Hello! Log in or Register   |  Help  |  Donate  |  Buy Shirts See all banner ads | Advertise on TheSamba.com  
TheSamba.com
 
Okrasa Special
Page: Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 28, 29, 30
Jump to:
Forum Index -> Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Share: Facebook Twitter
Reply to topic
Print View
Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JWDII
Samba Member


Joined: January 03, 2011
Posts: 157

JWDII is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Beautiful! and Congrats! been a joy following this thread.
_________________
this space for rent.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
splitjunkie
Samba Member


Joined: April 04, 2006
Posts: 4080

splitjunkie is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Looks great. I like the Gurney bump on the roof. Did you actually need it or is it just for looks?
_________________
Chris

You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out... Jerry Seinfeld
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
kiwisteve
Samba Member


Joined: March 04, 2008
Posts: 188
Location: UK
kiwisteve is offline 

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:50 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Yes Gurney bump is indeed needed - it's okay without a helmet but being six foot 4 inches tall, with a helmet I bump the roof! Mad

Now I'm not sure how many of you might want to accept this invitation, but we'll be taking the Okrasa Special back to its birthplace of Martins VW (previously Barnett & Small) to celebrate the car's birth exactly 60 years ago and you're all of course invited. David Small's grandson George is representing the family and we plan to re-enact the run up the Farnham Bypass (now the A31) that David did to test the bare chassis, putting the first 46 miles on the car.

Martins VW have kindly offered to leave the dealership forecourt empty for us to park up classic VW's and Porsches, and they will also clear out the workshop where the car was constructed. If anyone has a black 1950's Oval window Beetle and you would be prepared to bring it I'd be thrilled, so we can replicate this photo, which we think is the original donor car and David's son, so we can bring the car back literally full circle 60 years later. It seems like a fitting tribute to the original designer and constructor of the car...

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


Martins VW will open the dealership from 8-10am on Sunday Nov 4. Their address is: Volkswagen House, West St, Farnham, Hampshire, GU9 7BG, England. If you do intend to come please let me know here or as a PM so I can give Martins VW some sense of numbers. Many thanks.

Cheers,
Steve
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Classifieds Feedback
Tanoki
Samba Member


Joined: September 27, 2010
Posts: 88
Location: The Netherlands
Tanoki is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:20 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

First of all, congratulations on finishing the car, it has been a total blast to follow this!
I really admire how you have kept all things as traditional as possible, well done Sir!

I really hope there will be a great turn up at the dealership, it will be a great celebration to the original builder and the place the car is born.
Good luck with that event!

But most important, enjoy that gorgeous car, you are the best thing that coukd have happend to that rolling chassis!

Cheers.
_________________
“Let me know the rules so I can ignore them”
My Ghia build : https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=703728
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
autohaus
Samba Member


Joined: May 27, 2002
Posts: 496
Location: Cuzorn France
autohaus is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:26 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

see some pics in GERMANY

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________
www.vintageautohaus.com
FRENCHVWMAFIA MEMBER
do not forget, only the mountains do not meet
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Facebook Instagram Gallery Classifieds Feedback
tisius
Samba Member


Joined: July 11, 2011
Posts: 1570
Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
tisius is offline 

PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:32 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Spotted at Bad Camberg, you couldn't miss it there Cool

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________
drive it like you just robbed the bank
you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
.... if it ain't dutch, it ain't much!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger Gallery Classifieds Feedback
autohaus
Samba Member


Joined: May 27, 2002
Posts: 496
Location: Cuzorn France
autohaus is offline 

PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:45 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________
www.vintageautohaus.com
FRENCHVWMAFIA MEMBER
do not forget, only the mountains do not meet
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website Facebook Instagram Gallery Classifieds Feedback
TRS63
Samba Member


Joined: December 17, 2017
Posts: 992
Location: Stuttgart - Germany
TRS63 is offline 

PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:28 am    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

Seeing the car in Stuttgart/Bad Camberg was absolutely a blast. What an amazing car, by far my favorite on the all meeting! Loved all the details!

Cheers

Antoine
_________________
Antoine
My 62 ragtop daily driver:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728873
My 914 restoration&lightweight project :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9698432#9698432
Resurrecting a 60 ghia : https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=713906
My 52 Standard Zwitter :
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10086685#10086685
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Chickensoup
Samba Member


Joined: January 06, 2018
Posts: 5368
Location: Good Hope, GA
Chickensoup is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special Reply with quote

i wanna see more Smile any updates?
_________________
-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index -> Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time
Page: Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 28, 29, 30
Jump to:
Page 30 of 30

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

About | Help! | Advertise | Donate | Premium Membership | Privacy/Terms of Use | Contact Us | Site Map
Copyright © 1996-2023, Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved.
Not affiliated with or sponsored by Volkswagen of America | Forum powered by phpBB
Links to eBay or other vendor sites may be affiliate links where the site receives compensation.