TheSamba.com :: View topic - Cars With "OG" Crestlines, Cal-Parts, & ETs

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:52 pm

Looking for car on original ETs, Crestlines, Cal-Parts, Rockets (not the ones that look like empi's), or any others that look like these.

NO Empi 5 Spokes or Flat Four stuff!!

If you are running the above wheels, post your car.
Looking for ideas.
Let's see what you got.

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:56 pm

Here's are a few.

Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:00 am

Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:08 am

Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:37 am

hi bud, they arent on my car yet, but I finished doing some work on my ETs, and put a pic on the gallery last week:-

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=462743

Si.

Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:54 pm

Cal parts (rear) Crestline (front)

Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:35 pm

Lloyd, are those the ones Phil Hooker had?
If so, they sure cleaned up nice...
sorry I couldn't make the picnic last weekend, had to work.
I think I remember some doofus did a story on restoring some Cal-Parts in VW Trends, right before he defected over to Hot VWs....
(I think it's still on the website www.vwtrendsweb.com.....)

Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:36 am

Hi Dave Yes the Cal Parts wheels are the ones that he had -(thanks Philip !) I did refinish them- a lot of hours . I decided to polish the outer lip (scratches) and leave the inside machine work visible, a lot of time with polish and soft brass brush . ( I'll put the fronts on after I put the Old Speed 4"narrowed drop spindle beam on) as to the Humbugs VW club picinic it was a beautiful day and hot- almost 70 degrees. We could of used you there- lots of trophies were handed out for the judged car show portion. Nice to see all the VWs and talk to friends. Next year... Lloyd

Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:55 pm

Downtown Brown wrote: I'll put the fronts on after I put the Old Speed 4"narrowed drop spindle beam on

Please post pictures when you do.

Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:13 pm

The dark Green 1960, in those photos you posted, was built by Chris Davis, of (I think) Vista, CA. He used to come to the "Sunday Morning VW Gearhead Breakfast" in Escondido.
I *think* he sold it, but I'm not 100% sure on that, his name on the samba was cdavis1960, or cdavis1949, or something like that.
Lloyd, yeah, I know Pierson Park is a good time, I made it a year or so back, and had a terrific time.
A week from this coming saturday is the car show at the Harbor up here, it would be cool if you could make it....I just met Al, the guy from Trinidad that has the gold '58 for sale on the samba, he was up surfing South Beach and Endert's Beach.

Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:07 pm

Dave wrote: The dark Green 1960, in those photos you posted, was built by Chris Davis, of (I think) Vista, CA.

Yeah Dave, that is Chris' '60. It was sold thru Old Bug. I don't know where it went or what he got for it. The first picture I posted was taken in '05 at In-N-Out off San Marcos blvd. You were there too.

Beatiful car. But he never got the recognition it deserved.

Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:29 pm

What a trip, seeing the Oval in it's old stomping grounds....and the BRM'ed Single Cab in the background was mine, too!!!

Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:04 pm

Yup, my 60 ragtop is Southern England now, including the ET's. The new owner promptly took them off and installed Ercos. I don't blame him as he installed a much more potent drivetrain and is going to be hitting the track with it. I don't think I would trust 40 year old two piece wheels either. :?

Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:11 pm

Also, I had originally installed a 2 inch narrowed beam with CB dropped spindles and discs, but because of the positive offset on the wheels, when
I dropped the jack down, the tires rested on the fenders! I eventually went with a Franklin's 3" beam and stock spindles with AC Industries discs (zero offset) to get things right. I sure miss that car, now all I have are beaters...

Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:35 pm

c.davis419 wrote: I sure miss that car, now all I have are beaters...

Chris, what is in store now?

Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:34 pm

I'm rolling in my 73 Thing wearing original paint (with rust, dents, etc) that has been completely restored mechanically. It is my take the kids to the beach car (did that today!). It will not really get fixed up cosmetically as I don't want top worry about it in public places. I also just got a 59 ragtop baja that still wears its three piece front end, uncut dash, original numbers matching body and pan, perfectly rust free and straight. I'm going to build a late 70's style baja complete with chocolate brown tuck and roll interior and green (what else :D ) paint. It will be running IRS rear and 6 inch wider front beam and the 2276 w/ street eliminator heads and dual 48 webers that is waiting in my tool room. I promised the wife I'd finish the Thing first before starting the baja, and thats after replacing the kitchen and floors this year...

Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:49 am

how much are they going for. looking for a set...

Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:03 pm

$1000-$1600.

Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:32 pm

'55 Rag on ET's.... Finally got to drive it for the first time tonight!!

Ill get better photos in the day. Still needs quite a bit of work, but getting there. The reason there is only a few cars here with these wheels is because they are not an easy bolt on!!!

Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:19 pm

vwtony2 wrote: The reason there is only a few cars here with these wheels is because they are not an easy bolt on!!!

Ain't that the truth!

What did you do to get them to fit?

I tried to bolt up my Cal-Parts on a 5" beam. Still needs to be narrower.