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Björn Schewe
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| PatterBon wrote: | | So how often is the old man driven? I'm sure that with it being 1 of 2 prototypes known, no too often. But I mean shoot, rural Germany, there can't be that many people around who would run into it. Also, has anyone been able to identify it out in public that isn't part of this site? Or do they just generalize it as being "another old beetle?" |
Do you remember your toy you got at christmas two years ago? If not, you maybe remember the toy you got at last. Because thats the toy you are actually using for play. Like every child. The good thing is that you always can 'play' with the 38 - but other toys like the Heb, denzel, Porsche Carrera or the Mille Miglia Spit takes more fun, some other cars are better for use if you have a young family. |
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PatterBon
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Understood. But in that regard, I was just curious to know if this is more of a museum piece or something that gets driven around every once in awhile. I could only imagine what it must be like looking at Christian's collection and deciding which car will be driven that day.
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Björn Schewe
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Who ever thoght that there are no surprises in the life, he should read this update of the VW38. 38/06 will get an originale E60-engine from 1938 back! An austrian guy bought it in 1948 as sparepart for his Typ 82 but couldn't use it so that the engine was stocked in his barn. He passed away last year with an age of 98 years. When the family cleaned up the areal, they even found old VW-parts, the Type 82 which was stocked in the same barn since 1957, a 1953-Karmann-Police convertible which was the secound car after the Kübelwagen - and the engine. Last christmas, the granddaughter who owned the areal gave the VW38-book as a christmas-gift to his husband and while he was reading the book, he remebered the old engine back in the old barn...
The engine has the number 38/16 and was installed in the 7th ever delivered Volkswagen beetle No. 16. It was a rollback-rooved beetle delivered to Dr. Bodo Laverentz, some of you might know the car from the Karlsbad-Roadmovie. After this car was distroyed by an accident, the engine came into another beetle - a 1939 model with Chassisnumber 1 - 43. This car was delivered to Dr. Dyckhoff, who was the general director of the Volkswagen factory.
Another original prototypeparts were found by a friend of Christian in Bavaria last month. Original complete cablebraks. They are handmade and mountaid once a time on VW 39/42
Bouth new found parts will be going for a carefully, sensible restoration and will be installed into VW38/06 for the next saision...
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IIIA-0426
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Wow. What a priceless find.
I love the 1938 stamping. That is quite something. |
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Now this is something to start with in 2012!!!!
And what else do we have in the shop? Oh that's for 2013 .  |
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| Björn Schewe wrote: | | Who ever thoght that there are no surprises in the life, he should read this update of the VW38. 38/06 will get an originale E60-engine from 1938 back! ... |
Unbelievable!
The coincidences keep on continuing in this topic!
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Wow, that is incredible!
Can you tell me the meaning of the little bird(?) symbol
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kdfkid
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| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:23 pm Post subject: 1938 engine |
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Hi,
this is the marking from the Austrian government - because the engine was used in another car and for the papers the car had to get the new number 1947
Bye Christian |
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| wow! that really is something. |
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I like how this thread was revived from the dead! I forgot to ask, were there any additional cooling tin pieces found? Like a fanshroud? Or will you guys continue to use the one that is on there currently?
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| Great Thread! |
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I just finished working my through my favorite forum thread ever! this is the kind of stuff that makes me want to go out to the garage and work on my oval 
great find, great work, great car, great thread
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So, the puzzle wasn't realy ready? Unbelieveble... This car does every thing possible to keep following his live on the road!
respect for this update! I would say.. were finished with the car. But this engine belongs to the 38/6! |
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This is likely a secret you'll take to the grave, but how on earth are you finding these parts?
Also build question, how did you fill imperfections in the body? Did you use modern body filler, did you use lead? did you even fill any imperfections?
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| Lobotomy wrote: | | This is likely a secret you'll take to the grave, but how on earth are you finding these parts? |
They drive around in this vehicle specially equipped to detect such phenomena:
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Amazing. I cannot wait to see some video of it running. Should be fun to find spare parts for 
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| Lobotomy wrote: | | This is likely a secret you'll take to the grave, but how on earth are you finding these parts? |
Like most serious collectors in any sector of any interest...networking. Everybody does it in some small way..."I know someone, who knows someone etc."
Christian and his team network in their own specialised area; an area we'd never get to hear about.
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| John Moxon wrote: | | Lobotomy wrote: | | This is likely a secret you'll take to the grave, but how on earth are you finding these parts? |
Like most serious collectors in any sector of any interest...networking. Everybody does it in some small way..."I know someone, who knows someone etc."
Christian and his team network in their own specialised area; an area we'd never get to hear about. |
That and living in the country of the car's origin and living less the 50km from the Wolfsburg plant...And they're famous so I'm sure those who know of them call if they find any remotely old VW piece or part.
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| Engine pics now online at VW38.de! |
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