5 mai 2015 - Inside BBT
No less then FIVE! Type 34 Karmann Ghia’s on our parking lot, all of them been the much desired early models (pre 64), not an everyday view for sure!
After our recent discovery (and rescue!) of three early type 34’s in Northern Californian mountains we do have no less as 5 Type 34’s in stock at moment of publishing this blog post!
Being all 1962 and 1963 models this is an awesome fivesome… cool views for the real Type 34 obsessed guy! And the Ghia lover as well!
For sale! Let’s start with this October 1962 build model.
For sure a good body against most European rotten finds, this car needs floor plates and welding in front and rear trunk.
Body is straight and car is farmost complete! missing some parts of the tail lights and the middle headlights…
Does look cool from every angle and for being of 1962 vintage it’s a real nice untouched car!
The well coveted Television style push buttons for all controls are still in place! This is one of the very typical “early only” feature.
Dash is all complete….
As said, the body is in a general good condition, all corners are solid and do require only minimal work.
This can be yours…. just inquire at Bob@BBT4vw.com
Second we do have this october 1963 build White color Type 34 coupe. This car is sold already and will start a really nice life in France….
Third we do have a real November 1963 build 1500″S” model. This car is FOR SALE! and can be yours anytime soon!
This car has an electric sliding roof as an original factory option!
Also a real good body but do need slightly more work as the red and black one… the license plate and frame are NOT included in this sale.
Floor plates need to be changed, and rockers have some weak points, although they do not have to be changed completely.
Also this dash is very complete!
Isn’t this the kind of nose we’re all want to see when checking out a car? The nose of any Ghia (and Type 34 in particular) tells You more than a thousand words…
Also the corners are in more than a decent condition!
Power plant is still the Original 1500S unit.
This car has till the very weird original Karmann Ghia Badges on both side of its front fenders.
S logo’s still in place.
Last but not least we do have our Italian spec one repaint april 1963 build Grey Type 34 coupe with white roof. This car is also FOR SALE! A car in very decent condition, and after a mechanical check up al ready to drive!
All information on our Grey Type 34 You can find on this link;
http://www.virginoutlaws.com/en/cars/karmann-ghia/1963-early-type-34-karmann-ghia.html
We just can’t get enough, some more general overviews! The last in the row, also an all original red paint Oct 62 build 18.000 miles original car is from the private BBT collection and unfortunately is not for sale.
One more shot from the back, a line up of Thight 34 asses all lined up for our pleasures, yes we’re Type 34 fetish for sure!
We do find them, don’t we?
If You like more information, detail pictures and/or price do not hesitate to contact me on Bob@BBT4vw.com
4 mai 2015 - Fun
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After may 1st, we spend the night in Hannover, as we were exhausted (and getting older year by year) , after a healthy breakfast we headed of direction of Wolfsburg…
In Wolfsburg local guy and friend from every time Björn Schewe awaited us with his daily mango grun 1960 beetle…..
He guided us professionally to where we wanted to go…. where my samba bus served as passenger and radio car from 1960 till end of the seventies… the roads became smaller and smaller…..
Wowh, we drove just between the gliders… my samba was so happy, I had hardly to steer… he felt he was back home believe me!
The people from the club where real happy too! Really cool, and granted us space for a perfect picture shoot…
With the president of the club…
The bus felt so at home You can’t believe… she’s sitting like a natural star here!
Mandatory picture with its replacement, a T4 Syncro, “Rettungswagen” that’s about the same like what my Samba used to be…
one more, we can’t get enough…. (I think I broke my picture record for one day here!)
The radio tower that replaced the radio utility of my bus once decommissioned back in the day. (my bus used to be the radio car here back in the day at the end of its career, one of the members of this club had even an intention to build a real tower on it! Thanks God that never happened!
Welcome back home baby!
What am I doing now????
The club used to build a school glider back in the sixties…. we took that plane out (it is decommissioned for many years out of safety reasons) to make a cool picture shoot. now how cool is that?????
Double doors are look through, hah!
With greets from yours truly, having the time of his life!
Com’on cattle, back to your stables…. the old Eichner tractor (one cylinder Diesel) pulled several gliders at once…
What a day… and even more to come, stay tuned… these people had a really surprise for me…. I will write about it in the next days….
3 mai 2015 - Meetings
and the fun continued ….
BBT Pascal with girlfriend Annelies had a great time for sure….
Werk 34 Gerald always at his boot….
Main stage do look impressive, always…. they we’re about ready to start the awards (Top 10)
Line up for your “wurst”, brads are popular in Germany, especially on events like this…
way too cooool looking Lowlight…
My very own bus on the camp grounds, between BBQ’s and swap stuff, this was nice, the real VW vibes You know….
Single cabs always have a place to sleep!
Ruthmann Cherrypicker… used to have several of those, but this one I never saw before… deserve a place on my Blog…:) Dennis this one for You…. maybe we can buy together and found our own cherry picker company….:)
The sticker in the back leaves no doubt….
a real to cool hippie bay window from Denmark….
This is a real big event, unbelievable big, nobody can say how big it is… there is just VW everywhere! For me, seeing a lot all over the world, this is the largest VW event you can ever attend… and the good thing is, its only growing!
Ghia sitting low…
It’s all about picnic, meeting friends, family, “gemüdlich” as they say in German…; Vw hobby brings so many people together, that’s the real spirit! If You never experienced we can real honestly tell You’re NOT a VW guy (or girl) .
Ragtop in early race livery…. vintage speed on top…:)
Do You like classic black convertibles?
…. or a classic black modified convertible??????
I tried real hard to get you general overview pictures, so you might can imagine the size of this event….
The famous Gelb Schwarz renners… these cars do look the same (none was a real Gelb Schwarz I think) so a little quiz for your enjoyment, find the seven differences….:)
This is real German VW style, selling spares, or doubles out of your trunk…. plenty do that, and sometimes bargains can be found but always new friends can be made!
Puma line up!
Cool square…. yammie!
Two Kubelwagens just in the general line up…. welcome to Germany…
The event is a one day event… and early afternoon some people start already the trek back home again…
If you never experienced May 1st this is an absolutely must do for any serious VW fan… its just like family, the largest family reunion of the world, so make sure to schedule travel plans direction of Hannover next year!
And me?? Well I’m not finished yet this trip. I will continue to Wolfsburg, and try to find out some more history on my bus…. so stay tuned, because very very spectacular stories and incredible mind-blowing pictures to come in the next days!