TheSamba.com :: View topic - Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania

Tue May 03, 2011 11:34 am

make this a sticky ..just below the 38 bug ..
iam really looking forward to all the pics to come

Tue May 03, 2011 2:04 pm

tstracy39 wrote: Makes you wonder where the other 7 are, doesn't it?

Not any more. They're in Lithuania sporting bright orange paint jobs...

Wed May 04, 2011 1:11 am

Undis wrote:

Very very very cool!

Wed May 04, 2011 2:31 am

is it a chance that the electric chair seat frame is original? looks like a standard seat to me.. almost typ38-ish

Wed May 04, 2011 3:28 am

wow! This is really incredible!

Wed May 04, 2011 8:03 am

Don't forget to check out this video :)

Translation:
Lithuania 2011
KdF-Wagen 1944
Getting ready to go

New page
New chances

Wed May 04, 2011 11:33 am

Thanks for the vid!!!

When do you suppose it was last on the road???

Wed May 04, 2011 3:34 pm

It's wonderful that these are still being found intact. I can't wait to see resto pictures!

Wed May 04, 2011 7:52 pm

Absolutely awesome =D>

Wed May 04, 2011 8:03 pm

Patty B. wrote:
When do you suppose it was last on the road???

It's on the roof since yr. 2000. From my own experience while living in Latvia, I recall most of the "Frankenstein" cars dissapearing from the road in the first half of the nineties. This was mainly because of tougher laws when it came to technical inspections. Things like self-made braking systems, changed suspensions and engine swaps (between different makes of cars) were no longer allowed. Pretty sure it was the same in Lihuania. The VW38 seems to have been on the road as late as 1994, so it is possible that this car may have still be driving about the same time... but considering it still has all of it's KDF running gear and engine it may have been standing for a longer time, like since the '80ies or the '70ies. I'm saying this bacuse by this time it may have been pretty hard to find spare parts to keep it running.
I really hope some of its history can be traced. That would make a cool story.

Sun May 08, 2011 6:10 pm

Hiding in plain sight, that's awesome that you made the extra effort and saved it, Hopefully you'll post the progress!

Tue May 10, 2011 7:13 am

I was just sitting here thinking that it was kinda sad that the VW38 was finished up and that I was no longer seeing updates on it. For the heck of it I started reading the split window section of the forums and to my surprise I find this. Another rare VW found in Lithuania...I couldn't believe it. I can't wait to follow the progress on this one as well!

Thu May 12, 2011 5:43 am

Just an amazing find :!:

Thu May 12, 2011 10:05 am

I agree it is an amazing find and I am jealous but take solice in knowing it's in great hands.

Thu May 12, 2011 10:19 am

did it went to Germany as well? i think we got used that the nicest finds "end up" in the same collection... :wink:

Thu May 12, 2011 11:52 am

Holy Shit!! This is UNBELIEVEABLE!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
So awesome though. It's in the right hands. I'm definitely looking forward to watching this one come together!

Sun May 15, 2011 12:49 am

2 splits, seriously? I'm still trying to pry my neighbors death grip off her 60.

Mon May 16, 2011 12:28 pm

Is thisone going on display at Bad Camberg this june?

Great find btw!

Tue May 17, 2011 12:28 am

Can't wait to see it in Lithuania on 27-29.05. In Poland there were Bugs and cars from western countries during Comunism but Lithuania was closed for cars outside the comunist countries, thats why people changed them, because there was no parts to fix them. Even in Poland you can find lots of cars which was "repaired" with parts from other cars during the 80's. Another thing is that during the 80's and at the beginning of 90's there were good price for all kinds of metal on scrapyards and lots of old cars were destroyed. Another thing popular in eastern countries was changing the zwitters and ovals to newer models with changing tha back window, welding the semaphores etc.

Here's link to the topic on lithuanian forum I've checked google translator and it converts to english good:)
http://www.vabalai.lt/forumas/viewtopic.php?t=1305&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Thu May 19, 2011 4:49 pm

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thanks