debrock, You’ve got a very special piece of history. I knew it was rare and special when you first posted the pictures ,but it’s even more special than I could have imagined. Looking forward to seeing it when you get it all done.

Unfortunately, due to family medical situation I won’t be able to go to Carlisle this year,  Bummer!  Hope to see you there next year.  Denny

wow! Those guys kicked ass!

Forgot to add:  the cars were built in Louisville Ky. and southern Indiana, specifically New Albany.

I.D. solved!  This car was built by a group of Shriners, 20 in all who decided to build their own parade cars.  One of them was knowlegable about mold making.  The others had various other skills.  The person that I contacted did most of the welding.  Over a 5-6 year history there were 10 cars completed, about 1/2 were VW based and the others were…[Read more]

Calafer
Did adding the adapters push the wheel rim further outboard? If so, can that be compensated for with the rim setback?

Calafer,Did you do the e-brake handle mod yourself? Was it difficult moding the ratchet portion of the ebrake handle? The two cable brackets seem easy enough to handle?

Thanks Calafer.
Really good info here!PMOSSBERG40655.3436342593

Hi folks,
If you are looking for the disc brake conversion discussion that began under this “e brake” thread, I moved those posts to a new thread titled “Disk Brake Conversion”:
https://tdreplica.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1502& PN=1
If you are starting a new topic, please start a new thread.
Remember, we are building an historical library…[Read more]

Front brake setup….

..and the rear which use standard VW beetle cables for the hand brake..

There seems to be many suppliers offering front disk brake kits and most of the ones
I looked at were made in Brazil. The rear brakes were more of a challenge because I
found most of them didn’t have a provision for the cable type hand brake. Some kits
offered a type of hydraulic lockout valve equivalent to leaving the brake pedal
depressed but I…[Read more]

 I ordered mine at NAPA next day delivery  Dan

 I found 9 ” wiper blades a Oriileys Auto Parts. I think they had to order them but it only took a day or so to get them.

Think this is the 3rd time I made the paper.  I think Greg regrets selling hsi TD but he isn’t the type to admit a mistake.
I believe currently there are 3 TD replicas in The Villages.  My red, Greg’s old maroon and a tan. 
Got to admit I really miss the Rain, Snow, and Freezing Cold, it get’s boring with the warth and constant sun.

I bet he didn’t get his photo taken for the paper. Greg should have stuck with the TD.Is this your second time as a headliner, or third? Do you know how many TD’s are in the Villages? I have seen some ebay ads in the past for TD replicas in the Villages.Too bad you missed all the bad New York weather this year.

Greg has gone over to the dark side with his falcon convertible.

Mel,
You keep making headlines down there , did Greg?

Yeah, but it’s not a real replica!

Terry,
 You might want to check out “Heacock” collector car insurance
1-866-203-1723 or http://WWW.Heacockclassic.com
Also you might want to check out “Britishmotoring”(Moss Motors)
(http://WWW.britishmotoring.net) ,spring 2011 catolog their is a feature on clasic car insurance.
 

Richard,
Just a heads up – I didn’t see your name signed up for any cruises/dinners
etc. on the speedster site – did you RSVP w/ Bruce over there? Still coming?

How about you Montie?