Split drivers

If you ever thought that a "chrashbox" transmission would set you back in modern traffic, you should watch this movieclip. Watch the split overtaking the bus, the only way a split should be driven (from Holland):

• SPLIT DRIVING MOVIE

A nice family-trip!

Wintersleepers

The ovals of SplitBoy and Oval57 are sleeping inside the barn this winter. This is for the first time at that place - together! Lets hope for me that the cal-looker don`t push the original car over to Cal-look!

A word from a Swedish VW ambassador

Here is a little movieclip showing a true Swedish VW enthusiast at Bug Run 2003. Unfornately the interview is swedish, but roughly translated he says: "This is life... All VWs are pussy-magnets, and I like pussy..." We could not say it any better our self =)

Porsche-engine

Splitboy have for several years been driving around with his 356 Porsche-engine. It has been a great sucess both in Germany and on long trips here in Norway.

This week Oval57 got his own Ferdinand-engine, 1680 ccm. The fuelpump was full of dirt, but I will clean it tonight and try once more to start it!

I don`t have any plan for using it right now, but I think it was smart to buy it. The engine have run only 170 hours!

Thank you for 2000 hits!

Enough of these slutty girls... Let's get back on track with some real beauty.

Another year has passed

To round off 2007 I will post my favorite picture of the year. This picture show Brezelfürsten in his rally rigged 53 oval. With a 1750 ccm engine, the car packed a lot more power than the drivability could deal with. Going all the way to Mantorp with white knuckles was all worth it. Fürsten also giving full throttle on the raceway after closing hours, makes for good memories from 2007. When it all comes down to it, it's the attitude it's all about, NOT the polish...

*Knechten*

The shrine

In the last busy days before Christmas... we keep praying for vw-related stuff under the christmas tree...

Merry Christmas - God Hjul

The 6V OutlaVWs wish you all a nice Christmas with hard presents under the tree. We all have our dreams about what Santa will bring... Best wishes for a even better VW year in 2008.

6V Babe - Edition 7

Friday again, and we need a new 6V Babe to light up the darkness of winter. Once again the photografer has not quite managed his job. Put the girl in the background and the car foreward, and we have a winner =)

Abarth 30 Hk tuning kit

As we have a thing for nostalgia speed parts, some of the OutlaVWs boys are always sniffing around for more more. This time a combined gut-feel among two of the OutlaVWs brought this carburator kit into the garage. We don't know much about it yet, other that it fits like a glove on a 30 Hk (36 Hp) engine. The intake manifolds are marked with the "Abarth" logo, and the aircleaners with "F.I.S.P.A Torino". The carburators seem to be Solex 32 PBIC as far as we can tell. The linkage is missing, but seem to be some kind of "kadron" type. We are aware of the Abarth mufflers available for 30 Hk engines, but have only read somwhere that Abarth submitted tuning parts for VW. So ofcourse we are very interested in any information on this carburator kit, especially any photo or an old ad that can show the linkage.

1000 HITS *RESTORATION SOURCES*

As a celbration of 1000 visitors we will share our inner secrets of part suppliers. Finding GOOD parts for your pre 57 car can often be tricky. The 6V Restoration Sources is only a guide to were parts can be found. We hope this will make the search for parts easier, it sure have for us. The list is still increasing, and do you have a tip to share, don't hessitate to write a commentary on the blog. The list is so far T1 friendly, but we will add some more T2 tips as well.

Vi har valgt å dele våre innerste hemligheter av deleleverandører. Å finne riktige deler til en pre 57 VW kan ofte være vanskelig, derfor har vi forsøkt å samle relevante tips på ett og samme sted. Alle tipsene i bloggen har norske undertekster.

http://6vsources.blogspot.com/

Swedish Split collection

Here is a link to a swedish site of splits. The Svanberg brothers have an amazing collection in their barn. A lot of nice pictures to look at here:

http://www.vwsplit.se/

6V Babe - Edition SIX

Well it's friday, and it's time for another low voltage girl. When did you see a oval this hot the last time... Who needs a split?

Norwegian Schwimmwagen test

SCHWIMMWAGEN TEST MOVIE
Here is a movie from an article posted in a norwegian newspaper called Tønsbergs Blad earlier this summer. It shows Sven Almåsbakk testing his 1943 model 166 Schwimmwagen in the water for the first time since 1970, after thousands of hours of restoration. This is according to the article one of four drivable Schwimmwagens in Norway. Here is the rest of the article: http://tb.no/article/20070914/NYHETER/709130059

(Picture borrowed from the article in TB)

6V Babe - Edition 5

To make a grey monday in december a little brighter, we welcome 6V girl number five. Although the girl try her best to show off her self and a big-window fifthies car, we are somehow not that tempted. It would take a lot more for us to move across the 57 barriere. She would have looked a lot better in a split, don't you think?

6V Babe - Edition 4

As the snow is about to reach Paradise Road, we bring out a somewhat more dressed girl this time. Lets hope her long fingernails doesn't scratch the paint..

By the way - there is also some activity on Split Boys Blog as well as Seniors 70 project today...

Ultimate adrenalin rush

You often wonder what kind of force can makes us so passionated about these cars. Is it the design? Is it the rarest accessories? Is it restoring them? Is it driving them?

NO, as Brezelfürsten said it, "It's FINDING these cars that makes life worth living"... So when others jumps off a cliff with a parachute, we open another door to an old barn. This is the unreleased footage of Fürsten finding his newest trophy. Can it get any better?

We know there is plenty of excitement out there, so go open a new barn door... It could happen to you too =)

6V Babe - edition 3

And to keep the 6V boys and the visitors happy, we bring out babe no. 3. I'm not sure what this pose is supposed to illustrate, but early in the fifthies this was probably kind of dirty =) Maybe she just wants some Hüls recliners for her split?

1000 visitors surprise

To give a little pressure on our self to keep up the posting on the blog, we installed a counter on the main site some weeks ago. We can now reveal that someone is working on a new web-product for our blog. This will bring a new dimension to the 6V Blog, and will hopefully be a contribution to make the restoration of a pre 57 beetle easier... We will launch the secrets when the counter reaches 1000 hits =)