Inside a Lorenz split radio

Sometimes I feel like a 5 year old. Its fun to take things apart, but not always fun putting them back together again. I've had this one checked out for over a year ago, and many of the internal parts was found to be broken. Now I am looking for a good sollution to make it work again. Retro Sound might work. Any other good ideas out there?
And of course - everything has to be hidden inside. So no new holes and weird buttons.
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Barndoortime

In a barn a few miles east and a few miles north, an old car had been waiting for the fields to dry up..
Last Sunday, with very good help from Knechten and his father, we retrieved this old DoubleDoor Panelvan and took it home.

A little bit of violence to one of the drums, and the car is now rolling nicely on its own four wheels. Can't wait to get started.... =)

Splitboy

Rear seat for pre 55 convertible

I still can't believe it! I got a tip today that was almost too good to be true. What are the odds of finding a pre 55 convertible seat only 60 kilometeres away from home? Split convertible parts are still out there just waiting to be found!

If you got the bottom piece, please let me know :-)

*Brezelfürsten*

Three-year-old with great taste

Knechten, my son and I met at a swapmeet for a couple of weeks ago. And off course, my oldest son had to try out the coolest BD around.
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Norwegian banana bumper add

Years ago, when I had time to travel all over the place looking for VW treasures, I came across this add in a norwegian newspaper. Quality is poor because of a crappy xerox.. I wish i had taken a photo instead..
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Where it all started

It all started before I was born.. My father bought a 356A eight years before he met my mom. He drove it only three months before he crashed it into pieces.. The only part he saved was a piece of paper with the sweedish registration number on. Now - after 42 years - I found some papers in a registry, confirming that it was a 1959 356A. Its in my blood:-)
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Remembering Hessisch Oldendorf 09

HO 09 was by far the best VW happening I've ever attended.
Hope it will be even better next year. Looking forward to meet you all there
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What's cooking?

Snow covers the sechs volt barn these days….but in the kitchen a special brew boils on the kitchen stove.

Bringing an old 50’s carb back to life….when spring comes, it will whistle in the back of a vintage vw once again =)

SCC 2011 DVD released

A young Sechs volt prospect with earmuffs is spotted in the teaser :)

http://www.sccevent.com/

And now - 57 years later - it looks like this

The new owner told us that it was a long journey back from Sandane to Oslo.

Searching for a needle in a haystack

This barndoor was last spotted at Vippetangen in Oslo in 1954. I wonder where it is today........

To be continued.

*Brezelfürsten*

Bad Camberg 2011 Road trip

On our road trip to BBT and Bad Camberg we were spotted by the SuperVW Magazine of France. A sneak peak shot of the october issue. Nice to see many of our good VW friends from around Europe in the same article :)

Norwegian buttermobile...piano hinged and logoed BD in front of the city hall in Oslo. Coolest photo I have seen in a while. Enjoy! *Knechten*

Ultra rare MotoMeter temp gauge

This is too good to be true! Not often parts like this is scratching the surface of reality.. Read more about it on my blog.
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Taking our flat-fours out for a ride

The end of the air-cooled season is coming upon us, so we decided to turn this week's blue monday into an air-cooled one. Some of us met at a diner just north of Oslo, kicked some tires, ate some retro dinner and talked about plans for the winter..which of course is quite a long list.. as usual! =)

Pre 53 popouts

Another great add from the fifties. The first generation popouts. A very sought after item with frames made of solid aluminium.

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Question: Whats correct for a 1951 bug?

I've got lots of Wolfsburg badges lying around and see some small differences. Here is a good example. Take a look at the tail of the wolf and the bricks in the second row from the bottom of the castle... Details details..
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I simply love those odd split radios..

This one is not so often seen in cars 60 years later after it came out of the assembly line.
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Ahhh.. Nice and clean parts

Ready for welding and reconstruction.

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Stufengas - cool accessory from the fifties

This piece was mounted in a 54 oval back in the eighties and used for a couple of years. The former owner went for many long trips with it and can confirm that you actually save a bit of fuel using it. The box and manual was saved for later. Now, both are resting together in my basement.
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