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56velox
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Location: Cumbria uk
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 Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:49 pm Post subject: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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Hi Everyone.
Im trying to compile a list of Saxomat cars in order of manufacture date, to inc colour, any other extras etc
Would be nice to see how many are left out there
If you would like to help please pm me with your cars details etc
Many thanks
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House
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Joined: June 13, 2001
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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Not a lot of them out there, but there are a few!
I have a January 1961 Gulf Blue sold new at Morse Motors in Medford, OR.
The Saxomat clutch was troublesome with not a lot of info on them in pre internet days, so it was removed and converted to a standard clutch with 28k miles on it. All the parts sat in a box in a shed until I dug them out and sold them to a member here back in 2011, prior to me owning the car. Now that I own the car I would like the parts back, but the current owner wants many times over what I originally sold them for… Hopefully some day they will get back to the car.
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56velox
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Location: Cumbria uk
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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| House wrote: |
Not a lot of them out there, but there are a few!
I have a January 1961 Gulf Blue sold new at Morse Motors in Medford, OR.
The Saxomat clutch was troublesome with not a lot of info on them in pre internet days, so it was removed and converted to a standard clutch with appx 30k miles on it. |
I read the Saxomat was only offered in Europe although having an M code i would of thought it could be ordered anywhere around the world . |
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House
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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They were available in the US as well, but definitely in small numbers…!
The only thing my car still has is the shifter, which is still a pretty cool homage to it’s history… |
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56velox
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Location: Cumbria uk
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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| Thats cool. I have an April 1961 saxomat . It still has all its original equipment and I'm slowly working through tge system and the car to get it back up and running . |
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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Somewhere under the technical tab should be a Saxomat instruction manual.
I just searched for it but, my search foo is not strong today.
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56velox
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Calling all Saxomat owners |
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| 67rustavenger wrote: |
Somewhere under the technical tab should be a Saxomat instruction manual.
I just searched for it but, my search foo is not strong today. |
Thanks 67rustavenger. Im lucky in that i have a 61 edition VW workshop manual with the supplement in regarding the saxomat system. Covering checks. Specs and reconditioning information.
I actually had the manual before owning the car. Long story for another day |
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