: it otherwise lives under a makeshift shanty with a tarp for a roof and no sides on it.....

Hey just cause you have a castle there no need to make fun of my shanty town!

Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:45 pm

jmp@ncounty.net wrote: Uzi said...
Quote: it otherwise lives under a makeshift shanty with a tarp for a roof and no sides on it.....

Hey just cause you have a castle there no need to make fun of my shanty town!

not hating. i would just like to see that car taken care of. hell, i'll let you keep it in my warehouse for free. you would just have to get it here. i have room for about 15 more cars now that "Il Padrone" is gone. 8)

Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:22 pm

cool be right down! :l
Just so you all know the 50 is'nt kept in that open air wood shanty;
thats were I keep my barndoor parts sort of a patena maker.
Trust me the 50 is very dry and safe maybe you see it at terryville this year.

Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:03 pm

Boomsma wrote: Rich's 50 wrote: Thanks Pip so according to that there are only 27 in the world that we know about (1950 verts) 8) Cool :!:

Thereare now 36 vert's of 1950 in this register, hopefully there will be more to come :D

Cool :D

Thu May 15, 2008 9:38 am

I moved the discussion on the '52 Convertible to it's own thread as this is the 1950 Convertible thread.

Fri May 23, 2008 6:50 pm

I can make mine a 50 vert! :D

Mon May 26, 2008 8:52 pm

I need some help from you guys. Im restoring the metal in the engine compartment and i noticed theres a gap in the metal by the hindges for the decklid. Is it suppose to have that ? Any pictures of that area in the engine compartment would help........Please............Lenny ??? Todd?? Jesse?? anybody????

Mon May 26, 2008 9:20 pm

Here is the piece i was talking about ???

Wed May 28, 2008 9:29 pm

Very interesting sheet. I don´t have it in my 52 vert. It could be that they have installed this sheet only during the first one or two years. Has anybody else of the split convertible owners this metal sheet :?:

Thu May 29, 2008 12:22 am

No my -50 does not look like that.

Thu May 29, 2008 7:29 am

Thank you .......would you happen to have pictures of your cars in this area....

Thu May 29, 2008 11:39 am

Rich, this doesn't have anything to do with the current topic of the piece of metal in the engine compartment, but

Some years ago, I had the pleasure of driving Mark Merrill's 1950 Vert, from Volksauthority in San Jose, down all the back roads, to Solvang, and then high-tailing it (well, 60 mph in a 36 horse split is high-tailing it) back up the 101... I did a story in VW Trends called "Splitting to Solvang" where I chronicled my adventures with Ray Schubert, "Land Speed Larry" MacKenzie, and a few other die-hard Vintage guys... it wasn't a perfect car by any means, Mark had bought it restored, or at least cosmetically restored, rom Germany, and the previous restorer hadn't really gone all-out in the correct 14mm head fender bolts, 25 horse engine, etc etc. I don't know where that car is now, it may still be in Mark's collection, but I can tell you, driving through the Central CA countryside, with Erich Kircher in front, Larry MacKenzie in back (we had to keep him in back or he would disappear miles ahead of us), and Ray Schubert in his '48 Tuscher rollback, along with other old VW people, was something that still sticks out in my mind as one of the greatest adventures of my "VW Magazine Editor dork" career.
Anyway, at the time, it was a two-tone green, and I imagine if you can find the article I did back then, or photos from Solvang that year, you'll find photos of the car. Where it is now, I have no idea-

Dave

Thu May 29, 2008 12:38 pm

Dave,
That WAS a fun trip - let me know if you want to do it again this fall! And a minor correction - I purchased it from Bruce Braun in Kansas, who I think did get it from Europe.

Rich,
I will try to get some detailed pictures of the area that you are asking about and post them here this weekend.
Mark

Thu May 29, 2008 1:02 pm

Here is a nice one for sale!

http://www.pre67vw.com/classifieds/detail.aspx?id=991

Thu May 29, 2008 1:14 pm

Thanks Dave for the picture in my mind right now, i cant wait to get it in driving condition......

And thank you Mark i really would like to see what its suppose to look like........

Wiggy, i think that is one of the best if not the best resto of all time :!:

Thu May 29, 2008 1:17 pm

Uuups! That´s George Lloyds one. Hope to see him with his car at the Lavenham meeting in June...

Thu May 29, 2008 2:54 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: Thank you .......would you happen to have pictures of your cars in this area....

No pic now, it may take a few days.

Thu May 29, 2008 8:11 pm

Wiggy wrote: Here is a nice one for sale!

http://www.pre67vw.com/classifieds/detail.aspx?id=991 so why dont you step up ?

Thu May 29, 2008 8:12 pm

coolparts wrote: Wiggy wrote: Here is a nice one for sale!

http://www.pre67vw.com/classifieds/detail.aspx?id=991 so why dont you step up ?

Splits are played out.

;)

Why don't you? Would look good with your 50 coupe, wouldn't it? :)