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After I (more or less) finished my 1966 Volkswagen Fastback the "Volksback", it was time for another challenge, here it is!

Sonntag, 22. Februar 2015

Nostalgic recycling...

The Volksstreaker was in need for an insert in the instrument panel. There are some knobs and the brake control light which have to be installed somewhere, so I dug deep into my parts stash and found the radio deletion plate from my very first car:
(already in the modification process)


My Porsche Indian red Volkswagen beetle which I built even before I got a drivers license, many moons ago, here is a really bad scan of an old picture:
a 1965 beetle with  4 1/2" original chromed Porsche rims, louvered stainless steel running boards, fake split window, red tail light lenses, the notorious late 80'ies "Streetmachine" sign and Monza exhaust pipes (which are bent in this picture) Vitaloni mirrors and rear glass tinting... What was I thinking back in those days...
Barely visible is the "Red Hot" vinyl signwriting which is an original BLMC (Mini Cooper) Special Edition spare part which did cost a fortune back then!


Anyhow, now the insert  is repainted with the excelent VHT Wrinkle finish paint and modified for the Streaker:


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