.

It's been a while !

2011-09-15T13:48:00.003+01:00

Yep I know it's been a while since, sorry but I've had a tough time.....

Lot's of changes to come.............and the notch looks a bit different now ;)

2010-06-02T19:02:00.001+01:00

Der Kafer Rennfahrer : The Beetle Racers

2010-06-02T00:08:00.002+01:00

Der Kafer Rennfahrer : The Beetle Racers

Rennwagens May Cruise

2010-05-10T19:58:00.002+01:00

Cool day out for a cruise.....

Another T3 to the collection :-)

2010-05-09T10:41:00.003+01:00

US import, rock solid with lots of Patina and lots of BHP... Coming to a drag strip soon.

2010-04-27T01:00:00.003+01:00

VW Action photo's online >

http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2010/vw-action-2010/

VW Project is back :-)

2010-04-26T23:59:00.006+01:00

Sorry all, been away for a while due to personal reasons.... It’s amazing what life throws at you ;-)

Anyway back to dubs, VW Action was awesome this weekend and I’ll be uploading lots of pics shortly. Many thanks to the organisers and all the peeps who made it such a cool gathering.

If you can’t wait for the pics, look me up on facebook (link further down on the right)
D.

Have a good New Year

2009-12-30T14:25:00.002Z

Cool, check out the link

Happy Holidays everyone!!

2009-12-30T14:22:00.001Z

Next job :)

2009-12-14T02:55:00.000Z

Woop Woop

2009-11-19T13:30:00.002Z

Congrat to my mate Manzo for making the cover of Ultra... It looks like my fasty made print too :)

VW Action 2009

2009-09-13T13:32:00.004+01:00

Lots of VWAction pics here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2009/vwaction2011/

VW ACTION 2009

2009-09-07T22:37:00.000+01:00

More photo's tomorrow....

The fastest Bay in the world ?

2009-09-02T08:56:00.006+01:00

Congrats to Paul Hamilton, who managed to run a 12.02 in his bay window at the UK Drag Day 2. Good luck on breaking into the 11's at VW Action.

Having a break, see you soon :)

2009-08-24T18:48:00.001+01:00

The Fastback gets a make over

2009-08-12T18:59:00.002+01:00

Water Water everywhere

2009-08-12T09:20:00.002+01:00

After returning from Bug Jam we noticed a lot of dampness inside the car, lifting the carpets exposed lots of rust and bad smells of stagnant water. One hose down later, we discovered the water was pouring in through the windscreen seal :(

I got straight on the phone to T3D and ordered a new screen rubber, which took quite a bit of time to fit. Whilst the carpets where out, the floor got a good sand and paint up too... No more leaks, I hope :)

Fasty Job no1

2009-07-27T08:54:00.005+01:00

First job, siezed calipers on both front brakes....
Opted for the the Easy fix, bin them and buy new ones....

A passing motorist was eager to point out that I had no brake lights on the way to Bug Jam. So £3.50 for a brake light switch sounds better than somebody smashing into me.
Looking sweet on the drive :)

The new ride

2009-07-27T08:42:00.003+01:00

After a lot of head scratching, we finaly decided to get another Type3 and move the notchback into a full restoration. This fasty used to belong to Paul Knight from Ultra VW and was featured around 10 years ago. It's lasted well, but does need a bit of TLC to get it back on form.

Potteries Custom and Classic Car Show 2009

2009-06-28T16:52:00.003+01:00

Just got back from a very warm day at the Potteries Custom and Classic Car Show 2009. Great turn out, but missed the bikes as they got off early....Don't blame them, the must have been roasted...
Cheers to Manzo at www.oddballimport.co.uk and everybody else involved for putting on a great show.

Pics can be found here - Custom & Classic 2009

Street driven 12 second bug, looking cool as ever...

Updated Tiki dub, looking cool with the new wood....

Mint little number...

Retro Steve showing his cool bug for the first time.

Deva Dubs and Rods

2009-06-16T00:43:00.005+01:00

A great show and fantastic weather. Pics online here - DEVA2009

UK DRAG DAY #1

2009-05-27T00:59:00.003+01:00

UK Drag Day #1 pics now online - CLICK HERE

UK Drag Day #1

2009-05-20T23:24:00.002+01:00

Rain Rain Rain........ Cheers to everybody who turned up, we had a great day even though most of the racing was rained off.
Keep an eye on the gallery, for more photo’s.

Hardcore Scottish racing :o)

Have the German Folks lost their cool

2009-05-15T01:24:00.002+01:00

Courtesy of Larry at RestoCustom and Restowagenuk.com

Made me burst a rib....nice one.

Comando Monkey

2009-05-12T12:19:00.004+01:00

Spotted at Big Bang..... Cool :o)

Editor of ULTRAVW injured in VW related accident !

2009-05-11T17:52:00.009+01:00

Sorry Paul, but I couldn’t resist :o)

This is what happens when piston rings bite back, to add insult to injury he couldn’t even bandage it up straight away as the sealant was going off.

I hope you put the bandage on Jolly Jims bill.

Trust me, you don't want to see flesh picture..... I'm sure all of us vw nuts must be masochists.

Nice looking longblock though....

Hope to see his car doing this again soon -

Uk Drag Day – Website coming soon

2009-05-09T01:43:00.010+01:00

Late but cool

2009-05-01T00:21:00.002+01:00

Nice stance

2009-04-30T08:46:00.000+01:00

Big Bang 2009 NOW WITH PICS

2009-04-29T00:32:00.005+01:00

Uploaded over 200 pics, have a looky here - > BIGBANG PICS

Matt aka da Balz.....lookin sweet

Proper pop power

Good weather for it

No estate ! Get a roof rack..

Cool car and cool fashion

Sweet...

BMX Bottle

Mr Funk Finger aka Neil, had his first outing in many years

Da beeker in his chillwagen... Chillin as always

Big Bang 2009

2009-04-26T23:26:00.004+01:00

People go a bit crazy at Big Bang, more pics tomorrow....

Don't miss out !

2009-04-21T01:01:00.000+01:00

An update from Old School Steve

2009-04-21T00:53:00.003+01:00

Steve's early 60's bug is very close to being finished, just a couple of small jobs then its MOT time. Then he's onto his 61 bug, he's like a VW Energiser bunny.

An update from Kaferboy

2009-04-19T23:05:00.007+01:00

A quick update on a nice Cal Look Oval owned by Jamie aka Kaferboy, one of the people behind the UK Cal Look Drag Day.

His bodywork is nearly done and he's now on the Paint and Engine.

Good luck dude, hope you get it finished in time.

The SAS Renwagens blog can be found here.

Volksworld 2009

2009-04-02T19:10:00.007+01:00

Unfortunately I couldn’t make Volksworld this year; it looks like I missed a good one :o(
Luckily Angelo Amato was on hand to take some pics and send them back to the blog (cheers dude). More pictures can now be found in the Dub Archive and the show result are now available on the Volksworld blog.

Nice notch as in the Volksworld this month, the Ghia is also the dogs.

Cool Marathon Bug owned by MarathonTom from Restowagen.

Evil Ben strikes again with this nuts Country Buggy from Aus, it sounds awesome with the vintage Porsche motor in the back. Vids on the UltraVW blog >>>

Bring back the Baja's, about time too.

So clean you could eat your dinner off it..

The secret is out, T3D Brasilia...... "NICE"

UK Cal Look Drag Day

2009-03-11T00:14:00.002Z

Head for Santa Pod on Sunday May 17th

Not VW related but cool

2009-02-23T21:50:00.002Z

Not everybodys thing, but it's the whole of the Sopranos from start to finish with a twist... Check out Victor Solomons website for more strange stuff.

the sopranos, uncensored. from victor solomon on Vimeo.

We are back.....

2009-02-18T23:28:00.003Z

TYPE issue 2 ......OUT NOW

2008-12-17T21:38:00.004Z

Another cool issue of "Type" is now available,

order yours by clicking here

Herman Monster

2008-12-10T20:08:00.000Z

It's a monster, but Robs new van could look funky with a little photoshop....

Goodbye old friend

2008-12-10T20:01:00.002Z

This photo was taken about 20 years back, when I did a light resto on my 3rd bug...Sort of Euro Custom.... I was planning on doing another resto, but he was too far gone :o(

Cheers to UltraVW

2008-11-01T14:27:00.007Z

A while back I was asked by UltraVW if I could cover Tatton Park for a future issue of the magazine. Well it's now in print and I'm chuffed to bits....cheers guys.

Oldschool Steve finds another ride

2008-11-01T14:12:00.002Z

Got a call late last night, another bargain priced (BT89) ex-show car had just landed at Oldschool Steves (aka Mr stuffy). Keep an eye on here for more details as he gets stuck in.

T3D give an ug bird a makeover....

2008-11-01T14:03:00.003Z

After a long search T3D finaly found a Brasilia to slam.... It's amazing what you can do with some nice wheels and a one day slam job. Now for sale, contact info@type2detectives.com for more details.

N.o.s Hooded Type 3 Alberts 4 sale

2008-10-30T13:49:00.006Z

A fellow T3 perv offered me these the other day, but unfortunately I’ve got other commitments.
At £475 they are expensive but I've seen them go for a lot more cash. They are rarer than Rocking Horse sh*t, outstanding condition and the pictures don’t do them justice.

Email dudley.goodfk@btinternet.com for further details.

Nice Cal Rear....

2008-10-24T22:39:00.005+01:00

The pictures say it all...

2008-10-18T02:02:00.003+01:00

Visit http://airpix.skynetblogs.be/

Notch'Drag

2008-10-16T00:59:00.006+01:00

Just found a new blog you type 3 lovers might be interested in, check out this tube frame Notchback. Judging from the amount of work that has gone into it so far, this is going to be one cool notchback.

Click www.notchdrag.blogspot.com for more details.

Looking good so far.

Not much left of the body.

Now that's a shifter...

Trailer-Queen-Restos does it again

2008-10-09T16:24:00.004+01:00

Gav, the man behind Trailer Queen Restorations has just knocked out another amazing paintjob. I've seen this man's work close up, it's probably the best I've ever seen. Click here to visit the blog.

Fast Cal Looker

2008-09-21T01:35:00.005+01:00

Having finished the engine and box upgrade on this sweet 67 1500, my friend Gaz had to part with this ride due to other commitments. Luckily a friend’s dad was on the lookout and he’s now the proud owner of this special car. The engine is currently being run in, but it still pulls like a train...

Nothing on this car is repro, you can still see the original sticker behind the Empi wheel.... NICE :o)

Should have the full engine spec tomorrow.

Cool RestoCal

2008-09-20T09:12:00.003+01:00

A friend of mine who's been out of the dub scene for about 15 year, recently purchased a 1960 non runner. So far he's made custom bumber brackets and fitted up some stainless bumpers with spot lamp and period badge. It should be running within a couple of weeks, so more pics to follow.... Looking cool so far.

Another Crazy day with KraftwerkVW

2008-09-20T08:41:00.009+01:00

Went up to see KraftwerkVW in Stoke the other day, I highly recommend them if you need some work doing. Pob Rob's MK1 is coming along nicely, looks like it's ready for paint now.

Who said WV garages are crazy ??

Friendly warning :o)

That's one fat rear...

Or does my bum look big in this.......... (Sorry Lee, it does)

Rob's Mk1 GTI getting a test coat, before he decides on the colour.

More pics of his golf can be found here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-projects/pobs-golf/

Can't tell if this visitor is happy, scared or has wind...

Nice panel, from John Rathbone racing.

Rob trying to blow holes in his own car.

Back from Dubai

2008-09-20T08:37:00.003+01:00

Sorry about the lack of posts recently, been taking it easy in Dubai. Spotted no VW's again, just supercars gallore.

Tatton Park 2008

2008-08-11T00:58:00.003+01:00

Well it looked like the weather was going to be bad, but the sun came out at 11.00am and kept popping out the clouds all day long.... Just checked in the mirror, and yes my slap head is burnt to a crisp yet again. Had a great day, many thanks to all involved.
This picture sums it up (a chilling day), many more can be found here -http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2008/tatton-park-2008/

Just something entertaining....

2008-07-30T00:04:00.004+01:00

Your My Wife NOW

2008-07-14T00:15:00.005+01:00

Many thanks to everybody who came to our wedding this weekend.
We had a great day.
Paul and Clare

Potteries Custom and Classic Car Show 2008

2008-06-26T00:30:00.002+01:00

Went to a great little local show put on by Oddballimports this weekend.
More pics here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2008/potteries-custom-an/

Deva Dubs & Rods 2008

2008-06-13T01:04:00.004+01:00

Another great weekend in the sun, the show was quiet but the rides where cool.

More pics here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2008/deva2008/

All Types VW show 2008

2008-05-20T00:50:00.002+01:00

A great day and great weather, shame it took us 4 hours to drive their due poor traffic conditions. Congrats to the T3 boys on clearing up on the trophies...
More Photo's can be found HERE

Now this is cool

2008-05-20T00:15:00.004+01:00

Nice to see some cool ideas are still going on - Click HERE for more details

2008-05-11T09:01:00.001+01:00

Stanford Hall 2008

2008-05-10T01:19:00.003+01:00

Yet another cool one day show, dubs, Porsches, Audis etc....

what more do you need?

Nice to see something a bit different too, imagine it dumped on the floor with chrome Porka rims.

2008-05-09T01:14:00.004+01:00

Staffordshire/Cheshire/Welsh/Derbyshire People !!!!

.....and anyone else that likes to travel .....

Anyone interested in this show, please register here www.oddballimport.co.uk/carshow
.....on the pedestrian zone of Hanley on June 22nd [NOTE DATE HAS CHANGED FROM THE 15th]

Last year we had approx 80 vehicles, which included everything from Rolls Royces to VWs to PT Cruisers. The idea is to pull together a representation of all the motoring scenes from the local area. I want to try and break down any boundaries and open bring together petrol heads that would not normally mix. There is no cost but we have a collection and charity auction and any profity on the day goes to "The Donna Louise Trust"

Pics from last year can be found here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/vw-shows-2007/hanley-car-show-2007/

Toy from the Volksworld Show

2008-04-08T00:47:00.002+01:00

Just had a phonecall from Matt Webb, he's all moist about his new roof rack purchased from the Volksworld Show. I have to agree, I think I've just .....oops sorry, wrong blog.

Volksworld Show 2008....what a good weekend

2008-03-31T01:00:00.004+01:00

The temptation was too much, got offered a free ticket and hotel room from a fellow dubber (cheers Steve)....We just had to go.... :o)

Click here for more pics

Volksworld Show this weekend

2008-03-28T20:03:00.007Z

More spy shots of the volksworld show can be found here. Many thanks to Iain Mcavoy from volkszone.....Keep any eye on his gallery, as more shots will be added over the weekend.

Angelo Amato has just sent me a pic of his car, live from the Volksworld Show.

If your going, have a good look around it and see if you can spot all the modifications (click below for details).

Some extra pics (stolen from Ivan's camera).... I'm sure he'll want the publicity...
(email me if you want them removed dude)

Back to the snow.....

2008-03-25T00:17:00.006Z

Had a great time in Dubai, but didn't expect to come back to snow.

Didn't see any dubs just supercars and 4x4's...

Also spent a weekend at the MotoGP in Qatar, cool race but the view of the track was very poor.
If you like Bikes, more pics can be found here - MotoGP

Next trip, the Volksworld show.

See you soon.... D.

We are off for a little break

2008-03-06T13:40:00.004Z

Notch is all tucked away, should be back for Volksworld with lots of new info on some hush hush projects.

Boyd Coddington RIP

2008-03-02T19:43:00.003Z

It's been a long winter....

2008-02-18T01:53:00.003Z

The show season is back. Dub Freeze pics online here - Click

Another cool car For Sale

2008-01-13T12:49:00.000Z

Another cool car for sale, one of my faves.....if only I had some spare cash :o(

See http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=475017
or contact johnny_danger@gmx.net

Johnny can also be found in the Restowagen forum, or just check out his blog if you need something to read. http://vwkernzentrale.blogspot.com/

One of the most original Notch's for sale

2007-12-20T00:35:00.000Z

Charlie from http://vw-type-3.blogspot.com/ has decided to sell his Notch.

Santa, if your reading this...... You know what I want for Christmas.

More details here - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=541526

Something to brighten your day ?

2007-11-06T23:16:00.000Z

Something to brighten your day...

This is Jason Bradbury (from the Gadget show) showing that us old boys have still got it.
Have a look at the video; he’s got to have some sort of injury after that.

VIDEO HERE

It's a schlock attempt by Jason and his buddy Rich, filmed as part of a Gadget Show test to see exactly how many people they can get to view the vid. All you gotta do is watch the 80's caterpillar antics filmed on the streets of London. Then, tell all your friends. They're attempting to see how viral marketing works, so the more places you can talk about it, blogs you can link to it from, forums you can post it - the better!.

You have my vote, good luck fella.

Back from Dubai, back to the projects

2007-10-21T11:36:00.000+01:00

Now back from Dubai, only spotted one VW/Porsche 356 :(
Enjoy the pics...

The only 7 Star hotel in the world.....

A bit of beach reading...

The tallest buidling in the world......when it's finished

You can still see it 50 miles away

The worlds largest indoor snow slope..... 45 degress outside....crazy hey.

On holiday....back soon

2007-10-17T22:32:00.000+01:00

MOTOGP Riders have taste.

2007-09-26T01:37:00.000+01:00

Been going through some pics from the British MotoGP taken earlier in this year and had to share this cool ride. Chris Vermeulen hasn't done too well in the rankings but his taste is in cars gets my thumbs up.

psssst

2007-09-18T01:00:00.002+01:00

So who's this for ????

UK Buggies Blog, now live...

2007-09-17T00:49:00.000+01:00

A good friend of mine started this blog a while back.....
Some cool Buggies and Baz's buggy will be in a certain magazine very soon. CLICK HERE

I wonder who designed the logo ???

Rat Project

2007-09-17T00:40:00.001+01:00

My little notch has been outside for 6months now..... Time to Bling it to life....

VW ACTION......not :(

2007-09-02T00:32:00.000+01:00

Set off for VW Action today....One dropped valve and two tow trucks later.

Dub Archives

2007-08-23T01:07:00.000+01:00

Dub Archives now online, click the link on the right to view lot's of UK shows.

It's alive

2007-08-22T00:46:00.000+01:00

Notch road test

2007-08-20T00:40:00.000+01:00

Took the notch for a test run today, more details tomorrow...... :)

VWNW

2007-08-13T00:19:00.001+01:00

Been to the VWNW show today, after a little bit of rain the weather turned out real nice.
More pics can be found here - VWNW

It's all very quiet......or is it ?

2007-07-25T23:26:00.000+01:00

It’s all very quiet…. Well I’m not saying much at the moment, but should have loads of updates on the Notch soon.

In the meantime, this was BUG JAM or should that read MUD JAM

More pics over at BajaClub.co.uk

Notch Progress......All gone...

2007-07-15T18:43:00.000+01:00

Spent some time removing the beam earlier, all new bits should be ready to bolt on tomorrow.....(that's if our Postal Service stops striking).

Whistle while you work

2007-07-15T01:31:00.000+01:00

Been listening to some old tunes today whilst working on the notch...

Who else remembers this -

And Shadow live....PURE QUALITY

Euro Bugin

2007-07-06T00:18:00.000+01:00

Never made it to EBI, but it looks like Paul and Carlos had a good time....

Maybe next year.

More pics at The Panscrapers , The BusBarn and vw1500.co.uk

Congrats to Charlie at VW1500.co.uk

UNKLE - War Stories

2007-07-03T01:27:00.000+01:00

Not VW related, but cool.

T3 Volksporn

2007-06-22T22:54:00.001+01:00

My new toys are here..... Say no more....

A new fastback on the scene

2007-06-22T00:53:00.000+01:00

Met Colin at Deva Dub show a couple of weeks ago and he gave me the run down on this sweet ride.

Colins words -

After 8 months and lots of sleepless nights my fastback is finally nearing completion. I still need a couple of things but i took it for a test drive to see if it all works as it should. I fitted a beetle balljoint beam with drop spindles and honestly the car drives better now than when it had the type3 beam fitted. Previously with the type3 set up it was down three splines at the front and was sat on the bump stops so the suspension was non existant. Now with the beetle set up the bump stops are in the shockers and the car has a couple of inches of travel before it hits the bump stop, which in turn keep the car about an inch from the tarmac. The car is unwelded and rhd with a stock 1600 twin carb engine.

Custom/Classic car show in Hanley City Centre

2007-06-20T01:39:00.000+01:00

Me and the notch went to the first Hanley car show this weekend.
Had a great chilled day with plenty of cool cars to look over.

Cheers to Manzo at oddballimports for organising a cool event, will see you again next year.

Click HERE for more pics.

If it's a pocketbike, keep it in your f#ckin' pocket!

2007-06-14T00:43:00.001+01:00

Seen pics of this crash last week and didn't realise it was Gustav's car, who’s blog I read regularly.

Please take a moment to post/talk about these stupid little bikes on the forums and get them banned from our shows before this happens again, or somebody gets hurt.

The following post is from www.life-and-cars-of-gustavt.blogspot.com

I thought about not posting this nightmare picture, but the blogs name IS life and cars of Gustav_t, even when life sucks. Saturday morning my beloved type 34 was hit by a guy on a pitbike. I hold no grudge against the boy, who did what almost everybody else did in Mantorp - act stupid and inresponsible. I have once been a testosteron fueled young man, and acted stupid to. This is where the eventmakers should take action. What the hell has chinese mopeds to do with old beautifull Volkswagens? Please make some noise on the forums about this issue. And lets tell people that reckless driving between people and cars is not ok. But please don't thrash the mopeddriver on the forums.

I would like to thank all the people who donated cash for the cars recovery, the people who have send me text messages and e mails and those who have used time at work to sort out the rebuild of my dream car. To those who thought they could buy this car cheap from my insurance company - don't hold your breath while waiting..

I also has to say that keeping my good friend Guller in one piece even though he was sitting in the passengers site is the most important thing.

Deva Dubs & Rods Show 2007

2007-06-11T00:13:00.000+01:00

After a bit of playing around with the exhaust and brakes, we decided to spend the day at Deva Dubs and Rods.

The weather was amazing, which made it a great day for chilling and enjoying some cool rides.

Check out the pics here - http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/deva-dubs-and-rods-2007/

On the road at last, given up on the 165's and found some 155's for the rear.
Cheers to Lee at Kraftwerk VW for sorting the exhaust....

Crazy Lowrider Beetle

2007-06-09T12:21:00.000+01:00

Off to Deva Dub show this weekend, in the meantime check out this dub.

OldStyle-vw.de

2007-05-29T18:44:00.001+01:00

Esox Lucius! Old Style Bike.......wowza

Just been sufing the http://derluftboxers.skynetblogs.be/ blog and seen this bike....

That's what I call a bike :)

Check out the blog, some cool rides and strange pictures.

Come and say hello

2007-05-25T11:42:00.000+01:00

With my hit counter just ticking over the 800 mark, I thought it would be interesting to find out who my visitors are. Please feel free to say hello and sign my guestbook or if you would like to trade links, send me a private message. Thanks for you hits. D.

Air ride in progress

2007-05-25T01:25:00.000+01:00

Been following Lee’s car for some time now, it’s finally back from paint and the time has come to put it all back together.

It features Airkewld airbags front and rear, Chip Foose wheels and a big motor.

You can follow the full project here - LEE70Airbug

Fastback revival

2007-05-25T00:05:00.000+01:00

Been doing a little digging through some of Angelo Amato’s Type 3 pics, he’s asked me to not give too much away regarding the project so far. So here’s a little teaser, until he’s finished it.

More pics here http://public.fotki.com/vwproject/angelos-fastback/

How it looked when it was featured in Street Machine and VWTrends

The mini resto about 5 years ago.

Rear brake conversion and homemade (galvanized) replacement panels.

Check out the detail on this, wow.....

Fresh paint everywhere, you could definitely eat your food of that floorpan.

Pharoahe Monch

2007-05-22T16:22:00.000+01:00

Another new video with a VW in it and the songs quite cool also...