Your car is spectacular dbrock!

Always a good day when you can take the TD out for a drive!

Ponce et al,Thanks so much.I really appreciate the offer….But we’re fully paid through September.I’ll start a new thread when it’s time.

Awesome! Welcome aboard Ponce!I can feel our knowledge base increasing as I type this!

Thread drift warning!
Hey newkitman…
I like “Oldy-Wan”. It’s much better than “moldy one”
I could have gone all Yoda…

Safe your life is. Done my work here is.

OK, back to Ed’s regularly scheduled topic thread….

Ok! You may proceed.
Your life is safe. My work here is done.
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Ed,Make that five new tires.Hopefully, you’ll never need it. But please, replace the spare?

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Um, thanks Ed…But you guys apparently don’t understand what I mean by “I don’t have access to my garage and car and engine yet.”Under the consent order governing our separation, I am not allowed at the house for anything other than what is necessary to maintain the house. And of course to pick up my daughter.Guess where my TD and my engine…[Read more]

Um, yeah…you will end up cleaning it a spoke at a time.Wheel brushes do a good job. But if you are picky, each spoke will get some personal attention.

Hi gang.I will be at Carlisle.But I don’t have access to my garage and car and engine yet. So it’s looking doubtful that I will have my Duchess ready for Carlisle.

Great  news Allen!
This site is a terrific resource!

Looking good Mel!!!

I agree with Ed.My best guess is that a rebuilder added their own tag.

Not sure what you mean. What is the “tag” you mention?The number in your post doesn’t match any VW case numbers.http://www.lightner.net/ybdb/serno.htmlhttp://www.vwoc.euromarques.com/serial_numbers/chassis.htm

Looks great Ed.Would love to have the fold down windshield so I could install them!

Wow! Wow! Wow!What an awesome car!

Great story dbrock!Would be awesome if you could hook up with the one remaining owner. Depending on his condition, I bet that would really make his day to know at least one of their cars is still around and in such good hands!Knowing my Shrine Mason friends, I bet there were some refreshments involved in the build of these cars! amazing that they…[Read more]

Thanks Calafer.
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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]

Wow! What a terrific car!
Really nice work!