VW Type 3

NOS Quiz Time

2008-04-11T21:29:00.002Z

and who can tell me what is special about this NOS part???? and why
the price tag of £20 (negotiated down to £15) was an absolute
bargain???!?!??!?!?

answers on a postcard :-)

NOS stopping stuff

2008-04-11T21:25:00.002Z

Also found this set of NOS front brake shoes at volksworld

NOS Wheel Cylinders

2008-04-11T21:24:00.002Z

Lots of people were moaning about the swapmeet at Volksworld not
having many goodies - well I disagree and found quite a few nice
things - like this pair of early early early Type 3 front wheel
cylinders!

Euro BugIn Memorabilia

2008-04-11T21:23:00.002Z

Almost forgot I had this tucked away in a cupboard - one of the
limited edition European BugIn CSP Shifters - number 23 of 77

Will probably get me thrown out of the 1500 club but hey - it makes
shifting a pleasure :-)

NOS COCO MATS

2008-04-11T21:21:00.001Z

got some slightly different NOS Cocos for the notch

Volksworld Show 2008 Part 2

2008-04-02T18:42:00.001Z

Volksworld Show 2008 Part 1

2008-04-02T18:41:00.001Z

FAO CHRIS

2008-03-21T17:50:00.000Z

chris

if you want to buy something off me - you need to email me as I don't have your email address!

please respond to me via the SAMBA ADVERTS BY CLICKING HERE!

lol

thanks

FOR SALE!!!!

2008-03-20T22:16:00.001Z

Check my samba for sale adverts - some cool stuff up for grabs including uber rare NOS SP247 Type 3 accessory throttle kit for single carb'd type 3 1500 motors!

NOS rubber things!

2008-03-16T16:40:00.000Z

I found these MULCO things on flea bay a couple of years ago - they are rubber stoppers that you replace a few of your door hinge screw covers on the A pillars with.

They are designed to stop any vibration noises with rattly doors.

Well - I've never been in a type 3 with rattly doors but thought I might as well chuck em on the car - better than them just sitting in a box eh!

Ninove 2008!

2008-03-16T16:35:00.002Z

Sadly I couldn't make it over to the Freddy Files in Ninove, Belgium, this year - had lots of work on and Jury Service too!

Mike Dempster made the trip though and here are his pics :-) Enjoy!

New bits!

2008-03-16T16:35:00.001Z

been busy drilling holes I'm afraid!

finally plucked up the courage to install the NOS type 3 fog lights I had - I've even wired them up correctly with the proper style switch under the dash next to the fuse box etc....

Whilst I had the drill out - also installed the accessory Diwoco early type 3 hood hande I picked up from BerT3 at the Euro Bug In last year

I'm pretty happy with these latest additions - both rare stuff that you don't see all that often.

more nos stuff

2008-03-09T18:53:00.000Z

a few more NOS bits made their way onto the notch today

nos damper pipe

nos tailpipe

nos chrome type 3 tail pipe chrom trim

nos damper pipe fitting kit

:-)

NOS Type 3 Parts

2008-02-18T22:05:00.000Z

more NOS Stuff arrived today - can anyone tell what is particularly strange about these???????

VW Type 3 Day Night Mirror

2008-02-18T22:02:00.000Z

finished playing about with the day night mirror and got it fitted up!

New Notchback Pics

2008-02-16T20:01:00.000Z

simply awesome weather over here in England at the moment.

took the notch out to play and test my new digi slr camera. Went up to Darley Dale in Derbyshire - lovely place!

Fu@king rare stuff

2008-02-13T18:47:00.000Z

Now you don't see these every day of the week.

original accessory VW Type 3 day / night mirror courtesy or Mr Kingsbury! (cheers buddy!!!!!!)

just gotta get me hands on an arm for it now!

new pics

2008-02-10T17:12:00.000Z

awesome weather today so got time to clean the notch up, test fit the beauty rings and go for a spin through Derbyshire! all good fun

2008-02-09T20:22:00.000Z

At last it is mine! ;-)

The weirdo half bambus parcel tray that used to reside in Mario's 62 Notch in Italy (although it is now Judith's car over here in Blighty!) is now living in my notch in nottingham. u like????

NOS WEGU Type 3 Rubber Mats

2008-02-09T20:20:00.000Z

like I said - not NOS for long!

NOS WEGU Type 3 Rubber Mats

2008-02-09T20:16:00.000Z

Found some NOS early type 3 wegu floor mats recently - still in the original packaging - but not for long! ;-)

Cool type 3 video :-)

2008-02-08T14:03:00.001Z

NOS Type 3 Beauty Rings

2008-02-07T18:34:00.000Z

Arrived in the post today from a far flung country! not bad eh!

Who makes this???

2008-02-01T15:29:00.000Z

has anyone got any info on these accelerator pedal covers????

if you do please leave a comment to this post

this one is on rob kingsbury's notchback.

the overwhelming opinion on the samba is that they are a modern repro but no one know where you can get em.

they reckon repro because there is no gap between the bottom of the "V" and the top of the middle point of the "W"

any ideas??? they are really useful 'cos they protect your carpets/nos coco mats from wearing out under your heel!

Keep Rollin

2008-01-31T17:17:00.000Z

Nice pic of Rob driving Kir's ghia on the highway. Nice ride!

NOS Wheel Rings

2008-01-31T17:11:00.000Z

some of my NOS beauty rings have found a new home on rob's 64 - BLING!

Frakfurt Motor Show 1961

2008-01-31T17:09:00.000Z

i just love this photo I swiped from Freddy's Blog!

More photos of the million dollar notchback

2008-01-31T16:57:00.000Z

awesome interior on the notch - virtually everything nos - INCLUDING the seat material!

nice 'n' shiny
Mr & Mrs Rob

Rob's 64 Notchback

2008-01-31T16:54:00.000Z

Rob was even good enough to let me and Jason have drive numbers 2 and 3 of the notch! cheers dude

So - What else have I been up to?????

2008-01-31T16:40:00.000Z

Well - I have spent a couple of weeks over in Colorado with Rob Kingsbury and family.

as always I had a truly awesome time out there with them and fitted in some ultra cool (literally!) skiing.

Whilst I was there Robs 64 birch green notch which is under restoration at Motorworks Restorations in Colorado Springs, was pretty much completed.

so - a few of us 1500 club members went down to check it out

from left to right

Rob Kingsbury, Jason Weigel (1500 club boss man), Everett Barnes (TheSamba Boss and 1500 club boss man), Gregg Skinner (1500 club member), ME.

just love this photo

everett's t34, rob's notch and kir's ghia

kinda reminds me of some of the old photos of vw outside the old economotors building! lol
Jason & Rob enjoying a pre-vw session breakfast

Back in business

2008-01-31T16:34:00.000Z

This little spin out in the notch was what kinda inspired me to keep it.

We had a very nice day in early January - great weather so took it out for a spin to Bonsall Moor in the Peak District.

even snapped this pic which has made it into GizmoBobs Type 3 calendar for 2008.

nice!

FORGET IT!!!

2008-01-31T16:33:00.000Z

good news - I've decided I'd be a fool to sell the notch so it's staying with me :-)))))))

thanks for all the name calling Mr Rob!!!!

NOTCH FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-11T16:09:00.001Z

WELL! THE NOTCH IS UP FOR SALE! :-(

if anyone is interested - click here :-)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=541526

EUROPEAN BUG IN

2007-08-01T08:48:00.000Z

Mr Euro BugIn - aka - FAST FRED just emailed me these pics of me & my notch gettign the trophy at BugIn, with Dyno Don & Miss EBI 2007 - I really need to reconsider that hat I think!!!!!!
Thanks Freddy - appreciate it!

T3D Open Day 2007

2007-07-31T20:44:00.000Z

Well - firstly a big thanks to Mike D. for the following pics from the T3D open day.

I had an uber busy weekend and was unable to attend.
I drove my notch up from Nottingham to Manchester on Friday night as the notch was to be the wedding car at a really good friends wedding. Only problem was that the Solenoid on the starter motor decided to pack in after my arrival in Manchester on friday night.
I didn't reckon the bridesmaids would be up for giving me a bump start at the wedding so had to scrounge a Mercedes to use on the big day instead! :-(

Anyway - I couldn't make it down to the T3D open day but it looks as though a good time was had by all!

I even happened to have a NOS 6v solenoid in my stash back home so the Notch is now back on the road already ! yay :-)

enjoy the photos!

Gizmo Bob

2007-07-26T14:31:00.000Z

Well - we're still in what seems to be the flood capital of Europe over here in England but it's nice to see some people are getting nice weather!

Here is GizmoBob from Cali's 62 Gulf Blue notch looking nice in the sun.

Count the accessories!
And Bob seems to have developed a small forest on his dash.

Some more NOS goodies

2007-07-23T15:04:00.000Z

Complete NOS Type 3 EARLY tie rod including the hard to find 9 degree angled tie rod end
And, what looks to be NOS, Hazet wheel lug wrench - the one with the little hub cap pullers hidden behind the retractable handle.

I'm Back!

2007-07-23T14:59:00.000Z

Well - I'm back from the land of the Fjords - Norway!

Had a tough time doing some Godfathering duties!!!!

It was deffinitely a lot of hard work, chilling out next to the Fjords with a beer! tough work I tell ya!

see ya

2007-07-12T13:00:00.000Z

I'm off to the Norwegian Fjords for a couple of days now for a Christening - I'm the God Father - oh heck!!!!!

see ya later guys & gals!

More NOS parts

2007-07-12T12:57:00.000Z

Small selection of some of the other NOS goodies I've picked up lately.

NOS sun blind
NOS Hazard blinker switch & relay
NOS Calendar thingy
NOS Type 3 door stops
NOS pre heat pipe thermostat

all good stuf eh!

Off Road Action

2007-07-12T12:52:00.000Z

Sorry for being a slow blogger lately - been mega busy with work. Just spend 3 days oop North in Skipton playing with some of our off road products at "The Land Rover Experience" - Great fun and it's amazing what these things can do!

For Sale!

2007-07-08T21:01:00.000Z

Got a few of these for sale now too. NOS Early Type 3 washer bottle tops - the ones that ALWAYS split along the valve! Well - get your spares here today :-)

email me on charlie@vw1500.co.uk if ya want one!

cheers

Safety First!

2007-07-08T20:56:00.000Z

Also picked up this original oldy worldy styleee Auto Warning Triangle set for the Notch.

Weighs a bloody tonne - all metal and 2 x triangles. Way better than the plastic crap you can buy now a days

VW Type 3 - Rare Accessory update

2007-07-08T20:52:00.000Z

Picked up a rare VW Type 3 accessory Front Hood handle from BerT3 whilst at the Bug-In. Only suitable for the early early cars without the hood chrome trim.

Now the question on everyone's lips is - Do I have the balls to drill my nice shiny hood to fit this???????

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 10

2007-07-05T19:24:00.000Z

FASTYS GALORE!

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 9

2007-07-05T19:22:00.000Z

Nice styled notch here - rare accessory type 3 foglamps too

Also had some strange headlights with some kind of washer system on them! odd but I liked it!

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 8

2007-07-04T13:17:00.000Z

Nice photo of my Notch on the now Legendary Chimay drag strip.
Waiting with the other winners on the strip to be presented our trophies by Dyno Don!

And here is the trophy, back home in England

Very cool!

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 7

2007-07-04T13:12:00.000Z

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 6

2007-07-04T13:06:00.000Z

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 5

2007-07-04T10:39:00.000Z

LOTS of Drag cars made the trip over from the UK, Europe and even Japan!

Another one of the winners from the show being his usual comical self - Puppy from T3D and his squareblack

Lots more pictures to come, but would just like to say a HUGE thank you to Freddy, Kobus and EVERYONE else involved in putting this show together - a great success!!!!!!

thanks guys

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 4

2007-07-04T10:36:00.000Z

Some more of the awesome cars at the show!

Juan from Spains fasty was one of my personal favourites.

Awesome Notch on air bags - a regular at European shows! nice work
And the best bit of news (for me) I won a trophy with the Notch! Got second place in the Vintage / Stock category! result!

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 3

2007-07-04T10:33:00.000Z

After a hard days trading - what better way to chill than with a few Burgers on the BBQ!

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 2

2007-07-04T10:31:00.000Z

here is a very SMALL selection of the type 3's in the show & shine on the Saturday

EUROPEAN BUG IN PART 1

2007-07-04T10:05:00.000Z

Well - back from the very first European Bug-In now and what a fabulous weekend it was!
Got the Eurotunnel on Friday afternoon

Then landed in Chimay in the notch where I set up camp with BerT3 and his buddies! Got piss wet through on the Friday night but we still managed to have a great time! Thanks for all the hospitality guys!

Saturday morning we set up our trade stand with LOTS of NOS Type 3 goodies!!!!
Business was good!

It's been raining!

2007-06-27T20:26:00.000Z

You might have heard - over here in the UK we have had our wettest June since record began! Terrible flooding in South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire (where I am!)

Thankfully my estate was fine, but I went out for a drive on Monday night in the 4x4 to check it out ! Not everyone has faired so well and there have even been a few deaths!!!!!

Doesn't look it but this was a good couple of feet deep.

The River Trent was at the highest I've ever seen it.
Little stream that runs down the side of the road was just about over flowing into the road and peoples gardens.
Have heard some horror stories about peoples V-Dubs stuck in their garages being flooded out! At the end of the day, they are only metal and just lucky that more people haven't been hurt!

Now let's all just keep out fingers crossed that the European weather brightens up a bit for this weekends European Bug-In !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VW1500 Type 3 Bud Vase Set up

2007-06-27T20:21:00.000Z

Now you deffinitely don't see these too often!!!!

Budvases in Bugs are ten a penny, but you don't see many in Type 3's!

Picked up this NOS VW 1500 Budvase holder made by SICO
clever design in that is basically gets trapped between the dash and the inner bit of the ashtray.

Then I got a matching SICO budvase off flea bay too - nice design as opposed to one of the dull shaped ones that you see all the time.

EUROPEAN BUG IN HERE WE COME!

2007-06-24T20:33:00.000Z

OK - well it's only a few days left until the First European Bug-In in Belgium!!!! Should be a truly awesome event - deffinitely not one to miss this summer - let's just hope the sun god's are in a good mood!!!
I'm setting off on Friday afternoon from what is currently a VERY damp and soggy Nottingham, down to the Euro Tunnel then across to Chimay!

I've got a trade stand there with BerT3. Together we will have LOTS of VERY COOL and hard to find Type 3 stuff - mostly NOS so don't forget to bring some money all you type 3 fans!

Some of the more choice stuff I'll be bringing

NOS Type 3 Heat Exchangers

NOS Type 3 Trim Rings
NOS Type 3 Arm rests
NOS Type 3 Mud flaps
NOS Type 3 Shiny bits!
NOS Helphos Spotlights

plus lots lots more!!!!!!

The 62 Notch is also entered in the show and shine so been busy polishing that up this weekend!
So - everyone who watches this blog and who is attending - don't forget to come over and find our stand and say Hello!
I'll be the funny looking one in glasses wearing a T-Shirt like this!

Essex Square!

2007-06-23T16:14:00.000Z

Steve Dudley from Chelmsford has sent me through some photos of this cool 67 Square he's just finished putting together for his son Matt.

Looking good guys - like it!

If anyone else has pics of their newly finished type 3's send em through to me at charlie@vw1500.co.uk

Cheers
Charlie

HELP PLEASE!

2007-06-22T07:38:00.000Z

Hi Guys & Gals - I need your help!

For those of you that don't know, early type 3 engines (1961 & 62) featured a bug style oil cooler (the black bit in this photo).
I have the a NOS Oil cooler of the correct style already but I am looking for the adapter bracket needed to fit it to my motor. In the photo, it is the silvery part.
The VW part no. is 311 101 171

if anyone has one for me then please either leave a reply to this post or drop me an email to charlie@vw1500.co.uk

thanks

Cool Type 3 Video

2007-06-18T19:36:00.000Z

Cool video here - O.G. footage of early notches being treated pretty nastily whilst being put through their paces!!!

Judith & Vic

2007-06-16T14:04:00.001Z

Just a quick note to say great to meet you guys today!

see ya at Chimay!

Judith & Vic's 62 Notchback

2007-06-16T12:05:00.000Z

Judith & Vic are the proud owners of this 62 Notch that is the ex Mario car.

Not seen it in person yet but looks pretty sweet to me!

Project Palomba is done - update

2007-06-16T12:01:00.000Z

Chris & Sam Palomba sent me a couple more pics of their fab squareback - well and truly completed now and looking awesome. See you over at Bug-In guys!!!

River Trent

2007-06-16T11:30:00.000Z

Went for a drive the other evening in the Notchback - up to the River Trent at Fiskerton, nice pub just round the corner! :-)

62 Notch goes Dutch!

2007-06-15T16:36:00.000Z

Fast Fred & Kobus have written an ariticle for Dutch VW Magazine "Boxertje magazine" about their road trip last year to the T3D open day. Some pretty cool pics of my notch made it into the article too! even a couple of pics about the early early notch popouts and fresh air controls on my 62.

thanks guys

Charlie

If Only!!!!

2007-06-14T19:51:00.000Z

If only VW had made this one!!!! what if?????

Jason - this should be your next project!!!! get on it big fella!

Pic taken from cool website

http://calcruiser.free.fr/

check it out

Bug Run, Sweden - Part2

2007-06-13T08:32:00.000Z

a few more Bug Run Pics for ya!

sweet stance!

Ahhh - a nice stocker! just the way I like em - stock with toys on!

NICE TEAK INTERIOR!

what's going on in there???

COOL mini bug! been watching the build of this one on the interweb! nice work that man!

EARLY notch looking good in the sun! love the sprints.

albert mirrors are cool!
Nice touch to the rear lid of this square!

Bug Run, Sweden - Part1

2007-06-13T08:26:00.000Z

Well, as well as it being the legendary Classic in Cali this weekend just gone, it was also the Bug Run show in Sweden.
I had a couple of friends go over there - Chris with the Gulf Blue 62, and also Alan from Scotland.

here are some of their pics! Thanks Guys!

LOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
nice arty shot of a T34
oops!
OUCH! hope everyone was ok!

Lovely Bay - is this your Brothers Chris???

How cool????

The PERFECT gift for your woman!

2007-06-12T16:36:00.000Z

FORGET the VW Thing - get a VW Thong!

The latest piece of merchandise! click the pic to buy! lol
http://www.cafepress.com/vw1500

Type 3 Jail Bars

2007-06-11T20:52:00.000Z

My new accessory Type 3 rear parcel shelf jailbar setup arrived the other day, all the way from Pedro in sunny California. Got me a chromed one!

Nice work Pedro - best bit is NO drilling is required! sweet!

Busy weekend so far!

2007-06-09T20:54:00.000Z

Well - I've been pretty damed busy so far this weekend!

a while ago I picked up some NOS VW Type 3 rear torsion bars of flea bay in Austria for naff all! I think the postage cost more than the bars!

Decided it was time to fit them as the rear end was looking slightly droopy (although I think I was the only one who thought this!)

anyway - provided a good opportunity to freshen up all the rear suspension / bushes etc... and give it a lick of paint.

Was a complete swine to get the old bars off !!! don't think anyone had removed the spring plates before me - took a fair bit of persuasion with hammers, breaker bars, heat gun etc.....

One of the NOS torsion bars

The every groovy guy that is Mike Dempster even lent me his NOS peiseler VW suspension setting tool which came in pretty useful, making sure you get it right first time - well, second or third time maybe ;-)

JOB DONE! am knackered now though!

but at least the droopy rear end is now cured and the suspension is firmed up a bit. happy chappy

Woo hoo! piccy in Voo Woo mag!

2007-06-09T19:52:00.000Z

New issue of Volksworld turned up today - always a good thing!
Nice piccy of me Notchback in the Stanford Hall article

What was in the box???

2007-06-08T21:02:00.000Z

Well - no one even had a guess as to what was in the box!

1 x NOS Early Early VW Type 3 Ignition setup by Nieman with 2 matching keys!

Featuring the early barrel bezel with text on it!

Always good to have a spare one of these! :-)

Hilarious Video

2007-06-07T21:39:00.000Z

Hilarious video - thanks for the link gizmo!

Cool commercial

2007-06-07T18:43:00.000Z

Check out Duston Hoffman selling the fasty big style!

Hot Rods a go go

2007-06-06T19:28:00.000Z

Mike Dempster, my roving reporter went along to the NHRA Hot Rod show at Billing this weekend - looked to be some awesome cars!

Loving the Tot Rod!

But I guess this had to be the star of the show eh Mike?

Driving to the sound of the 60's

2007-06-05T16:24:00.000Z

I'm just loving this radio I got from Matthias at http://www.oldtimer-radio.de/

got it with the iPOD adapter option - and went for a drive through the local villages and had vintage pirate radio station "Radio Caroline" on the iPOD.

Many thanks to the leg-end that is Mikey Dempster for supplying the tunes from his pimpin collection!

VW1500 Online Shop for the USA & Canada

2007-06-03T14:24:00.000Z

OK - the online store for the USA & Canada is now up and running too!!!!

http://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=120126

THE VW1500 SHOP IS ONLINE!

2007-06-03T13:30:00.000Z

Check it out - the www.vw1500.co.uk online shop is up and running and here is the first T-Shirt in!

Click the pics or go to http://vw1500.spreadshirt.net to get in on the action.

Mugs, Pins, Mens & Ladies shirts etc.....

The company I'm using currently only offers postage in Europe, but we'll be getting round that pretty soon!

Der Luft Boxers

2007-06-03T12:49:00.000Z

Check out Stephan's Vintage Volkswagen Blog! This guy has a killer Notchback!!!

http://derluftboxers.skynetblogs.be/

Next Guess the Box Game!

2007-06-01T14:01:00.000Z

OK - next game for ya!
what VW Type 3 bit lives in a box like this?????

We have a winner - almost

2007-05-31T13:32:00.000Z

Well - you are almost a winner Rik - it's not a reverse light, but it is the hard to find reverse light switch kit.

This isn't the kind of reverse switch that bolts up to your speedo and senses when the car is rolling backwards, this is the switch which bolts up to your gear shift selector rod and turns on as soon as reverse gear is selected.

Have been looking for one of these for a bit!

This is a photo of the other kind of reverse switch you could get - these Tachowellenschalters from Hella were a very basic version which goes in-line between your speedo and your speedo cable. Still very effective though and a nice accessory to have!

Come on - have a guess

2007-05-31T13:09:00.000Z

Some on surely know what the pic below is of???????

hint - it's to help when going backwards!!!!

Guess the Part!!!

2007-05-30T16:31:00.000Z

Ok then - guess the part time again!

who knows what lives in a box like this?????

guess the part and leave your answers as a reply to the post please :-)

Rob, Bob, Bert - you can't play guys! sorry - cos you all know ;-)

NOS Wiper Blades for SALE

2007-05-29T20:20:00.000Z

Got 2 different types of NOS Type 3 wiper blades for sale

Got the slightly skinny type - £20 plus £3.50 post in UK

And I've got the harder to find - fat type that was right for the earlier type 3's (exactly the same as the skinnier ones above, just that the metal bit of the arm is fatter) SOLD

FOR SALE

2007-05-29T20:04:00.000Z

NOS Boxed Rear Rubber floor mat for VW Type 1, 3 and 4

cool item as per below - £40 plus £10 postage in the UK - it weighs a tonne!
you can now even use the cool PayPal buy it now feature - it's all getting very techy here!

Volksworld Shoot today!!

2007-05-29T17:02:00.000Z

Well - all I can say is thank God that Anthony the snapper got held up in traffic today!

It was pi$$ing it down with rain all morning then, the skies broke and we got some decent weather for the piccies for the Volksworld Mag feature!

He took HUNDREDS!!!! interior / exterior / engine / detail shots / driving shots / then the bit I was dreading - shots of me! 8-o

Was good fun and can't wait to see the pro-results in the mag - no idea when yet though?!?!?! Will let ya know!

Anthony picked a nice little country lane in Linby, just a couple of miles from my house which was cool.

Lots of flashes were used!

Been Photoshopping!

2007-05-28T21:35:00.000Z

Been playing round on Photoshop too this weekend - you like????

send me your pics if ya want the same treatment!

charlie@vw1500.co.uk

VolksWorld Photo Shoot

2007-05-28T21:27:00.000Z

Well - Volksworld Magazine are coming to visit tomorrow (Tuesday) to do the photoshoot of my 62 Notch!
Fingers crossed the weather will be ok! Spent lots of time over the last few days cleaning it up and getting everything looking tip top etc...

こんにちは - or Hello to Japan!!!!

2007-05-27T23:12:00.000Z

Hello to my Japanese viewers !!!! - whoever you were, you spent a fair bit of time at the site!!!!

send me some photos of the Japanese VW scene to - charlie@vw1500.co.uk

cheers

New Sounds System in the Notchback

2007-05-27T17:22:00.000Z

Check it out! Got my new, fully restored Blaupunkt Frankfurt radio installed now - got it off Matthias in Germany who did the refurb and added the cable thingy so you can listen to your ipod through the blaupunkt!

Mike's MOT Day!!!

2007-05-26T18:16:00.000Z

It was MOT day for Mike Dempster today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good news!!!! The Pigalle Fastback passed its roadworthiness test first time.

Happy motoring Mike

Who works for Medway Council

2007-05-25T22:35:00.000Z

Come on then - who are ya Mr Medway Council??? ;-)

whoever you are - my stats counter says you looked at a huge number of pages today! lol

Type 3 Line Up at VW ACTION!!!!!!

2007-05-25T22:22:00.000Z

OK VW Type 3 Fans!!!! The infamous Danny Lord is organising another Type 3 Line Up Display - This time at VW ACTION , August 31st to September 2nd 2007 at Santa Pod.

If YOU own a Type 3 and are going to VW Action - PLEASE EMAIL DANNY on type3lord@hotmail.co.uk or by checking out THIS POST on the Type 3 & 4 Club Forums

Danny wants more than 25 type 3's this time so come on - let's make it happen !

Any foreign visitors coming to Action too in their type 3's - you are as always more than welcome!

Volkswagens on The Green - Colorado

2007-05-25T22:12:00.000Z

And here are some of the type 3's Rob spotted the other weekend at the Show

Volkswagens on The Green - Colorado

2007-05-25T22:07:00.000Z

Photos in from Rob Kingsbury of the Volkswagens on the Green show last weekend in Littleton, Denver CO. USA

Here is the lovely Mrs. Kingsbury's Ghia!

Hey Rob - glad to see you are still wearing the Manchester United cap I got ya!!!! lol

EUROPEAN BUG IN!!!

2007-05-24T15:01:00.000Z

The merchandise arrived today! Cheers Freddy!!!!

My European Bug-In weekend pass ticket also turned up!!!!

NOS VW Type 3 Heat exchanger for sale

2007-05-23T19:43:00.000Z

As it says - NOS Type 3 Heat exchanger for sale - right hand side, early style

bit of surface rust - but that's all, nothing a good clean up wont fix.

£70 plus postage

if interested, you can either contact me by

a) leaving a comment on this post with your email address
b) contacting me via one of my SAMBA ADS
c) email charlie@vw1500.co.uk

New Service on the Blog!

2007-05-22T14:45:00.000Z

Ok VW Fans - now you can sign up to subscribe to the vw1500.co.uk blog pages!

put your email details into the little box at the top right then hit the button!

or do it here

Once we get enough subscribers I'm planning a kind of newsletter type thingy!

give it a go!

cheers
charlie

Another Slide Show

2007-05-22T12:26:00.000Z

So - here's another slide show for ya of lovely NOS VW Type 3 Parts !!

enjoy