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oldovaldriver
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 Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| Unlike the crazy and creative mods to VW38 #6, I find this East Block update pleasing and respectful to the original. If it were my car I might refurbish it just as it was, with the Russian parts. Layers of history! |
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Undis
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:08 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| am I right in thinking perspex/acrylic was used in the windows/screen? |
That's right. That's how it translates from Lithuanian. I guess the window glass broke and whoever decided to replace it figured it would be easier to cut new panes from perspex.
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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update - this car is now in for restoration at ww2vw
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wagen19
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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update - this car is now in for restoration at ww2vw
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A very nice car with very good history.
A real thing!
If it would be mine, I would restore all technical components to original standard and preserve patina and actual (outside) color as much as possible.
First drive to Danzig and Kaliningrad, further on, to "Roof-Top-City".
That car has lived and should come back to LIFE!
Good luck!
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Two Glove Boxes
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cory464
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| nice! cant wait to see how it goes. |
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ddutch
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2025 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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[quote="wagen19"]
| finster wrote: |
update - this car is now in for restoration at ww2vw
A very nice car with very good history.
A real thing!
If it would be mine, I would restore all technical components to original standard and preserve patina and actual (outside) color as much as possible.
First drive to Danzig and Kaliningrad, further on, to "Roof-Top-City".
That car has lived and should come back to LIFE!
Good luck!
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Would you...?
Then you would have a car it has become, not the car it ever was, which is fine of course. But is it more interesting the way it is now, than in a (more) original condition?
Right now it's not very regonizable as a 82 year old KDF car, although it surely tells a nice and interesting story. I don't think it has much apeal in the condition it is now with all the modifications done. It might be cool for a while but is it something you would like to own more than as a restored KDF car? Besides that, it doesn't have an interior at this moment, so it will at least need that to be useable again.
Luckely there is still a lot of the original car left, so it seems logical to honour and use that. |
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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always the dilemma of trigger's broom syndrome... 
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finster
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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how about going back to this look?
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mandraks
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| finster wrote: |
update - this car is now in for restoration at ww2vw
A very nice car with very good history.
A real thing!
If it would be mine, I would restore all technical components to original standard and preserve patina and actual (outside) color as much as possible.
First drive to Danzig and Kaliningrad, further on, to "Roof-Top-City".
That car has lived and should come back to LIFE!
Good luck!
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Would you...?
Then you would have a car it has become, not the car it ever was, which is fine of course. But is it more interesting the way it is now, than in a (more) original condition?
Right now it's not very regonizable as a 82 year old KDF car, although it surely tells a nice and interesting story. I don't think it has much apeal in the condition it is now with all the modifications done. It might be cool for a while but is it something you would like to own more than as a restored KDF car? Besides that, it doesn't have an interior at this moment, so it will at least need that to be useable again.
Luckely there is still a lot of the original car left, so it seems logical to honour and use that. |
i think i am somewhere in between. I would restore the car, simply because there are so few of them. and it will look cool in richard's garage. i would, however, keep all the parts like the fenders, etc. They should be part of the history.
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Stetoppingphoto
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 4:52 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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I'm surprised Richards restoring it, I think I read somewhere that he was just going to leave it as it looks. Still its great news mind.
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ddutch
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| I'm surprised Richards restoring it, I think I read somewhere that he was just going to leave it as it looks. Still its great news mind. |
He mentioned on his Facebook page he had no plans (yet) to do anything with it at that certain moment. I guess he might have developed some plans now.
In his collection there are restored and unrestored cars but except this one, they are all in, or restored back to their original condition. |
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ezcamper
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Roof-top KdF Wagen in Lithuania |
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| finster wrote: |
update - this car is now in for restoration at ww2vw
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It's in good hands! That place does top notch work..... and the private collection is amazing!
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