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JWDII Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2011 Posts: 157
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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Beautiful! and Congrats! been a joy following this thread. _________________ this space for rent. |
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splitjunkie Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 4080
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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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 |
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kiwisteve Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2008 Posts: 188 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:50 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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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!
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...
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.
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Tanoki Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2010 Posts: 88 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:20 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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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 |
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autohaus Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2002 Posts: 496 Location: Cuzorn France
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:26 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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see some pics in GERMANY
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tisius Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2011 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:32 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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Spotted at Bad Camberg, you couldn't miss it there
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you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
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autohaus Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2002 Posts: 496 Location: Cuzorn France
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 3:45 am Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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_________________ www.vintageautohaus.com
FRENCHVWMAFIA MEMBER
do not forget, only the mountains do not meet |
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TRS63 Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2017 Posts: 992 Location: Stuttgart - Germany
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Okrasa Special |
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i wanna see more 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
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