The workshop continue being very busy!

 First we try to get the black beast patina sleeper oval window ready for its picture shoot, pretty nice and solid car, restored all as we like it… we need to clean a little behind the headlights, and inside of bumpers, give it a serious polish job and everything will look just stunning!

on the other side we have the clean red and white early bay that receives a tow hitch, and “Z” hinges under the rear seat and a Euro spec electricity update this week… we will try to have this bus ready for delivery early next week… Caroline will be very happy, I even heard through the grapevines she start to be pretty anxious about “her” delivery, we all do know how it feel when your new VW is almost in your possession, don’t we? Full shots of adrenaline, right? HHHmmmmm VW’s are so cool!

we received this message in our mailbox this morning…

As a happy member of BBT4 Blog, I want to share one of VW beauties with all of you. This is a 1958 convertible ghia, painted L-87 Pearl White.
 
I bought this car on 1996 at Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. According to Automuseum´s Certificate, this car was sent brand new to Bremen – Germany and, after that, I don´t know how, this car went to the United States until she got to Brazil by the hands of an old German man,
 
The old man told me he drove this car for his last 20 years. Unfortunally he died only six months I met him for the first time and I bought the car from his son, completelly disasembled.
 
After almost a decade, I finally displayed my beauty at a car show at the end of 2007. Hope you enjoy.
 
Regards,
from Recife City – Brazil

Jorge, thank You so much for sharing these beautiful pictures from your little jewel with us! and if we like LowLights? You bet!!!!

This message just came in!

THE CAR HAS BEEN FOUND, INTACT!!! Won’t go into details, but just to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone for spreading the word. It appears to be undamaged, so that is a relief. We think whoever stole it was either scared by all the on-line publicity, or was simply waiting to see if the car attracted any Police attention due to a tracking device being operative… Beers all round tonight – thanks everyone. This has shown the true power of the Internet, and proved beyond all doubt the closeness of the Porsche & VW communities!!!

This message has just been posted @ DDK – Die Deutsche Klassiker and it’s clear we need to keep our eyes open to find Del’s 356!

Delwym Mallett’s 356 Coupe stolen last night!!!

Probably one of the best-known 356s in the UK (for all kinds of reasons!), Del’s ‘Streamliner’ 356 coupe was stolen last night from his house in Farnham.

It is chassis number11176 – a Reutter-bodied 1952 coupe modified with full Le Mans-style fender skirts all round, louvred rear quarter window inserts, through the bonnet fuel filler, etc. The Police haven’t even come round to see him – they say there’s nothing they can do but hope it gets picked up the the ANPR cameras. It’s probably on a boat, or on a remote farm, but it will resurface sometime, surely?

It disappeared sometime between 9.00pm Monday night and 8.00am Tuesday morning (today).

PLEASE tell everyone and keep your eyes and ears open. Del’s owned this car for ever… His number is 01252 726731 – mine is 01208 871490